Tenure-Track Professor of Molecular Plant Biology

The Faculty of Science at the University of Tübingen, Department of Biology, Center for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), announces the opening of a new position:

Tenure-Track Professor of Molecular Plant Biology

The position is due to commence as soon as possible.

The holder of this professorship is expected to develop a competitive research program in one or more of the Center for Plant Molecular Biology’s central research areas with a focus on molecular plant physiology. Further information at: www.zmbp.uni-tuebingen.de.

The holder of this professorship will be expected to interact with the research units at the Center for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), to be actively involved in the further development of the center, and to take on long-term responsibilities in teaching lower-level plant physiology. The position has a teaching load of four hours per week prior to an interim evaluation, and six hours thereafter. Interaction with other groups within the University of Tübingen’s Faculty of Science are also welcome.

The working group will benefit from the ZMBP’s outstanding centralized service units (administration, plant transformation, cytometry / FACS, greenhouses, analytics, spectromicroscopy, IT support).

Required qualifications include an outstanding doctorate in a pertinent field, recognizable potential for internationally acclaimed publications in leading international peer-reviewed journals and third-party funding, as well as teaching experience.

Applicants for a tenure-track professorship with a PhD from Tübingen must have changed universities after completing their doctorates or have worked in academia for at least two years somewhere other than the University of Tübingen.

If the final evaluation after six years is positive, this professorship will be upgraded to a full (W3) professorship with no re-advertising of the position. Detailed information on this employment category and the criteria underlying the interim evaluation and promotion to the tenured position may be found in our guidelines for tenure review under the following link: https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/12271#c608746

This professorship is advertised as part of the German federal and state governments’ program supporting junior researchers. Applicants must be in an early stage of their career; those who have completed a habilitation will therefore be excluded.

The University of Tübingen is particularly interested in increasing the number of women in research and teaching and therefore strongly encourages women to apply. In line with its internationalization agenda, the university welcomes applications from researchers outside Germany. In the case of equally qualified candidates, applicants with disabilities will be given preference.

The German-language advertisement is the sole legally binding advertisement of this position. General information on professorships, hiring processes, and the German academic system can be found here: https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/213700

Applications with supporting documents (cover letter, Curriculum Vitae, list of publications and teaching experience, certificates/diplomas) as well as a teaching statement and a research statement including collaboration plans, along with the completed application form (https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/12271#c608746) should be sent by e-mail as a single PDF file (max. 10 MB) to the Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Tübingen, Germany (career@mnf.uni-tuebingen.de) by February 24, 2022. Enquiries may also be directed to this address.