Professorship in Emergency Medicine (open rank) / Director and Chief Physician of the Department of Emergency Medicine

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Your profile
The future position holder brings several years of experience in leadership roles within a large, interdisciplinary university emergency medicine department and has extensive clinical experience in emergency medicine, shock room management, and polytrauma management. She or he is expected to represent the specialty with excellence in clinical practice, research, and teaching, and to integrate, strengthen, and further develop academic emergency medicine in clinical practice, in undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education, as well as in research.

The position is to be filled by an internationally recognized and well-connected candidate with a proven research track record in clinical emergency medicine, a talent for innovation, and a strong interdisciplinary and interprofessional orientation. Regular publication activity and a successful record of securing competitive external funding are required.

You are an outstanding emergency medicine physician with a proven field of expertise within clinical emergency medicine. You hold a recognized board certification in a field relevant to clinical emergency medicine (e.g., general internal medicine, anesthesiology, critical care medicine, or surgery) as well as a specialization in clinical emergency medicine (SIWF) or an internationally equivalent qualification. In addition, you have an understanding of the Swiss healthcare system (including the continuing medical education system) and the scope and competencies of medical specialties in Switzerland. You aim to establish a strong local and regional network with referring physicians.

Management, leadership, and organizational experience at the university, interdisciplinary, and interprofessional levels, along with relevant knowledge of business administration and health systems are essential. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are expected. You have a good command of German and French or are willing to learn these languages. In addition, you are actively committed to implementing measures related to equal opportunity and diversity.

A habilitation or equivalent academic qualification is required. In addition, candidates are expected to demonstrate innovative and interprofessional teaching and learning approaches, as well as a strong commitment to supporting early-career faculty and promoting equal opportunity.

Self-conception
The University of Bern is committed to equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion, and strives to ensure a diverse workforce. It welcomes applications from people of all genders and strongly encourages qualified female researchers in particular to apply. The University of Bern offers various programs to balance work and family/personal life. These include, among other things, childcare options, support for partners, and the possibility of job sharing ( https://www.vereinbarkeit.unibe.ch/index_eng.html ). Applications for job sharing are welcome; please submit a joint proposal outlining your plan for collaboration.

Application and Contact
Applications must be submitted solely electronically no later than November 18, 2026 to the Dean's Office of the Medical Faculty of the University of Bern by this link
https://www.recruiting.medizin.unibe.ch/position/14352394

For further information, please contact the president of the election committee, Prof. Dr. med. Britta Maurer, Director and Chief Physician, Department for Rheumatology and Immunology, Inselspital (e-mail: britta.maurer@insel.ch).

An election symposium in Bern is expected to be held on February 3/4, 2027.

Further information regarding required documentation can be found under https://www.medizin.unibe.ch/research/academic_career_paths/professorship/index_eng.html#pane1397223
or under https://kdrive.medicinebern.ch/app/share/991093/bc77beab-f75a-4634-bbeb-487240307ec0