Career and continuing professional development

UNIL offers a wide range of job roles and career development opportunities; it supports skills development and implements various measures to ensure equal treatment and employability for both male and female staff. As a large organisation, it can offer a wide range of opportunities to provide its employees with new challenges within the institution, without necessarily changing their profession.

On the academic side, UNIL supports women’s careers with appropriate measures, provides dedicated supervision for the next generation of academics and in general terms, emphasises improving the pedagogical quality of its teaching staff, developing innovation in this area and providing optimal working conditions for carrying out scientific research.

UNIL is aware of its social responsibility and is developing its range of apprenticeships and internships in various areas, to help develop the next generation at every level by providing support to training professionals.

• A multitude of career opportunities: 136 different professions, including 18 in the academic field
• Measures to combat gender bias in recruitment processes
• Dedicated support for women’s careers
• Numerous options for continuing professional development, in particular through UNIL-EPFL continuing education and in the Faculties and Rectorate Departments
• Opportunity to take part in Connaissance 3 classes, lectures and visits
• Free access to e-learning modules
• Access to lectures
• Language-learning services
• Doctoral charter
• Teaching Support Unit
• Mobility within UNIL and with partner institutions abroad
• Strong support for the next generation of academics
• Various joint committees