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 Thoracic Oncology (W2)

at the Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonology and Medical Intensive Care at Campus Bielefeld-Bethel (CBB) as soon as possible. The professorship is limited to a duration of five years and is linked to a permanent senior physician position.

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 Pulmonology
• broad clinical experience in the field and leadership experience
• relevant doctorate and additional scientific achievements according to § 36 paras. 1; no. 4 HG NRW
• excellent scientific achievements demonstrated through relevant publications
• experience in project management and experience in the successful acquisition of third-party funding
• experience in the design and conduct of clinical trials
• 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:

• experience in the establishment, development and leadership of a certified lung cancer centre
• additional qualification in Intensive Care Medicine

The professorship is based at the Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonology and Medical Intensive Care at EvKB – Campus Bielefeld-Bethel, one of Germany’s leading university-affiliated centres for pulmonology. The department covers the full spectrum of pulmonary medicine and includes an interdisciplinary intensive care unit run by pulmonologists. The department is particularly recognized for its high-level and interdisciplinary care of malignant pulmonary diseases. An expansion in the field of thoracic oncology is planned. Active participation in the pulmonary intensive care unit is expected, particularly for candidates with an additional qualification in Intensive Care Medicine.

A key focus of the research activities is the investigation of the immunological, biological, and imaging-related mechanisms of malignant tumors of the lung, pleura, and mediastinum, as well as pulmonary metastases. The primary focus of this research is the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic concepts, as well as the implementation of care-related study concepts.
In addition, the successful candidate is expected to actively contribute to the university-, faculty-and institution-wide Core Facility MR Imaging and to participate in collaborative research projects within the Medical Faculty OWL. In this context, strengthening basic research is expressly expected.

An active involvement in the further development of the Lung Cancer Centre at the Evangelisches Klinikum Bethel (EvKB) is expected. The centre is part of the Ostwestfälisches Lungenkrebszentrum Ev. Klinikum Bethel - Bielefeld | Klinikum Gütersloh, which is certified by the DKG and a growing cross-sector network project, that strengthens thoracic oncology care in the OWL region.

In addition, an interdisciplinary Centre for Clinical Research with a Clinical Trial Unit (CTU) is planned at EvKB. This will be implemented in close cooperation with the Haematology and Oncology, as well as other medical specialties. The aim is to promote the implementation, development and organisation of joint clinical studies in areas such as thoracic tumours. You will have a leading role in planning, promoting and implementing these studies.

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.

The successful candidate should demonstrate willingness to address gender- and diversity-related aspects in order to improve clinical care practice.

EvKB would particularly like to encourage female candidates to apply for this position. EvKB promotes a sustainable balance between personal life and career through its family-friendly personnel policy. Competent support is provided when arranging child care.

The following applies to the appointment:

The duties of the professorship will be carried out within the framework of a public-law employment relationship with the University (no civil service status). The appointment requirements are governed by § 36 HG.
The duties within the scope of medical care are regulated by a contract with Evangelischen Klinikum Bethel gGmbH (EvKB).

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 EvKB 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 02/07/2026 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

Evangelisches Klinikum Bethel
UK OWL Campus Bielefeld-Bethel
Prof. Dr. med. Philipp M. Lepper
Medical Director Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonology and Medical Intensive Care
Phone +49 (0) 521/772-77501 (office Frau Heike Henning)
philipp.lepper@evkb.de

Prof. Dr. med. Fritz Mertzlufft
Scientific Director of the v. Bodelschwinghschen Stiftungen Bethel
Phone +49 (0) 521/772-79010
fritz.mertzlufft@evkb.de

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