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Full Professor (W3) in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Code: 3079/2024/12

The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Tübingen and the DZNE site Tübingen invite applications in the context of a joint appointment for the position of a

Full Professor (W3) in Neurodegenerative Diseases

available immediately. The position will be filled on a salaried basis unless the successful candidate is already a civil servant.

The successful candidate will head a research group at the DZNE Tübingen and is eligible to become the speaker of the DZNE site in Tübingen. The DZNE Tübingen has its own research building and currently consists of six research groups with numerous affiliated clinical research teams at the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research (HIH), the Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN) and other departments of the Faculty of Medicine and institutions of the Tübingen Neuro Campus. It also has full access to a variety of research programmes within the Helmholtz Association.

The site has high-level expertise in both basic and translational activities in the field of neurodegenerative diseases.
Applicants should have an internationally recognized level of excellence in the field of neurodegenerative diseases with a forward-looking and innovative research concept that complements the existing research at the DZNE Tübingen (https://www.dzne.de/en/about-us/sites/tuebingen/).

Moreover, strong leadership experience, excellent networking skills and the ability and interest to represent the DZNE Tübingen in the DZNE network, the Helmholtz Association and in the scientific community are required. Active participation in joint (consortium) projects at the Tübingen site is expected.

The professorship is intended to participate in teaching within the Interfaculty Graduate Training Center of Neuroscience. The teaching commitment is two hours per week during the semester.

Prerequisites for appointment are several years of relevant scientific experience and postdoctoral qualifications equivalent to the requirements for tenure as well as proven didactic skills. The successful candidate should be internationally recognized for outstanding academic achievements and be able to demonstrate proven leadership skills and successful acquisition of third-party funding.

Parallel to this professorship, a W3-Professorship in Neurology with a Focus on Neurodegenerative Diseases at the Hertie Center for Neurology (HIH and Clinical
University Department of Neurology at the University Hospital Tübingen) with its own research group is being advertised. Close synergies between both professorships as well as between the HIH and DZNE more generally are desired. A co-affiliation is possible.

The University of Tübingen and the DZNE are committed to equity and diversity and actively promote equal opportunities. Female scientists, in particular, are explicitly invited to apply, as are applicants from outside Germany.
Applications from equally qualified candidates with disabilities will be given preference.

General information on professorships, hiring processes, and the German academic system can be found here: https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/213700.

Please submit your entire application using the web-based application platform https://berufungen.uni-tuebingen.de. The deadline for applications is 23 January 2025.

The scientific lectures and personal interviews with the appointment committee in Tübingen are currently scheduled for calendar week 9.

Questions regarding the application may be directed to berufungen.dekanat@med.uni-tuebingen.de.

Enquiries concerning the professorship may be directed to the Dean.
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
University of Tübingen
Professor Dr. rer. nat. Bernd Pichler
Geissweg 5/1
72076 Tübingen, GERMANY

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Application deadline

23.01.2025