Tenure Track Professor (W1) of Yeast Biotechnology (m/f/d)

The Faculty of Natural Sciences invites applications for the position of a

Tenure Track Professor (W1)
of Yeast Biotechnology

at the Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology to be filled for the first time in the winter semester 2025/26. This is a grade W1-professorship for which recruitment payments can be offered. The successful applicant (m/f/d) will be involved in the research, modification, and cultivation of yeasts to enable product development in the food and related sectors. The fermentative conversion of sustainably derived substrates into functional metabolites (especially proteins) and/or foods is to be researched based on demonstrated knowledge and use of current molecular-biological methods. We are looking for an excellent early career researcher who has the potential to acquire external funding and has published in the relevant field. Networking with the departments of the Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology is desired. Excellent opportunities for cooperation are also available with food chemistry and selected fields of nutritional sciences and biology. The teaching load will comprise four contact hours per week. The successful candidate will be able to offer courses in German and English as part of the Bachelor’s and Master’s programs in which the Institute is involved. The position offers attractive conditions for tenure-track appointees. This professorship is particularly suitable for highly qualified early career researchers. The requirements for an appointment are a completed university degree, pedagogical suitability and a doctorate of outstanding quality. If the requirements for civil service are met, the appointment will be a temporary civil service position for six years. After six years, the applicant may be appointed to a W3-position if the requirements described in the University’s quality assurance guidelines are met. The appointment to a W3-position may be done without any additional call for applications and through a simplified appointment process. More information on quality assurance and evaluation is available at https://www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/appointment-principles. With equal qualifications, preference will be given to candidates with disabilities. The University of Hohenheim seeks to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching and therefore strongly encourages female scientists to apply. Please attach the following documents to your application: a cover letter, a statement of your future research interests, a curriculum vitae, transcripts of records and degree certificates, a list of publications, a list of third-party funded projects, a teaching record, information on teaching evaluations as well as three key publications. Please apply online at https://berufungsportal.uni-hohenheim.de/ by 12.11.2023. Questions regarding the position may be directed to Prof. Dr. Jan Frank (jan.frank@uni-hohenheim.de).