Zürich
Lecturer in Psychotherapy and Counselling 60-100 %
- 06 October 2026
- 60 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Native language)
- Zürich
About the job
As a lecturer, you combine psychotherapeutic expertise with educational competence and a passion for innovation. You want to not only organise further education but actively develop it and create new learning environments. You understand further education as a dynamic development process and, together with lecturers and participants, create a learning culture that is scientifically based, practice-oriented and future-focused.Lecturer in Psychotherapy and Counselling 60-100 %
Department:
Applied Psychology
Start of employment:
From 1 March 2027 or by arrangement / Application deadline 1 November 2026
Tasks
- You design, implement and evaluate high-quality and innovative further education courses in the field of psychotherapy and counselling.
- You are responsible for the strategic and market-oriented further development of the MAS, DAS and CAS offerings in psychotherapy and counselling - professionally, didactically and economically.
- You provide psychotherapies, counselling and supervisions at a high professional level.
- You conduct workshops, lectures and specialist events within the framework of client mandates.
- You identify trends and develop innovative, future-oriented further education and service formats from them.
- If interested, participation in research or study at bachelor and master level
Profile
- Completed psychotherapeutic training and solid clinical professional experience, ideally with a specialist title for at least five years
- Sound knowledge of modern psychotherapeutic methods and current scientific developments
- Experience in the conception, implementation and evaluation of further education offerings as well as in supervision, teaching and/or training of psychotherapists
- Ability to convey complex psychotherapeutic content in a practice-oriented and target group-appropriate manner and to develop modern, competence-oriented learning formats
- Interest in innovative learning and training concepts as well as in linking science, social developments and psychotherapeutic practice
- Enthusiasm, empathy, capacity for reflection and joy in the development of people
- Openness to change processes, creativity and joy in shaping as well as a committed and professional appearance
What we stand for
The ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences is one of the largest multi-disciplinary universities of applied sciences in Switzerland with over 14,000 students and over 11,000 further education participants as well as around 3,700 employees.
The Department of Applied Psychology offers a comprehensive range of initial and further education, diverse advisory services and practice-oriented research projects. In this breadth, psychology is uniquely represented at a Swiss university. Since 1923, we have been creating new knowledge, linking psychological insights with practical challenges and making our expertise available to business, administration and society.
The department unites three institutes: the IAP Institute for Applied Psychology, the Institute for Human, Society and Technologies, and the Institute for Mental Health. Together they stand for scientifically based, high-quality and socially relevant psychology with a strong practical focus.
With its staff, culture and diverse offerings, the Department of Applied Psychology occupies a special position in the Swiss higher education landscape.
Would you like to become part of our team and actively shape the future of Applied Psychology?
ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams to promote equality, diversity and innovation.
What we offer
We offer university-appropriate working and employment conditions and actively promote the personnel development of our employees and managers. A detailed description of the benefits can be found on the page Working at ZHAW . Here are the main points:
Contact
Prof. Dr Marcel Schär Gmelch
Co-Head Centre for Clinical Psychology
Tanja Bucher
Recruiting Manager
