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Please note the extended application deadline!

Goethe University Frankfurt am Main invites applications for the position of

Professor (Open Rank W2 or W1, tenure-track) of Functional microbiome-host interactions

at the Faculty of Biological Sciences. This civil servant or public employee position will start as soon as possible.

Depending on qualifications and experience, the appointment is made to a professor W2 or a professor W1 with tenure-track.

In the case of the appointment of a professor (W1 with tenure-track) this is a tenure-track position for an initial six-year term. If tenure is approved at the end of the term, the position will be made permanent and promotion to the rank of Full Professor (W2) will be granted. This option is open to individuals in the early stages of their academic career. The formal hiring requirements for a professor W1 with tenure-track are defined in sections 67, 68, and 70 of the Hessian Higher Education Act (Hessisches Hochschulgesetz).

In the case of the appointment of a professor (W2) the formal hiring requirements are defined in sections 67, and 68 of the Hessian Higher Education Act (Hessisches Hochschulgesetz).

The professorship will strengthen research in the two profile areas "Sustainability & Biodiversity" and "Structure & Dynamics of Life" at Goethe University and proactively represent the field of microbiome-host interactions. We are looking for a scientifically outstanding personality who focuses on microbiomes in animal organisms using experimental, molecular and cellular approaches and who can demonstrate experience in one or more areas:

• Structural and functional analysis of microbial communities in hosts using (meta)transcriptomic, proteomic and/or metabolomic techniques.
• Influence of the microbiome and its metabolites on the physiology of the gut and/or central nervous system of the host at the cellular and subcellular level.
• Resilience of microbiome-host systems exposed to stressors of global change, such as environmental pollutants and/or zoonotic pathogens.

The professorship will complement the research orientation of the department and the research profile of Goethe University and contribute to the development of an integrative research program through active cooperation with existing groups in the department. The establishment of new and the expansion of existing collaborations with research groups in the Departments of Biosciences, Earth Sciences and Medicine at Goethe University, with the Max Planck Institutes (MPI) for Biophysics and for Brain Research, the Georg-Speyer-Haus (GSH), the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut (PEI), the Senckenberg Institutes (including Senckenberg Frankfurt, Senckenberg BiK-F, LOEWE-TBG) and the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ) are expressly desired. In addition, active participation in existing, planned and future research projects and the SCALE excellence initiative is expected. The institutional assignment of the professor at the Department of Biosciences will be determined during appointment procedure.

Applicants are expected to have an outstanding teaching record. You will contribute to courses in the German-language Bachelor's program in Biosciences and significantly to the Master's programs of the department. Furthermore, you support the internationalization of teaching and the strengthening of international cooperation. Openness to innovative forms of teaching is a prerequisite. The professorship is also to a small extend involved in teacher training; experience and concepts for teaching subject content in schools are welcome. Active participation in the academic self-administration of the institutes and the Department of Biosciences is desired.

Goethe University is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. In particular, we are welcoming applications by qualified women and people with a migrant background. At Goethe University, a special emphasis is placed on creating and sustaining a family-friendly work and research environment. Where applicants are otherwise equally qualified, preference is given to candidates with disabilities or equivalent. The same applies to women in fields in which they are under-represented.

To apply, please send a CV, a list of publications, an overview of previous and planned your research and teaching activities as well as transcripts and a selection of recent course evaluations online at by 06^th December 2024. If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact the Managing Directors of the Institute of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Prof. Dr. Oehlmann (oehlmann@bio.uni-frankfurt.de), the Institute of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Prof. Dr. Lecaudey (lecaudey@bio.uni-frankfurt.de) or the Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Prof. Dr. M眉ller-McNicoll (Mueller-McNicoll@bio.uni-frankfurt.de).

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