Job Description
Scientific EnvironmentThe professorship will be assigned to the TUM School of Life Sciences, located at the interdisciplinary campus Freising-Weihenstephan. TUM School of Life Sciences provides shared services and core facilities (e.g. Animal Research Center, BayBioMS for Metabolomics and Proteomics, CALM Center for Advanced Light Microscopy) and supports participation of the professorship in currently ongoing and new collaborative research initiatives at the ZIP Center for Infection Prevention. ResponsibilitiesThe responsibilities include research and teaching as well as the promotion of early-career scientists. We seek to appoint an expert in the research area of animal cell biology with a focus on cell fate and differentiation, cellular crosstalk and signaling, intracellular trafficking, epithelial/endothelial transport, and single-cell omics. Teaching responsibilities include courses in the university’s bachelor and master programs, especially in the fields of biology, nutrition science, agrobioscience, and molecular biotechnology.
Responsibilities + Skills
Education
We are looking for candidates who have demonstrated initial scientific achievements and the capacity for independent research at the highest international level. A university degree and an outstanding doctoral degree or equivalent scientific qualification, as well as pedagogical aptitude, are prerequisites. Substantial research experience abroad is expected (please see www.tum.de/en/faculty-recruiting-faq/ for further information).
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