Job Opportunities

Join us in shaping the new Medical School OWL at Bielefeld University:
Future-oriented, interprofessional and strong in research and teaching

The Medical School OWL at Bielefeld University intends to fill a

Professorship in Endocrinology and Diabetology (W3)

at Campus Klinikum Bielefeld as of 01st September 2027.

The Medical School OWL and the University Medical Center OWL (UMC OWL), with Klinikum Bielefeld, Evangelisches Klinikum Bethel (EvKB), and Klinikum Lippe, are an innovative medical location under development. We are seeking individuals who embrace this development process as an opportunity to actively create and shape research, teaching, patient care, and organization in collaboration with us. You will be significantly involved in implementing our model study program in human medicine and can contribute innovative ideas for teaching. Our career and research support programs, aimed at interdisciplinary cooperation, provide a wide range of development opportunities.

Qualifications required for the position include:

• specialist qualification for Internal Medicine and Endocrinology and Diabetology
• excellent clinical experience in the entire field of Endocrinology and Diabetology, clinical leadership experience
• methodological qualifications and extensive experience in conducting clinical trials
• relevant doctorate and additional scientific achievements according to § 36 paras. 1; no. 4 HG NRW
• outstanding scientific achievements demonstrated through relevant publications
• experience in project management and experience in the successful acquisition of
  competitive third-party funding
• compatibility with the research profile of the Medical School OWL
• extensive expertise in innovate teaching formats in the subject to be represented
• active participation in the equality-oriented promotion of young scientists

Desirable qualifications:

• interest in further developing the infectious disease spectrum of the specialist clinic
• interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in the Endocrinology with a focus on improving diagnosis, treatment and patient care

At Klinikum Bielefeld, you will manage the Department of General Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetology and Infectiology of the UMC OWL and will be part of the cross-site Centre for Geriatric Medicine. Further, you will coordinate the work of the Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetology, Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Internal Medicine at Klinikum Bielefeld across all locations and cooperate closely with the clinic for bariatric surgery. Oncology is one of the main specializations at Klinikum Bielefeld. Within this framework, the Department of General Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetology and Infectiology is primarily responsible for the endocrine tumor segment. The department’s current research focuses on tumor development and tumor immunology of the thyroid gland. Close cooperation is expected with the working group for Experimental Endocrinology, which is currently being established at the Medical School OWL’s campus, focusing on adrenal gland disorders and tumor metabolism.

The position requires high-level scientific expertise in a clinically relevant field of research in Endocrinology and Diabetology, as well as the initiation of one’s own clinical trials and participation in multi-center studies. Of particular interest are the transition phase of adolescents with endocrine disorders into adult medicine, as well as the endocrinology of ageing.

As the holder of this position, you should be willing to address gender and diversity-related issues to improve health care practices. The establishment of an OWL cohort of people with gender dysphoria is currently in preparation.

We expect close collaboration with other departments of the UMC OWL, other faculties of Bielefeld University, and the medical community (private practices) in the region. Therefore, we are seeking an individual with leadership experience and expertise in the entire field, along with excellent communication and coordination skills.

Klinikum Bielefeld aims to increase the proportion of women in management positions and strongly encourages women to apply. Klinikum Bielefeld stands for a family-friendly working environment tailored to your wishes and requirements. We offer an in-house daycare center with the option of bilingual education.

The following applies to appointments:

The duties of the professorship are to be carried out under an employment contract with the University by the requirements for employment outlined in § 36 HG. The tasks within the scope of medical care, including the right to liquidation, will be regulated via a contract for chief physicians with Klinikum Bielefeld.

Applications from qualified individuals with severe disabilities and those with equivalent disabilities are strongly encouraged.

Bielefeld University has received several awards for its successes within equality and is certified as a family-friendly university. The university pursues a committed equal opportunities policy concerning the appointment of professorships and would expressly encourage qualified female applicants to apply. Applications will be treated in accordance with the State Equality Act. Parental leave will be considered in the context of the selection process. The Medical School OWL and Klinikum Bielefeld consider equality between women and men as an important task, which the future job holder will help to implement.

Bielefeld University supports dual-career arrangement in establishing a joint professional and personal life.

Please submit your application by 17/05/2026 via the online appointment portal of Bielefeld University:

https://berufungen.uni-bielefeld.de/

In addition to the usual application documents and information, we ask you to submit a 2 page concept each on teaching, research, and patient care. These concept papers should include gender- and diversity-specific aspects relevant to the advertised professorship. In addition, we expect a brief description of your previous and planned gender equality activities, particularly concerning promoting young female scientists and the compatibility of career and family.

Contact:

Bielefeld University
Medical School OWL
The Dean Prof. Dr. med. Claudia Hornberg, Dipl.-Biol., Dipl.-Ökol.
PO Box 10 01 31
33501 Bielefeld
Phone +49 (0) 521/106-67467 (secretariat Stephanie Heuer)
dekanin.medizin@uni-bielefeld.de

and additionally

Campus Klinikum Bielefeld
Management of Klinikum Bielefeld gem. GmbH 
Michael Ackermann
Phone +49 (0) 521 / 581 2001 
michael.ackermann@klinikumbielefeld.de

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