Resident Physician at the University Center of Forensic Medicine of Western Switzerland - 100%

About the job

Company Description

With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the University Hospitals of Geneva are a reference institution at the national and international level. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to consult our 2025 retrospective by clicking  here .

The position is attached to the Department of Community and Primary Care Medicine (DMCPR). This department combines a societal mission aimed at enabling access to care for all and an academic mission aimed at providing pre- and post-graduate teaching and research in primary care medicine.

Due to the versatility of its skills, the University Center of Forensic Medicine of Western Switzerland (CURML) has the mission to respond to all requests for expertise or advisory assistance in the medico-legal field, medical law, and doping analysis. Located in the Lake Geneva region, its area of competence operates at regional, national, and international levels.

The forensic medicine and imaging unit carries out, at the request of judicial authorities, medico-legal expertises that help solve criminal or civil investigations. It is the link between the medical field and the judicial world and also receives special mandates (mainly requests for expertise from national and international institutions). It can also act in particular circumstances such as identifying victims of mass disasters of natural origin (landslides, tsunamis, etc.) or human origin (transport accidents, victims of conflicts, etc.). The unit also provides pre-/post-graduate and continuing education functions related to various professions (doctors, paramedics, magistrates, lawyers, police officers, etc.). It is also active in the field of forensic medical research.

Job Description

You participate, under supervision, in the activities of the Forensic Medicine and Imaging Unit.

Your main areas of activity are thanatological examinations (body removals and medico-legal autopsies), clinical expertises (assessment of traumatic injuries and sexual assault), and file-based expertises.

You also participate in post-mortem medical imaging investigations, using imaging techniques such as radiography, CT-Scan, MRI, and post-mortem angiography, which allow visualization of the inside of the human body.

You attend scientific seminars and participate in postgraduate forensic medicine training courses.

You also have the opportunity to take part in the unit's research activities.

Qualifications

You hold a Federal Diploma of Physician or an equivalent title recognized by the Federal Commission of Medical Professions (MEBEKO). You have one or more years of postgraduate training in forensic medicine, or in fields such as internal medicine, psychiatry, radiology, surgery, pediatrics, pathology. Holding an FMH title is not mandatory; applications from beginners are also considered.

Conscientious and reliable by nature, you have good stress resistance, enjoy working in a team and with discretion. You have a perfect command of spoken and written French (For non-French speakers, a C1 level in spoken and written French is required). Another language (such as a national language, for example) is an asset.

You possess a valid driving license in Switzerland.

Additional Information

• Start date: 01.11.2026
• Number of positions: 2
• Activity rate: 100%
• Function class: 20
• Contract: Fixed-term or permanent
• Application deadline: 03.03.2026
• Contact for information: Prof. T. Fracasso, Associate Attending Physician, Unit Head, tony.fracasso@hug.ch

Your application file must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, your curriculum vitae, copies of diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last 2 work certificates.

This announcement is addressed equally to women and men.

Wishing to engage in the fight against unemployment, the HUG encourages applications coming from the Cantonal Employment Office.

Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform will be considered. Paper and email applications will not be processed.