Full Professorship for ‘Plant Physiology’ (W3)

The Institute of Biology of the Faculty of Life Sciences invites applications for a

 

Full Professorship for ‘Plant Physiology’ (W3)

 

starting 1 April 2025.

 

We are looking for an internationally renowned personality with a strong research profile and excellent potential in the field of plant physiology, who is involved in national and International research collaborations in the field of modern plant physiology.

 

Possible research fields in accordance with the announcement are: photobiology; research at the interface of developmental biology and physiology; synthetic plant biology; topology of physiological adaptations (e. g., phase separation phenomena, compartmentalization); plant-environment interactions with a focus on abiotic factors.

 

The research priorities of the Institute of Biology, «Optogenetics» and/or «Quantitative Biology in Space and Time,» are to be strengthened and expanded. The Institute of Biology and the Faculty of Life Sciences offer a stimulating and highly interdisciplinary research environment. Interactions with other natural sciences and non-university Institutes, as well as within the BUA (Berlin University Alliance) network, are explicitly desired.

 

The responsibilities include teaching in all relevant degree programs (Bachelor’s programs in Biology, Master of Education in Biology, Master of Quantitative Biology) and engagement in academic self-administration. The position also involves the management of the greenhouse.

 

The applicants must meet the legal requirements for professorial appointments in accordance with § 100 of the `Berliner Hochschulgesetz`.

 

HU is seeking to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching, and specifically encourages qualified female scholars to apply. Researchers from abroad are welcome to apply. Severely disabled applicants with equivalent qualifications will be given preferential consideration. People with an immigration background are specifically encouraged to apply.

 

Your application must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement including summaries of past, present, and prospective projects, teaching philosophy and experience, copies of certificates and documents, and a list of publications, highlighting the five most relevant ones.

 

Please send your application quoting the reference number PR/015/23, to Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Dean of Faculty Life Sciences, Prof. Dr. Dr. Christian Ulrichs, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany or preferably via e-mail in pdf file to berufungen.lewi@hu-berlin.de. Since we will not return your documents, please submit copies in the application only. Further information is available at https://hu.berlin/lewi_berufung.

 

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