The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Freiburg invites applications for a

Full professor (W 3) for cardiac surgery (succession of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Friedhelm Beyersdorf)

in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery to be filled by 1 April 2022.

The chosen candidate will represent the field of cardiac surgery in research and teaching and will serve as director of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at the University Heart Center Freiburg - Bad Krozingen. The University Heart Center was integrated into the Medical Center – University of Freiburg on 1 April 2021.

The University Heart Center Freiburg Bad Krozingen has an excellent network of contacts across Germany and a strong international reputation. The new professor in this position will be responsible for further consolidating the University Heart Center’s national and international position. One particular requirement is a high degree of integrative adaptability, allowing to foster and consolidate the incorporation of the University Heart Center into the Medical Center – University of Freiburg is successfully managed. As a prerequisite, a collegial, interdisciplinary and innovative approach for the working attitude as well as in the use of resources across different disciplines and sites is mandatory.

The Department of Cardiovascular Surgery is split between two sites (Freiburg and Bad Krozingen). It performs the full spectrum of cardiac surgical procedures on adults and children (including infant heart transplants). In the field of vascular surgery, the entire spectrum of arterial and venous procedures are carried out.

With the appointment of a new professor to this role, the University Heart Center aims to build on its existing research partnerships within the scope of collaborative funding instruments, including the Collaborative Research Centre 1425 and Freiburg’s Cardio- Vascular BioBank, as well as cooperation within the cardiovascular disciplines and the focus areas of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Freiburg.

Requirements for the appointment are in addition to the compliance with the employment regulations, the completion of a university degree in human medicine, educational qualification, an outstanding dissertation, an excellent publication record and a board certification (Facharztanerkennung) in cardiac surgeon, preferably in vascular surgeon. Applicants should have a Habilitation or an equivalent qualification (§ 47 Landeshochschulgesetz, LHG).

The position is tenured according to § 50 para 1 LHG.
Reference is made to the regulations of § 49 para 2a LHG.

The University of Freiburg’s human resources policy is oriented toward the principles of equal opportunity and diversity. The university is committed to the goal of creating a family-friendly university. We are particularly pleased to receive applications from women for the position advertised here. Applicants with disabilities (Schwerbehinderte Menschen) will be given preferential consideration in case of equal qualification.

To download the necessary application forms please refer to
https://www.med.uni-freiburg.de/en/administration/appointment-procedure
For further information please contact:
https://www.med.uni-freiburg.de/en/administration/appointment-procedure;
phone +49-761-270-84650/-84661; fax +49-761-270-84670;
e-mail dekanat-professuren@uniklinik-freiburg.de

Applications with all pertinent documents (incl. teaching experience) should be sent by e-mail (professuren-bewerbungen@uniklinik-freiburg.de) not later than 10th June 2021 to the Acting Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79085 Freiburg, Germany.

Further information on the appointment procedure can be found in the “Procedure Governing Appointments to Professorships at the University of Freiburg”, available under: https://intranet.uni-freiburg.de/public/downloads/saz/berufungsleitfaden-en.pdf.