Full Professorship (Tenure Position W3) (Germany)

The Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany, Faculty of Biology, invites applications for a

Full Professorship (Tenure Position W3)

in Evolutionary Ecology


to be filled at the earliest possible date. The successful applicant will have a record of internationally visible research in Evolutionary Ecology, preferably using molecular genetic methods. The position will be part of the Mainz Biology Division "Evolution, Biodiversity and Anthropology". Cooperation is encouraged with the research focus „Gene Regulation in Evolution and Development" (www.imb.de/GeneRED) of the Department of Biology and the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB).
In addition to their scientific qualifications, candidates must have didactic skills and experience in teaching Ecology at the Bachelor and Master levels, including ecological field courses and excursions.

State law (§ 49 of the Hochschulgesetz Rheinland-Pfalz) requires applicants to have the relevant university and doctoral degrees, an outstanding research record and teaching achievements.

The State of Rhineland-Palatinate and JGU put particular emphasis on intensive student support. We expect the University's faculty to reflect this in their presence at the University.

JGU aims at increasing the number of female faculty and therefore explicitly encourages applications by female scientists. Disabled applicants with adequate qualification will be given preferential treatment.

Applications including the usual documents (CV; publications; teaching; funding; research proposal; forms available athttp://www.bio.uni-mainz.de/), both on paper and in electronic form (PDF), should be submitted no later than 15 August 2013 to


Dekan des Fachbereichs 10 - Biologie -
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
55099 Mainz
Email: zischler@uni-mainz.de