Research

Research

Research officers for the Community Psychiatry Service

The Community Psychiatry Service of the Department of Psychiatry (DP) at CHUV is recruiting two research officers at a work rate between 60% and 80%, to join its Research Unit. The positions are fixed-term for two years, with the possibility of renewal. The starting date is scheduled for January 1, 2026, or to be agreed upon.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the five Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, it plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.

The Department of Psychiatry includes ten services covering all ages and groups the psychiatric sectors Center, West, and North of the canton. Its mission is to ensure comprehensive and multidisciplinary care for people suffering from mental disorders, offering acute care, outpatient follow-ups, and interventions in the living environment.

The Community Psychiatry Service (PCO) provides psychiatric care to adults aged 18 to 65 living in the Lausanne metropolitan area. Its goal is to facilitate the integration and maintenance in the community of people suffering from mental disorders, taking into account social, relational, and environmental dimensions. Its recovery-centered approach is based on multidisciplinary collaboration, mobile and outpatient interventions, and day activities.

The PCO Research Unit studies factors promoting recovery, focusing on the first-person perspective and patients' lived experience. It is interdisciplinary, integrates expert patients at all project stages, and collaborates with national and international partners (La Source Health School, UNIL, IUFRS, European and Canadian teams). It aims to produce evidence-based knowledge, modernize care, and provide continuous research training.

Mission

• You contribute to the design and writing of research projects
• You participate in the implementation of projects, data collection, and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data
• You ensure monitoring activities and oversee methodological quality and compliance with research processes
• You take part in discussing results and writing reports, publications, and scientific communications
• You support the Service's research activities and contribute to the training of involved collaborators and students.

Profile

• You hold a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social sciences, or humanities
• You have a strong interest in clinical research and mixed methods approaches (quantitative and qualitative)
• You appreciate collaborative work within multidisciplinary teams
• You are autonomous, rigorous, and creative, with analytical skills and good listening ability
• You communicate easily in writing and orally, in French and English (an asset).

We offer

Becoming a collaborator at the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:

• Top-tier social benefits, 20 days paternity leave, and 4 months maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th salary and 25 days of vacation per year
• A right to at least three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Center and partner training centers of the State of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in surrounding neighborhoods for people relocating to Switzerland from abroad
• Social, cultural, and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits offered within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles, and discounts on electric bike purchases)
• Quality hotel-style company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Ms. Benedetta Silva, Psychologist, benedetta.silva@chuv.ch, or at 079 556 77 19 (please do not apply via this email address.)

Since all our applications are processed electronically, we kindly ask you to apply exclusively online by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the announcement.

If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you cannot apply online, we invite you to contact our Recruitment Unit, which will assist you in your process, either by email at e.recrutement@chuv.ch or by phone at 021 314 85 70.

As part of the recruitment process for this position, if hired, you will need to provide an original criminal record extract. You will also be asked to present your original diplomas and an identity document.

CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among our collaborators, we pay attention to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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