The University of Freiburg invites applications for the
Tenure-Track Professorship for midwifery
at the Faculty of Medicine in the Institute of nursing sciences (director Prof. Christiane
Kugler) to be filled as soon as possible.
This is a grade W1-professorship to which performance payments can be offered. This
professorship is suitable for highly qualified early career researchers at an early stage
in their careers. Conditions governing the appointment in accordance with section 51
(3) LHG apply.
The position holder should develop the subject of midwifery at the university and represent
it in teaching and research. The central focus should be on the establishment and
academic further development of the bachelor‘s degree program in midwifery, which
qualifies the profession, in cooperation with the cooperation partners of the current
clinical teaching units as part of the overall curriculum, with special emphasis on evidence-
based interprofessional training approaches. We are looking for a young scientist
who is willing to support and further develop scientific, clinical, and didactic foci of
midwifery with a research profile of her/ his own and to promote the care of pregnant
women, childbearing women, and women who have recently given birth as well as their
families at the intersections of the different professions involved. Particular emphasis
should be given on international networking. Acquisition of appraised third-party funds
and participation in third-party funded projects are desirable. The establishment of cooperative
research projects on midwifery research with reference to the main focus of
the faculty is very welcome.
Prerequisites for the employment are a recognition of professional qualification as a
midwife, a university degree in midwifery or human medicine or health sciences or
related subjects in the life sciences, a dissertation, and an excellent publication record.
This position is a fixed term of four years. After a successful interim evaluation, it will be
extended by two years. Furthermore, the tenure procedure towards Full Professorship
W3 will be initiated after successful interim evaluation.
The tenure procedures are regulated in the Statutes and Quality Assurance Concept for
Junior Professorships and Tenure-Track Professorships and agreed upon with the Ministry
of Science (
https://www.zuv.uni-freiburg.de/service/tenure). As a prerequisite for
granting tenure and the subsequent conversion into a full professorship (W3) (1) the requirements
defined in the Statutes and Quality Assurance Concept have to be met and
(2) the subject specific criteria determined by the Faculty of Medicine have to be met.
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 12th January 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”,
available under
https://uni-freiburg.link/berufungsleitfaden.