Doctor / Physician Aeromedical Institute Air Force

About the job

Dübendorf | 80-100% |

You can contribute this role

• Conduct suitability and fitness assessments for members of the military flight service as well as for military and civilian specialists
• Independently manage consultations including care and follow-up treatments
• Analyse aeromedical issues and derive concrete measures from them
• Convey aeromedical teaching internally and help shape professional development
• Support and document the processes of the Aeromedical Center according to EASA and FAA requirements
• Collaborate interdisciplinarily with psychology, flight safety and operations

What makes you unique

• Specialist title in General Internal Medicine or Occupational Medicine
• Further training or sound knowledge in aeromedical topics
• Committed, team-oriented and prudent personality
• Interest in further training to become an accredited Aeromedical Examiner (AME)
• Good active knowledge of at least one second official language, preferably passive knowledge of a third official language and good English skills

In a nutshell

Human and machine belong together in aviation. We are looking for a doctor with a flair for the connection of medicine, psychology and safety in complex systems. The Aeromedical Institute is a mission-relevant key unit of the Air Force and is civilly accredited as an Aeromedical Center according to EASA and FAA. You can complete the training to become an AME with us.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the success model Switzerland and work for the benefit of the population.
• Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunities, we develop our skills and bring in different perspectives.
• Healthy at the workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

All benefits

Your commitment to safety and freedom

The Operations Command (Kdo Op) is responsible for all military operations and missions of the Swiss Army. The Kdo Op includes, among others, the Air Force, the Army, the four territorial divisions, the SWISSINT competence centre, the Special Forces Command as well as the Military Police. Around 40% of the approximately 2,500 employees are civilian – from engineers to aircraft mechanics to analysts.

The Swiss Army employs over 9,000 staff in four military and around 200 civilian professions – at 110 locations throughout Switzerland. The next generation is also taken care of: The Swiss Army trains apprentices in over 30 professions.

Additional information

Questions? Here are answers:

• Dr med Denis Bron, Head of Flight Medicine, Tel. 058 460 25 28
• Dr med Katinka Wetzel, Deputy Head of Flight Medicine, 058 463 28 86
• Dr med Andres Kunz, Head of Aeromedical Institute, Tel. 058 460 25 25

You can expect first-class infrastructure, contemporary remuneration and regulated working hours without night or weekend shifts.
A position with the Swiss Army makes sense and brings many advantages. Convince yourself at armee.ch/vorteile.

Questions about the position

Denis Bron
Head of Flight Medicine
+41 58 46 02528