Stellenbeschreibung
UniBE is quintessentially Bernese.
With us, you can expect a culture of respect and a healthy working environment.
Areas of responsibility
The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Leading and coordinating the veterinary team, including allocation of responsibilities, service planning, staff development and continuity of veterinary coverage across EAC facilities
- Managing and participating in veterinary facility rounds, including on-site visits
- Managing the Health Monitoring programs, vendor surveillance, and quarantine programs. Organizing the diagnostic and therapeutic measures in case of diseases and injuries in animals, aligned with their experimental purpose; implementing quarantine measures in case of outbreaks
- Centralizing and coordinating animal & bio-material imports, exports and transfers between EAC facilities including oversight of all documentation, shipment procedures, in collaboration with facility heads and teams, transport providers and the competent authorities
- Managing operations and control of the veterinary pharmacy and deputizing the clinical veterinarian
- Monitoring of pertinent quality reports and certificates
- Consulting scientists in experimental models' design and optimization (anesthesia, analgesia and post-operative care, imaging, 3Rs and culture of care)
- Ensuring regulatory compliance with internal guidelines, local and national regulations in collaboration with the AWOs and cantonal authorities
- Preparing Standard Operating procedures and guidelines relevant to all facilities
- Implementing consistent veterinary standards across facilities, reviewing their effectiveness and coordinating corrective actions
- Supporting education and training of personnel working with animals for procedures and database (pyrat)
- Participating into the Veterinary team education through seminars and Journal Club
- Providing on-call veterinary service during working time and participating in week-end shifts
Requirements
- Degree in Veterinary Medicine and national license
- Five-year experience in the field with the relative species; laboratory fish (especially Danio rerio) experience very welcome
- Postgraduate specialisation in lab animal medicine
- ECLAM/ACLAM certification is a plus
- Fluency in English and German or commitment to learn it at a professional level
- Pro-active and goal-oriented attitude; capacity to present complex issues with the appropriate detail and clarity level, understanding the needs of all the various stakeholders (e.g. Veterinary Authorities, scientists)
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Interest in scientific dissemination and in implementing new ideas
Application and Contact
We are looking forward to receiving your fully documented application, including a cover letter, a 2-page CV, and your publication list in one PDF-File to: admin.eac@unibe.ch until Nov 30st 2026.
The selection process and interviews will proceed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
University of Bern
EAC
Murtenstrasse 46
3008 Bern
Reference: Head of Veterinary Service
For preliminary enquiries, feel free to contact PD A. Bergadano: alessandra.bergadano@unibe.ch.