The professorship is assigned to the TUM School of Medicine and Health in the Department of Health and Sport Sciences. The new TUM Campus in the Olympic Park is one of Europe’s most modern sports and health sciences facilities. The scientific environment in the Department and at the Technical University of Munich is characterized by strong interdisciplinary structures. Collaborations with the TUM School of Life Sciences, the Helmholtz Munich, and a Center for Health & Medicine in Society membership are anticipated. The primary focus of the Department of Health and Sport Sciences is to explore the relationship between physical activity and health in prevention research, with the ultimate goal of improving human health and well-being.

The TUM Munich Dual Career Office (MDCO) provides tailored career consulting to the partners of newly appointed professors. The MDCO assists in relocating and integrating new professors, their partners and accompanying family members.