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Senior Physician (m/f) for the Department of Radiation Oncology, 80-100%
Permanent position, 01.02.2025
USZ Campus
Your Main Responsibilities
- Your duties include the care of both outpatient and inpatient patients across the entire spectrum of radiation oncology. Patient care is organized vertically, from determining the indication in tumor boards to follow-up care, provided by sub-specialized teams of senior physicians and resident doctors.
- You will represent radiation oncology in an interdisciplinary manner within tumor boards, teaching, and further education.
- You will actively participate in the implementation of new technologies and radiation oncology methods, as well as their clinical and scientific evaluation.
- You will independently manage, develop, and represent your subspecialty within the USZ, both nationally and internationally.
Your profile
- You have completed training as a specialist in radiation oncology (Swiss FMH specialist title in radiation oncology or an internationally recognized equivalent specialist title from the EU).
- You are fluent in both spoken and written German (C1 level).
- You have a strong interest in scientific work and experience in precision radiotherapy, ideally in the area of prostate cancer, or alternatively head and neck tumors or lung cancer.
- You are a flexible, team-oriented, and resilient individual, willing to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration, participate in teaching, and are interested in continuing education, research, and quality assurance.
Our offer
- You will have the opportunity to develop and profile yourself both clinically and scientifically at an internationally renowned Comprehensive Cancer Center.
- You will benefit from our extensive international network, with opportunities for active participation in national and international societies.
- You will have the opportunity to work innovatively and take responsibility in clinical and scientific projects. We actively support your independent scientific development and enable you to lead your own scientific projects.
- An attractive location in the heart of Zurich rounds off the overall package.
If you want to work in a top-tier medical environment where you are challenged and supported, we look forward to receiving your application. We promote the compatibility of family, career, and academia and support part-time models.
Further information
For questions, Prof. Dr. Matthias Guckenberger, Director of the Department of Radiation Oncology, is available to assist you.
Benefits
On-site Day Care Center
On-site Day Care Center
Your child/children receive(s) loving care at our Day Care Center. Long opening hours, no vacation closure, and subsidized childcare places at five locations relieve the burden on working parents.
Health
Health
We help you to stay healthy. In addition to personal consultations and courses offered by Health Management, subsidized annual membership of ASVZ gives you access to more than 120 different sports.
Flexibility
Flexibility
We support a healthy work-life balance: almost half of our employees work part-time and 50% of work can be done from home, whenever their daily professional duties permit this.
Family friendliness
Family friendliness
Mothers are entitled to at least six months’ maternity leave (on their full salary for 16 weeks), and fathers are entitled to at least two months’ paternity leave (on their full salary for two weeks).
Further education & development
Further education & development
We accompany our employees throughout their professional career and support them in their development by offering them personalized career and further education opportunities.
Insurance
Insurance
We pay 60% of our employees’ pension fund contributions and can offer them special supplementary insurance conditions.
Mobility
Mobility
Our employees benefit from a discounted personal Zurich Transport Network (ZVV) annual travelcard or receive a fixed cash amount towards a GA Travelcard.
Telephony
Telephony
As a USZ employee, you and your family members benefit from special conditions for your private cell phone contract.
About USZ
The University Hospital of Zurich is one of the largest hospitals in Switzerland. Our more than 8,600 employees and around 700 trainees work every day for the well-being of our patients.
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