Full Professorship (W3) in Organic Chemistry: Cellular Chemistry / Biochemistry

(Fulltime, Salary level W 3)

Reference No. 2024/254.

The Department of Chemistry in the Faculty of Sciences seeks to fill this position by April 1, 2026.

The University of Konstanz is one of eleven Universities of Excellence in Germany. Since 2007 it has been successful in the German Excellence Initiative and its follow-up program, the Excellence Strategy.

The research focus of the professorship will be in an innovative area of Organic Chemistry/Chemical Biology, ideally complementing both current and future research activities at the Department of Chemistry. The position holder is expected to continue and expand the existing collaboration with the Department of Biology. We are seeking an individual who can represent the full range of Organic Chemistry across all degree programs of the Department of Chemistry. These include the Bachelor's and Master's programs in Chemistry, Life Sciences, and Nanoscience. Further requirements for appointments to professorships are based on

• 47 paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Landeshochschulgesetz.

For further information, please contact Ms. Helgard Fischer (sek1.ref@uni-konstanz.de) for questions concerning the procedure and the Head of the Department of Chemistry, Prof. Dr. Valentin Wittmann (), for questions regarding the focus of the professorship.

We look forward to receiving your application with the usual documents (curriculum vitae, list of publications, research concept and future research directions, list of acquired third-party funding, teaching experience and courses taught, teaching evaluation results if available, copies of academic certificates) until February 2, 2025 via our Online Application Portal

The University of Konstanz is committed to ensuring an environment that provides equal opportunities and promotes diversity as well as a good balance between university and family life. As an equal opportunity employer, we strive to increase the number of women working in research and teaching. We also support working couples through our dual career program (https://www.uni-konstanz.de/en/equalopportunities/family/dual-career/

).Persons with disabilities are explicitly encouraged to apply. They will be given preference if appropriately qualified (, +49 7531 88-4016).

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