W2 Professorship with tenure track to W3 in Animal Health Management (f/m/d)

The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Göttingen invites applications for a temporary professorship with civil servant status (grade W2 NBesO) with tenure track (grade W3 NBesO) at the Department of Animal Sciences effective at the earliest possible date: W2 Professorship with tenure track to W3 in Animal Health Management (f/m/d) The successful candidate will initially be appointed for a period of five years. Transfer to a permanent professorship (W3) shall take place after a positive evaluation without the position being readvertised. The successful applicant will cover the research area of livestock health in the context of husbandry system and environment, preferably with regard to one health. A focus should be on the development and implementation of strategies to prevent infectious or production diseases. We are seeking a committed and team-oriented leadership personality with a strong international publication record as well as experience in teaching and with the acquisition and implementation of research projects – all relative to the candidate\’s career stage. Research should focus on agricultural topics with an international profile. An interdisciplinary orientation as well as cooperation both within the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and with other faculties and institutions in Göttingen in DFG collaborative research projects or comparable formats are expected. The professorship will contribute to teaching in B.Sc. and M.Sc. programmes in Agricultural Sciences (Livestock Sciences, Resource Management), in the M.Sc. programme Equine Science, and in the Faculty\’s doctoral programme. The successful candidate will be able to teach in both German and English (after a training period, if necessary). The University of Göttingen attaches importance to research-oriented teaching. Have we awakened your interest? Here you can find the complete job advertisement: