Full W2-Professorship in Preclinical Therapy Development for Neurological Diseases in Childhood and Adolescence

The Tübingen Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital are part of the University of Excellence Tübingen. They provide medical services at the highest level and cover the entire spectrum of modern medicine, research, teaching and clinical care.

The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Tübingen invites applications for a position at the Clinic for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Department III (Child Neurology, Developmental Neurology, General Pediatrics, Endocrinology, Diabetology, Social Pediatrics) as a

Full W2-Professorship in Preclinical Therapy Development for Neurological Diseases in Childhood and Adolescence

available immediately.

The position is made available for a period of six years according to section 50 subsection 2 sentence 1 no. 5 of the Baden-Württemberg state law covering higher education and specifically the promotion of highly gifted junior researchers.

The ideal candidate will establish innovative cell models (i.a. bioengineered tissue, organoids) for research into neurogenetic, neurometabolic and neurodegenerative diseases in childhood and adolescence. The professorship will research the pathophysiology of these brain diseases and develop new individualized therapies on the basis of these cell models. The close collaboration with the neighboring departments and research groups is expected, especially at the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research (HIH), the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the Tübingen Neuro Campus more widely, as well as with the Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases (IDM) and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD).
The newly founded Gene and RNA Therapy Center (GRTC) also offers excellent opportunities to expand further synergies.

In the field of teaching, comprehensive experience evaluated as outstanding and involvement are expected, as well as active design of lectures and other teaching formats, particularly in view of innovative curricula in the degree programs taught at the Tübingen Faculty of Medicine.
The position has a teaching load of nine hours per week during the semester.

Required qualifications include a PhD or equivalent degree as well as postdoctoral qualifications and teaching experience equivalent to the requirements of a full professorship.

The University of Tübingen is committed to equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. Female scientists, in particular, are explicitly invited to apply, as are applicants from outside Germany.

Applications from equally qualified candidates with disabilities will be given preference.

Please observe the applicable vaccination regulations.

General information on professorships, hiring processes, and the German academic system can be found here: https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/213700

Please submit your entire application using the web-based application platform https://berufungen.uni-tuebingen.de.
The deadline for applications is 26 September 2024.

The scientific lectures and personal interviews with the appointment committee in Tübingen are currently scheduled for calendar week 49.

Questions regarding the application may be directed to
berufungen.dekanat@med.uni-tuebingen.de.

Enquiries concerning the professorship may be directed to the Dean.

Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
University of Tübingen
Professor Dr. rer. nat. Bernd Pichler
Geissweg 5/1
72076 Tübingen, GERMANY