First Assistant in Psychology, Mental Health Assessment
Lausanne
Key information
- Publication date:09 September 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Lausanne
Job summary
Join UNIL, a leading institution with 5,000 staff and 17,000 students. This role offers a vibrant workplace and numerous benefits.
Tasks
- Conduct research on mental health intervention evaluations.
- Support teaching and research activities in psychology.
- Collaborate with internal and external researchers.
Skills
- PhD in psychology or equivalent, with quantitative focus.
- Fluency in French and English required.
- Proficiency in statistical software like R or Stata.
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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.
Presentation
The Institute of Psychology is advertising a position for First Assistant in Psychology, Mental Health Assessment
Job-related Information
Start date: 1.11.2025 or by agreement
Contract duration: 1 year, renewable 2 x 2 years, maximum 5 years
Activity rate: 80%
Workplace: Lausanne Géopolis, Institute of Psychology
Gross annual salary: CHF 83,160, increasing each year according to the scale
Your Activities
Task description:
- At least 50% of the activity rate will be dedicated to research work, focusing on the evaluation of interventions aimed at vulnerable populations and/or on a research topic also corresponding to the interests of Prof. Baggio.
- Up to 50% of the activity rate will be devoted to supporting teaching and research tasks (teaching activities in psychology of intervention evaluation and experimental psychology, research work not related to personal research, and technical and administrative activities related to the teaching and research activities of the Unit).
Terms of reference
Your Profile
We wish to hire, to complete our team, a person with the following profile:
- PhD in psychology or equivalent degree, on a topic related to the evaluation of an aspect of mental health with a quantitative approach
- Proficiency in French and English
- Having published work in peer-reviewed scientific journals
- Proven mastery (e.g., through publications) of various types of quantitative data analysis and processing (e.g., regression models, machine learning methods, structural equation models), interest in learning new methods (e.g., inverse probability of treatment weights, imputation methods) and critical approach to quantitative methods
- Mastery of at least one statistical software (e.g., R, Stata)
- Interest in the evaluation of interventions in psychology and topics related to mental health
- Interest in joining and actively participating within a team
- Ability to collaborate and cooperate with internal and external researchers to the laboratory. Established international collaboration experience is an asset
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 stephanie.baggio@unil.ch
Your Application File
Application deadline: 30.09.2025
Please send us your complete application file including (1) a personally written motivation letter (without the use of artificial intelligence) and (2) a CV.
Only applications submitted through this site will be considered.
Thank you for your understanding.
Remarks
UNIL is committed to:
• Equality, diversity, and inclusion within its community;
• Ensuring an open, respectful, and supportive environment for personal development;
• Offering working conditions conducive to balancing different life spheres;
• Supporting scientific succession.
