Chief Physician, with professorial rank within the Department of Internal Medicine (12926-ME-999-2025)

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Chief Physician, with professorial rank within the Department of Internal Medicine

A leading international teaching and research institution, UNIL has nearly 5,000 staff members and 17,500 students, distributed between the Dorigny campus and the CHUV and Epalinges sites. UNIL and CHUV promote excellence, recognition of individuals, and responsibility.

The Faculty of Biology and Medicine (FBM) and the University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV) are announcing a vacancy for a position of:

Chief Physician, with professorial rank

within the Department of Internal Medicine (SMI)

Department of Medicine (DM)

Start date: 01.08.2026 or by agreement Location: Lausanne, Switzerland

Context

The Department of Internal Medicine (SMI) is responsible for the diagnosis and care of complex polymorbid patients with 182 hospital beds, including 16 certified intermediate care beds. The department is distinguished by its commitment to clinical research, particularly in the field of population cohorts and quality of care. It offers a dynamic interprofessional and multidisciplinary environment of a university Internal Medicine Department.

Mission

Main missions:

• Ensure clinical excellence and fulfill care missions
• Provide undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing education in internal medicine
• Initiate, lead, and supervise research projects supported by competitive funding in the field of hospital internal medicine
• Actively participate in the management of the Department of Internal Medicine.

Profile

Desired profile:

• Federal medical diploma (or recognized MEBEKO title mandatory) and MD or MD-PhD
• Specialist title in internal/general medicine (ISFM or equivalent recognized MEBEKO title mandatory)
• Extensive clinical experience in hospital internal medicine
• Broad management skills in team leadership and project management acquired in university and non-university hospitals
• Academic knowledge at professorial level with proven practice in university teaching
• Ability to develop clinical research programs funded by expert funds
• Good knowledge of French (native speaker or ideally C1) or ability to acquire it quickly.

We offer

UNIL and CHUV are committed to equality and encourage female applications www.unil.ch/egalite.

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

Contact and application submission

Further information can be obtained from Prof. Peter Vollenweider (Peter.Vollenwieder@chuv.ch), Head of the Department of Internal Medicine at CHUV, and Prof. Renaud Du Pasquier (doyen.fbm@unil.ch), Dean of FBM.

Applications, fully written in English, should include i) a cover letter, ii) curriculum vitae, iii) list of publications with an indication of the five most significant articles, iv) a brief description of past and future research programs, v) teaching experience (if applicable), vi) names and contact details of three referees, vii) copies of diplomas, and viii) a valid identity document.

They must be sent by February 1, 2026 (23:59 GMT+1) to the address wwwfbm.unil.ch/releve/application in a single PDF file. Only applications submitted via this site will be considered.

The job description is also available at the same link