Arriving as a couple
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If you have just been recruited to UNIL, the Welcome Centre can help your partner explore the available career opportunities.
Family members of UNIL professors may also benefit from advice from an external service to help them in their job search.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Marcelina Klaus Gaillard.
General information
When you start to look for a job in Switzerland, it is important to learn about the actions you need to take and the particular features of the Swiss labour market.
Other website to browse is Travailler en Suisse : rechercher un emploi en Suisse & vivre en Suisse [Working in Switzerland: looking for work and living in Switzerland].
Application file
To respond to a job offer, most Swiss employers will ask you to send them an “application file” containing the following documents:
- A cover letter.
- Your curriculum vitae (CV).
- A copy of your diplomas and training certificates.
- A copy of your work certificates.
If they are interested in your file, they will then contact you for one or more personalised interviews.
Looking for work in the higher education sector
If you are a doctoral student or post-doctoral fellow, the Graduate Campus website provides relevant advice. On this blog you will find information on research platforms in the academic field but not only!
The swissuniversities’ Carrière2 website provides a great deal of useful information and links on looking for working in higher education and research (in French).
Euraxess, the European network supporting mobility for researchers, also has a list of job offers available online.
UNIL vacancies are listed on a dedicated jobs portal.
The École de français langue étrangère provides free support for written and oral French skills for all UNIL staff who are not native French-speakers.
The classes, known as satellite courses, are also open free of charge to partners of UNIL's staff coming from abroad. Registration is obligatory.
For further information, please contact Ms Marcelina Klaus Gaillard.
International Dual Career Network
L'UNIL is a member of the International Dual Career Network (IDCN).
This is a worldwide not-for-profit network which aims to support job search through contacts and sharing of information among the partners of expatriate employees.
As the partner of a UNIL employee, you can participate in the events and activities organised by IDCN.
To join the network, please contact Mrs Marcelina Klaus Gaillard.
International Link
International Link organizes events specifically dedicated to international employees newly arrived in the canton of Vaud as well as their spouses and partners.
Swiss Academic Career Network
L'UNIL is also a member of the Swiss Academic Career Network (S-ADCN). Institutions in this network commit to supporting dual careers by promoting relevant portals, such as Euraxess jobs.
Euraxess
Euraxess is a European network supporting mobility for researchers. Through the Welcome Centre, UNIL is an active member of the Euraxess Swiss network.
Feel free to watch our promotional video to discover the activities of the Euraxess Switzerland network.
