W3 Professorship for Drug Design and Development

W3 Professorship for Drug Design and Development

Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Jena, Germany

We are looking for a research personality (f/m/d) with extensive expertise in natural products, drug discovery and development of anti-infectives who will significantly shape the research profile in Jena in the future. The candidate is expected to carry out an ambitious research program for targeted, guideline- compliant development of new drug candidates. The position holder should have the ability to provide dedicated leadership to the research group, including training of junior scientists, as well as an extensive network of international collaborators. The professorship is responsible for the further conception of research as well as for the integration of research and teaching into the research landscape in Jena, for example into the Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse, the Leibniz Center for Photonics in Infection Research and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF). The professorship can profit from the existing expertise in pre-clinical drug development. It is explicitly desired that the new professor is very committed to the acquisition of external funding. Depending on the expertise, the professor will participate in teaching in the field of chemical biology, microbiology and related subjects. The professorship is a research professorship with a reduced teaching load.

Jena is scientifically very strong and internationally visible in the fields of microbiology, chemical biology, infection biology, biogeosciences, biodiversity, optics/photonics, materials science and bioinformatics/systems biology. Jena has an attractive research environment with an integrative network of natural and life sciences research groups, characterized by close collaborations of the university with non-university research institutions and with local biotech companies. It is expected that the professorship will actively shape the profile building and expand and intensify the collaborations. Our future colleague will cooperate in an interdisciplinary manner and contribute her or his knowledge to the dialogue with society.

In order to be eligible for the position, candidates must have a completed degree, pedagogical aptitude, a particular aptitude for academic work demonstrated by a doctorate as well as a Habilitation or equivalent academic achievements. Appointment as a professor shall be for life as a civil servant, provided that the legal requirements are met.