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 Physiology (W2)

as soon as possible.

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.

Prerequisite qualifications:

• degree in human medicine or a biomedical life science
• 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
• compatibility with the research profile of the Medical School OWL
• extensive expertise in innovate teaching formats in physiology
• active engagement in promotion of gender equality of early-career scientists

Desirable qualifications:

• qualification as a physiologist or a specialist qualification in physiology
• research and teaching experience in the field of neurophysiology
• experience in patch-clamp electrophysiology
• experience with induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)

As the holder of this position, you will work closely with the Physiology and Pathophysiology of Cells and Membranes working group to create innovative physiology teaching programs.

You will build up an internationally visible physiological research profile that fits into the profile-building process of both the faculty and the university. You will combine state-of-the-art basic scientific methods, including electrophysiological methods where appropriate, with clinically relevant topics – ideally in the field of cellular signaling in electrically excitable tissues and their pathologies. The professorship offers great potential for strengthening neuroscience and/or personalized medicine research within the faculty, for future collaborative initiatives and cooperation with clinical, medical-theoretical, translational, neuroscience and/or patient-specific research groups within the faculty.

We expect close collaboration with other departments of the UMC OWL and other faculties of Bielefeld University. Expressly desired are close scientific connections to the Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) and the Faculties of Biology, Chemistry and/or Physics. Therefore, we are seeking an individual with leadership experience and expertise in the entire field, along with excellent communication and coordination skills.

The following applies to appointments:
The recruitment requirements are based on § 36 HG.
The teaching load follows § 3 para. 1 No. 1 LVV.

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 considers 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 20/08/2026 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 and research. 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

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