Open Positions

Be a part of UEG

Take the next step in your career and join our activities by serving on one of our boards and committees as volunteer!

Experience a unique opportunity to shape the future of our digestive health community (UEG Community) and enrich your network.

As we promote equality in our organisation, candidates from underrepresented groups, in particular women and young specialists, are encouraged to apply!

Take a look at all of the applications currently open below.

Open Positions

Volunteer Positions

Apply to become a young Co-Chair at UEG Week

UEG's Young Talent Group and Scientific Committee invite young digestive health professionals from around the world to apply to be considered for a chairing position at UEG Week 2026 in Barcelona.

Applicants must be a UEG Young Associate fluent in English to be considered for the opportunity. All digestive health specialists (incl. surgeons, paediatricians, radiologists, pathologists,…) with an MD or basic/clinical scientists at pre/post PD/PhD level are welcome to apply. 

Apply by April 2!

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Talent Pool

There are many ways to get involved with UEG beyond Boards & Committees, for example becoming a young co-chair at UEG Week, or contributing to an educational activity. Apply and let us know what sorts of opportunities you would be interested in and we will keep you in mind for future opportunities. Make sure to read the criteria and application guidelines before you apply.

This application is freely available for all UEG Associates

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Submit your application


Job Openings: Headquarters Management

Medical Ontology Expert(s) (m/f/d)

In this position you will help build robust knowledge structures that enable advanced semantic search, content platform integration, and recommender system capabilities.

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Junior IT Application Support Manager (m/f/d)

In this role, you will support, maintain and help facilitate development of internal software applications that are essential for the organisation’s daily operations, as well as supporting statistics evaluations.

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Who we are

Our vision is to reduce the burden of digestive diseases and improve digestive health.
Learn how UEG’s diverse and inclusive environment enables you to join in making our vision become reality. 

Find out more

Contact for volunteer positions
Governance & Community Management
Katharina Gattermayer
Contact for Headquarters Management positions
Head of Finance & HR
Christoph Ritsch