Full Professor of Nutritional Physiology

The University of Bayreuth is a research-oriented university with internationally competitive, interdisciplinary focus areas in research and teaching. The recently founded Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition and Health, located on the University of Bayreuth’s new campus in Kulmbach is currently seeking to appoint a

at salary grade W3 to commence as soon as possible. This is a permanent civil service position.

We invite applications from candidates with an excellent record in research and teaching. This should be evidenced by publications in high-ranking international journals, successful acquisition of external funding and a clearly recognizable scientific profile. The professorship should conduct internationally competitive research aimed at answering important nutritional science questions. In cooperation with other research groups in the faculty (e.g. Biochemistry of Nutrition, Molecular Exercise Physiology, Digital Health, Food Metabolome, Bioanalytical Sciences and Food Analysis, Biochemistry of Microorganisms, Crop Plant Genetics), the professorship will contribute to gaining mechanistic insights into the relationships between nutrition and health. The elucidation of the physiological effects of food components should, with the inclusion of high-performance analytics, which will be established in the Metabolomics/Mass Spectrometry Key Lab, provide essential insights into the advantages and disadvantages of certain diets. In addition, the focus of the research should offer links to the faculty's research groups in economic, legal and social sciences (e.g. Food Law, Public Health Nutrition, Nutritional Sociology, Law and Economics of Health and Risk Regulation).

The Faculty of Life Sciences in Kulmbach is expected to promote a wide range of initiatives in the region and encourage change in terms of health promotion in the most diverse areas of society. The candidate is expected to play an active role in shaping the Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition and Health. This includes the establishment and further development of the faculty's interdisciplinary bachelor's and master's programmes. The ability to teach in English is a prerequisite for employment, as essential parts of the faculty's teaching programme are offered in English; international applicants must be willing and able to teach in German as well, at least in the medium term.

In addition to the general administrative requirements, prerequisites for this position are a university degree, a doctoral degree, proven excellence in teaching, and a post-doctoral qualification to teach at a professorial level (Habilitation). Alternatively, evidence of equivalent scholarly achievement, for example as a junior professor or in a non-university environment, will also be considered. Only applicants who are 51 years of age or younger can be hired as civil servants. Exceptions can be made if there are urgent reasons for doing so.

The University of Bayreuth views the diversity of its staff as an asset and is expressly committed to the goal of gender equality. Female scholars and any persons who can help make the research and teaching profile of the university more diverse are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants with children are highly welcome. The University of Bayreuth is a member of the best practice club Family at University, and it offers “dual career support” for career-oriented partners of highly qualified employees. In addition, an extended audit conducted by the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) returned a favourable review for the University of Bayreuth’s commitment to internationalization. All qualifications being equal, applicants with disabilities will be given priority.

Applications (CV, outlining education and academic career, list of publications, list of courses taught, experience obtaining external funding, as well as copies of all diplomas and certificates) are to be submitted electronically to the Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition & Health Prof. Dr. Janin Henkel-Oberländer via https://uni-bayreuth.berufungsportal.de by 30 September 2024. Applicants are welcome to direct questions and requests for further information to the Dean at Dekanat7@uni-bayreuth.de. Application documents will be permanently disposed of in accordance with data protection law following the conclusion of the appointment process.