As one of Europe’s leading research universities, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich is committed to the highest international standards of excellence in research and teaching. Building on its more than 500-year-long tradition, it offers a broad spectrum that covers all areas of knowledge within its 18 Faculties, ranging from the humanities, law, economics and social sciences, to medicine and the natural sciences.
The Faculty of Biology invites applications for a
Professorship (W2) (6 years/tenure track)
of Computational Plant Systematics
commencing on 1 April 2027.
We are looking for an internationally renowned personality who uses computational methods to research the evolutionary history, adaptation to changing habitats and/or taxonomy of plants.
The successful candidate will be expected to establish internationally competitive, third-party-funded research projects. In terms of teaching, the professorship will contribute to the biology bachelor's and master's programmes. Participation in joint projects within the faculty is expressly desired.
The Faculty of Biology at LMU Munich is one of the strongest faculties in Germany in terms of research and third-party funding (https://foerderatlas.dfg.de). The Faculty is located in the Biocenter of the High-Tech Campus Martinsried together with other life sciences of LMU Munich, the Max-Planck-Society and the Helmholtz Center Munich. Within the Faculty of Biology, service units for high-performance computing, genomics, bioanalytics, electron microscopy, light microscopy, proteomics and metabolomics are available. The professorship is based in Munich-Nymphenburg at the Chair of Plant Systematics, Biodiversity and Evolution.
LMU Munich seeks to appoint a highly qualified junior academic to this professorship and, therefore, especially encourages early-career scholars to apply. Prerequisites for this position are a university degree and a doctoral degree or a comparable specific qualification. With an excellent record in research and teaching to date, prospective candidates will have demonstrated the potential for an outstanding academic career.
The initial appointment will be for six years. After a minimum of three years, it can be converted into a permanent position pending a positive evaluation of the candidate’s performance in research and teaching as well as his or her personal aptitude and if all legal conditions are met.
Under the terms of the “LMU Academic Career Program”, in exceptional cases and subject to outstanding performance in research and teaching, the position may be converted from a W2 into a W3 Full Professorship at a later date.
LMU Munich makes a point of providing newly appointed professors with various types of support, such as welcoming services and assistance for dual career couples.
LMU Munich is an equal opportunity employer. The University continues to be very successful in increasing the number of female faculty members and strongly encourages applications from female candidates. LMU Munich intends to enhance the diversity of its faculty members. Furthermore, disabled candidates with essentially equal qualifications will be given preference.
Please upload your application comprising a curriculum vitae, list of publications, a brief summary of present and future research interests, list of third-party funds acquired, proof of teaching experience, teaching concept, a maximum of five selected reprints and copies of relevant documents (addressed to the Dean of the Faculty of Biology, Prof. Dr. Herwig Stibor, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 PlaneggMartinsried, Germany) as an electronic file (together with the completed submission form on the website https://www.bio.lmu.de/en/about-the-faculty/organization-of-the-faculty/) under the link https://www.dekanat.bio.lmu.de/letterbox before 11 November 2026.
