W2 Professorship for Integrative Zoology of Invertebrates

At the Faculty of Biological Sciences of Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany a

W2 Professorship for Integrative Zoology of Invertebrates

is to be filled beginning 1 October 2025.

The professorship is based at the Institute for Zoology and Evolutionary Research, whose expertise and mission encompass comprehensive representation of the field of zoology in organismal research and teaching.

We are looking for a researcher (f/d/m) with a proven track record of excellent scientific achievements who applies a wide range of methods in the field of organismic zoology of invertebrates. The successful candidate will particularly represent the field of invertebrate zoology and enrich the institute with new research approaches, methods and analytical techniques. The research will focus on organismal questions in the areas of functional morphology or phylogeny and systematics, as well as the evolutionary adaptation of animals to their environment. These questions should be answered comprehensively in an interdisciplinary and integrative manner, e.g., by combining molecular and classical methods.

Collaborations to strengthen the faculty’s existing research priorities (e.g. microbial communication, biodiversity, aging research), a proven active acquisition of third-party funding and leadership skills are expected. The holder of the position will represent the field of zoology and evolutionary biology in the B. Sc. and M. Sc. courses of the Faculty’s biology programs taught in German and English, respectively, as well as in the teacher training courses and the B. Sc. program in Nutritional Sciences.

To be eligible for the position, candidates must have a completed university degree, excellent pedagogical aptitude, a particular aptitude for academic work, which is typically demonstrated by an outstanding doctoral degree 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.

Friedrich Schiller University Jena is committed to increasing the number of women in research and teaching. Therefore, the University actively encourages qualified female scientists to apply. Applicants with disabilities will be given preference to other candidates with equal qualifications.

Applications in German or English with the usual documents such as CV, research concept (2 pages) and teaching concept (1 page), acquisition of third-party funding, list of publications and teaching evaluations, copies of certificates are to be submitted via the University’s appointment portal

www.berufungsportal.uni-jena.de

no later than 3 March 2025. They should be addressed to the Dean of the Faculty of Biological Sciences, Professor Dr. Lars-Oliver Klotz ([email protected]).

For questions about the position and the procedure, please contact Professor Dr. Andreas Hejnol ([email protected]).