Deputy chief physician with academic accreditation in Global Health and Tropical and Travel Medicine

Within the unit, you will play a central role in clinical practice, training, departmental organisation and research. Your main responsibilities will be as follows:

• Acting as joint medical director of the Polyclinic for Tropical Medicine, Travel and Vaccination (Tropivac) (in collaboration with the head physician);

• Participating in strategic decision-making for the Global and Environmental Health sector;

• Supporting the Tropivac nurse manager in the organisation and management of the department;

• Supervising and mentoring clinic heads, assistant doctors and nurses, and taking part in the clinical on-call rota;

• Actively train clinic heads and assistant doctors in vaccination, tropical and travel medicine, and global health;

• Teach at postgraduate level (health professionals) and undergraduate level (students from the Faculty of Biology and Medicine, and possibly other faculties);

• Supervise Master’s dissertations and doctoral theses in medicine, as well as PhD theses;

• Participate in ongoing research projects and commissions relating to global health and environment;

• Secure research funding and subsequently lead the corresponding research projects.

• Holder of a federal medical degree or a qualification recognised as equivalent by MEBEKO;

• FMH specialisation in tropical and travel medicine or an equivalent qualification (global health);

• Experience in tropical or subtropical countries, as well as in a vaccination centre;

• Experience in outpatient medicine;

• University accreditation to teach at undergraduate level (PD-MER or equivalent);

• Experience in clinical or epidemiological research in vaccinology and/or tropical medicine and/or global health;

• Experience in managing a clinical team and a research team;

• An interest in supervising trainee doctors and nurses;

• Experience or sound knowledge of the impact of environmental risks (climate, biodiversity, etc.) on health;

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team;

• Proficiency in French and English at B2 level.