Full Professorship (W3) for surgery of congenital heart disease and pediatric cardiac surgery

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

The future holder of this position represents the speciality. Furthermore, the future holder will be entrusted with the section “pediatric cardiac surgery and cardiac surgery of congenital heart defects”.

Pediatric cardiac surgery and cardiac surgery of congenital heart defects are located at the Campus Freiburg, as the entire pediatric (cardiac) medicine is contextualized there. The entire spectrum of pediatric cardiac surgical procedures (including new born cardiac surgery and infant cardiac transplantation) as well as surgery of congenital heart defects in adults is provided. There is a close and trusting collaboration with the Department for Congenital Heart Defects and Pediatric Cardiology.

The applicant should have a high level of internationally recognised scientific and clinical qualifications, as evidenced by high-ranking publications and the acquisition of third-party funding. The willingness to interdisciplinary cooperation, active collaboration within the research priorities areas of the Faculty of Medicine and participation in Freiburg research networks, in particular the Collaborative Research Centre 1425, is expected.

Requirements for the appointment are in addition to the compliance with the employment regulations for professors, the completion of a university degree in medicine, educational qualification, a very good doctorate degree, and a board certification (Facharztanerkennung) in cardiac surgery. Applicants should have a Habilitation or an equivalent qualification (§ 47 Landeshochschulgesetz, LHG).

The position is tenured according to § 50 para 1 LHG as an employee.

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 us by 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 not later than December, 21 2023 to the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Dr. Lutz Hein, University of Freiburg, 79085 Freiburg, Germany (professuren-bewerbungen@uniklinik-freiburg.de).

Further information on the appointment procedure can be found in the “Berufungsleitfaden”, which is available here.