Professorship of Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System — Universität Zürich
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 104 days ago
Role overview
Department of Traumatology
Start of employment 1 February 2028, or by agreement, permanent employment
- Department of Traumatology
- Start of employment 1 February 2028, or by agreement, permanent employment
- Our employees benefit from a wide range of attractive offers. What we offer Work-Life Balance
What the company offers
- Our employees benefit from a wide range of attractive offers. What we offer Work-Life Balance
Application process
- The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Zurich invites applications for a Professorship and Chair of Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System.
- The professor will be appointed as head of the Department of Traumatology of the University Hospital Zurich and represents the subject in research, clinical care, and teaching.
- The Department of Traumatology specializes in the treatment of complex trauma and injury consequences, particularly the management of polytrauma as well as abdominal and thoracic injuries.
- The care of patients with primarily elective orthopedic conditions is mainly provided at the University Hospital Balgrist.
- We are looking for a dynamic, integrative, and collaborative personality, with extensive clinical expertise and scientific experience in traumatology, particularly in polytrauma research and the care of polytrauma patients.
- A habilitation or an equivalent academic qualification, as well as board certification in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System, and subspecialty certification in spinal surgery or an equivalent foreign qualification, are required.
- Willingness to cooperate with related disciplines at USZ and the University Hospital Balgrist is expected.
- As you will take on the leadership of the Department of Traumatology, you should have experience in leading or serving as deputy head of a university hospital department.
Additional details
- through their own research projects, promote excellent young researchers and who help to shape a forward-looking university with innovative research-based teaching.
- Our employees benefit from a wide range of attractive offers.
- Childcare at the kihz foundation of UZH and ETH Learning and Development
- Language Center run jointly with ETH Zurich
- Food and drinks at reduced prices in the UZH cafeterias Lunch-Check-card with UZH contribution
- Special conditions on the Academic Sports Association ASVZ Free seasonal flu vaccinations
- Rest and relaxation at the quiet room in the university tower
- Digitalization: Hardware, software, mobile phone subscriptions Special conditions on hotel reservations Conditions of Employment Policies of the UZH
- Most UZH staff are employed according to public law International Services
- Support for people from outside Switzerland
Notes and original content
- What we offer
- Work-Life Balance
- Childcare at the kihz foundation of UZH and ETH
- Learning and Development
- Food and drinks at reduced prices in the UZH cafeterias
- Lunch-Check-card with UZH contribution
- Healthcare
- Special conditions on the Academic Sports Association ASVZ
- Free seasonal flu vaccinations
- Digitalization: Hardware, software, mobile phone subscriptions
Questions about this listing
What salary does Universität Zürich offer for this role?
Universität Zürich lists CHF 91'500 - 128'000 gross per year for this position in Zürich. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Universität Zürich offer?
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