Professor of Emergency Medicine

University of Antwerp; Basel; Vor Ort; CHF 120’000 - 180’000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The University of Basel is seeking a Professor for Emergency Medicine to lead the Emergency Department and enhance its visibility at a national level. This role involves a blend of clinical leadership, research, and academic responsibilities, aiming to create a dynamic and collaborative environment. Proficiency in German is required, and applications are encouraged from women to enhance diversity within the faculty.

Leistungen

Excellent employment conditions

Competitive start-up package

Outstanding social benefits

Comprehensive support during relocation

Qualifikationen

• Extensive experience in emergency medicine required.
• Demonstrated expertise in leadership and promoting young talent.
• Successful track record in clinical research with competitive funding.

Aufgaben

• Manage the Emergency Department's medical, economic, and organizational aspects.
• Lead a research group and promote educational activities.
• Ensure high-quality training and continuing education for medical staff.

Kenntnisse

Operations management

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Leadership

Communication skills

Social competence

Ausbildung

Board certification in Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, or Emergency Medicine

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University of Basel ranks among the world’s one hundred best universities and boast a top-ten place among German-speaking universities.

The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Basel and the University Hospital Basel are looking for a Professor for Emergency Medicine and Chair of the Emergency Center.

The Emergency Department is part of the University Hospital Basel and is the central academic emergency medical care facility for Northwestern Switzerland and beyond. Each year, more than 60,000 adult patients are treated here. The Emergency Department is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, including 42 short-stay (observation unit) beds and two resuscitation rooms.
You are responsible for the Emergency Department in medical, economic and organizational terms, which you manage with partners from nursing and administration. With your expertise in clinical care, research, teaching and operations management, you will strengthen the national and international visibility of emergency medicine at the University of Basel. Your clinical expertise and interest in continuing medical education ensures and promotes the contemporary training and continuing education of resident and attending physicians. With your commitment to academic research and teaching, you inspire students for your specialty and promote young clinicians in the field of Emergency Medicine. Your engaged, collegial and goal-oriented understanding of leadership ensures an attractive working environment for academic and clinical specialists both within your department and in close collaboration with internal and external collaborators, general practitioners, and pre-hospital emergency services. You lead a research group in emergency medicine and create a productive environment for successful research in emergency medicine, as well as interdisciplinary collaboration with other specialties within the Emergency Department.The chair is also expected to maintain close scientific collaboration with other specialists under the umbrella of the university's Department of Clinical Research.
You are board certified in Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Surgery or Emergency Medicine and you have extensive and long-standing experience in emergency medicine. You have demonstrated expertise in operations management, interdisciplinary collaboration, leadership, and the promotion of young talent. You have a successful track record of your own research, including competitive third-party funding, in a clinical research area of emergency medicine. You possess excellent communication skills and a high level of social competence, enabling you to build acceptance and trust in the interdisciplinary and interprofessional environment of an emergency department. You create an attractive working environment, inspire creative thinking and action, and motivate your employees. Proficiency in German is required.

• An inspiring and diverse role with close interprofessional collaboration in an academic and clinical setting
• A key leadership position within the Emergency Department and the Department of Acute Medicine
• Participation in an excellent, internationally recognized clinical research institute
• An innovative, interdisciplinary, and flexible research environment
• Interdisciplinary collaboration within a forward-looking institution
• Excellent employment conditions with an attractive salary policy, outstanding social benefits, and comprehensive support during the relocation to Basel
• A competitive start-up package and resources for teaching and research

The University of Basel and the University Hospital of Basel stand for excellence through diversity and are committed to equal opportunities and family friendliness. In an effort to increase the proportion of female professors, the university is particularly interested in applications from women.
Application / Contact

For further information, please contact the Chair of the Appointments Committee, Prof. Felix Mahfoud, (Tel.: [phone]; E-Mail: [emailprotected] ) or the Scientific Coordinator for Appointments, Dr. Simone Neu (Tel. [phone]; [emailprotected] ).
Applications must be submitted by July 22, 2025. Applications should be submitted exclusively via the official online portal of the University of Basel, as described in the guidelines .

University of Basel ranks among the world’s one hundred best universities and boast a top-ten place among German-speaking universities.