Physician at the Institute of Aviation Medicine

Dübendorf | 80-100% |

The contribution you can make

• Perform fitness assessments for military flight service personnel and other military and civilian specialists
• Independently manage outpatient clinics, accompaniment, and follow-up treatments
• Analyze aviation medicine issues and derive concrete measures
• Internally transmit aviation medicine training and contribute to its development
• Support and document the processes of the aeromedical center according to EASA and FAA directives
• Collaborate interdisciplinarily with psychology, flight safety, and operations

What distinguishes you

• Hold the title of specialist in general internal medicine or occupational medicine
• Have continuous training or solid knowledge in aviation medicine
• Integrate into the interdisciplinary team with commitment and discretion
• Actively master at least one second official language
• Passively understand a third official language and express yourself confidently in English in a specialist context
• Aspire to training as an accredited aeromedical examiner (AME)

In summary

Human and machine are inseparable in aviation. We are looking for a female or male physician with a flair for uniting medicine, psychology, and safety in complex systems. The Institute of Aviation Medicine is a key unit of the military aviation and an aeromedical center accredited according to EASA and FAA. AME training can be carried out with us.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We strive for the successful Swiss model and work for the well-being of the population.
• Living diversity The realization of equal opportunities allows us to best express our skills and consider different points of view.
• Fit in the workplace We provide support and advice to our employees on the topic of physical and mental health.

All benefits (https://www.stelle.admin.ch/stelle/it/home/bundesverwaltung/ihre-vorteile-auf-einen-blick.html)

Your commitment to security and freedom

The Operations Command (Cdo Op) is responsible for all operations and all military deployments of the Swiss Army. This includes, among others, the Air Force, the Land Forces, the four territorial divisions, the SWISSINT Competence Center, the special forces command, and the military police. Approximately 40 percent of the nearly 2500 employees are civilian employees: from engineers to aircraft mechanics to analysts.

The Swiss Army employs over 9000 employees within the framework of four military professions and about 200 civilian professions, in 110 locations throughout the national territory. Furthermore, it provides for new recruits, training apprentices in over 30 professions.

Complementary information

For further information please contact:

• Dr. med. Denis Bron, head of aviation medicine, tel. 058 460 25 28

Dr. med. Katinka Wetzel, deputy head of aviation medicine, tel. 058 463 28 86 Dr. med. Andres Kunz, director Institute of Aviation Medicine, tel. 058 460 25 25 You will work within high-level infrastructures, receive adequate remuneration and have regulated working hours, without night or weekend shifts. Choosing a job with the Swiss Army pays off and offers numerous advantages. More information at esercito.ch/vantaggi (https://www.vtg.admin.ch/it/vantaggi).

Questions about the workplace

Denis Bron
Head of Aviation Medicine
+41 58 46 02528