The University of Potsdam, Faculty of Science, Institute of Nutritional Science invites applications for the following position to be filled as soon as possible:

Full Professorship (W 3)
for Food Chemistry

The successful applicant should have a research focus in the area of instrumental analytics and/or a topic linked to life science or toxicology. The applicant should be internationally renowned for high-ranking publications and successful acquisition of third-party funding. The research topic should complement the current research activities at the Institute of Nutritional Science, the cooperating Leibniz Institutes German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) and it should offer cooperation options with the Faculty of Health Sciences, a joint faculty of the University of Potsdam, the Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane and the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg as well as cooperation with the Institute of Chemistry in Golm. Management experience or experience in the coordination of research projects is desired.

The applicant will have teaching obligations in the bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in “Nutritional Science” as well as the international master’s degree program “Toxicology”. The applicant must be able to comprehensively cover the syllabus of food chemistry and food safety. Non-German-speaking appointees are expected to acquire proficiency in German sufficient to be able to interact with all colleagues, students and staff within two years.

For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Püschel (gpuesche@uni-potsdam.de)