First Assistant in the History of Psychology

Introduction

A leading international teaching and research institution, UNIL has nearly 5,000 staff members and 17,000 students, distributed between the Dorigny campus and the CHUV and Epalinges sites. As an employer, it promotes excellence, recognition of individuals, and responsibility.

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Presentation

The Institute of Psychology is advertising a position for a First Assistant in the History of Psychology

Job Information

Start date: 01.06.2026 or to be agreed

Contract duration: 1 year, renewable 2 x 2 years, maximum 5 years

Activity rate: 80%

Workplace: Lausanne-Dorigny, Géopolis

Gross annual salary: CHF 66,528.- (at 80%), increasing each year according to the scale

Your Activities

Task description:

• At least 50% of the activity rate will be dedicated to carrying out a postdoctoral project in the history of psychology.
• Up to 50% of the activity rate will be devoted to supporting teaching and research tasks (Teaching activities under the responsibility of a professor and co-responsibility of a seminar related to the candidate's interests. Research work not related to personal research and technical and administrative activities related to the teaching and research activities of the Unit).
  
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Your Profile

We wish to hire, to complete our team, a person with the following profile:

• PhD in history, psychology, social sciences, humanities, or an equivalent degree

• Proficiency in French and English

• Willingness to develop a research project in the history of psychology and more broadly the sciences of the psyche in the broad sense (psychology, psychiatry, psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, etc.)

Your Benefits

A pleasant working environment in a multicultural and diverse academic setting.
Opportunities for continuing education, a multitude of activities, and other benefits to discover.

More information at www.unil.ch/carrieres

For Further Information

For further information contact remy.amouroux@unil.ch

Your Application File

Application deadline: 15.04.2026; interviews the week of 20.04.2026

Please send us your complete application file including (1) a cover letter, (2) a CV with copies of university diplomas obtained, (3) a copy of the master’s thesis as well as the doctorate, (4) contact details of two people who can provide references, (5) a research project proposal for the 5 years of the contract (maximum 3 pages) in Word or PDF format.

Only applications submitted through this site will be considered.

Thank you for your understanding.

Remarks

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•    Equality, diversity, and inclusion within its community;
•    Guaranteeing an open, respectful, and supportive environment for personal development;
•    Offering working conditions conducive to balancing different spheres of life;
•    Supporting scientific succession.

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