Location

Campus Essen

Application area

Research Alliance Ruhr (RAR): Research Center One Health Ruhr / Faculty of Biology

Professorship in Cell Biology and Human Disease
W3 salary band as defined in the North Rhine-Westphalian regulations for the W salary range (Landesbesoldungsordnung W)

Start of employment

as soon as possible

Duration of employment

permanent

Working time

41 hours (100 %)

Your main tasks

The person selected to hold the new professorship position will chair the newly formed Department of Cell Biology and Human Disease. The professorship is affiliated with UDE’s Faculty of Biology, jointly with the Medical Faculty . Further associations exist with faculties at RUB and TU Dortmund, as well as with ISAS in Dortmund.

The successful candidate will have an established and internationally competitive research portfolio and work on a current topic of molecular cell biology that bears relevance to human disease, including cancer. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, cytoskeletal dynamics, chromatin-related regulation, and mechanisms of proteostasis. The teaching load is reduced to four hours per week per semester, and members of the associated group may be involved in the classes.

Applicants should complement and strengthen the Research Center One Health Ruhr and expand the existing strengths of the ZMB and the Faculty of Biology. Participation in the Collaborative Research Center 1430 "Molecular Mechanisms of Cell State Transitions" (https://www.uni-due.de/crc1430) is desirable.

Your profile

The future chair should be an internationally recognized scientist in a field of molecular cell biology that is related to the research interests of the Research Center One Health Ruhr and have an established, externally funded and competitive research program. Expertise in leading research groups as well as publications in high-ranking peer-reviewed journals and successful acquisition of competitive third-party funding projects are mandatory. Experience in initiating and leading research consortia is desirable. In addition, the recruitment criteria of Sections 36 and 37 of the North Rhine-Westphalia Higher Education Act (Gesetz über die Hochschulen des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, HG NRW) apply.

The Research Center One Health Ruhr investigates the fundamental mechanisms of health and disease from the molecular level to large-scale environmental science. Fourteen new chairs will be established over the next two years.

The Research Center is affiliated with the three member universities of the University Alliance Ruhr. We offer an excellent scientific environment and attractive opportunities for collaboration with renowned international, national, and regional partners. The professorship will be closely associated with the University of Duisburg-Essen’s Faculties of Biology and Medicine as well as the Center of Medical Biotechnology (ZMB). These institutions have an excellent international reputation in the fields of biomedical research. Research has been consolidated in numerous interdisciplinary collaborations among the 80 groups of the ZMB. All participating faculties and institutions have a strong track record in acquiring major third-party funding for collaborative research.

Our Welcome Services are happy to assist especially international applicants and their families with their relocating to the Ruhr area, an up-and-coming metropolitan region. We can advise you on housing in the city or more rural areas and help you find childcare if needed. If desired, our Dual Career Service will be happy to help your partner explore their own professional perspectives in the region.

Application deadline

2024-11-22

Code number

41030-24

Application

If you are interested in this position, please send your application in a single PDF file by 22 november 2024 to the Dean of the Faculty of Biology, Professor Dr. Florian Leese (dekan-biologie@uni-due.de).

Please include the usual documents: (1) your CV including information on both your academic and professional experience; (2) a list of publications; (3) copies of relevant certificates; (4) an exposé of your research profile with reference to its relevance for the College and the UA Ruhr; (5) a list of successful external grant applications; (6) an overview of your experience in academic self-administration, and (7) and information on your previous teaching activities.

Information about the job

Please direct any questions to Professor Dr. Hemmo Meyer, Tel: +49 201 183 - 4217 or hemmo.meyer@uni-due.de.

Further information about the Research Alliance Ruhr and the participating institutions can be found at:

www.uaruhr.de/researchallianceruhr

www.uni-due.de/biologie

www.uni-due.de/zmb