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The Faculty of Medicine at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) invites applications for a
Full Professor of General Practice
(salary group W3)
at the Institute of General Practice. This is a full-time and permanent position planned to be filled by March 1, 2027.
We seek to appoint an internationally recognized leader in general practice, who will be responsible for representing the subject of general practice in research, teaching and training, as well as taking on responsibility as medical director for the medical practice in Eckental linked to Uniklinikum Erlangen. We expect collaboration with outpatient and inpatient facilities, in particular with the local network of general practice healthcare facilities that also teach and carry out research. Extensive experience in interdisciplinary research projects is a requirement.
According to the relevant degree program regulations, the professor will be expected to participate in the degree programs in Medicine, Dentistry, Midwifery Science, Logopedics, Molecular Medicine and Medical Process Management.
The successful candidate will have an outstanding track record in research and teaching. They are required to have a university degree and a doctoral degree in a relevant discipline and additional postdoctoral qualifications (either a habilitation or equivalent academic qualifications). These qualifications may also have been achieved in a non-university context or through a junior faculty position (for example as Assistant Professor). Candidates must provide evidence of a license to practice medicine in the field of general practice.
The successful candidate is expected to carry out administrative duties and take a proactive approach to raising third-party funding. FAU pursues a policy of intense student mentoring and expects its teaching staff to be present during lecture periods.
In its pursuit of academic excellence, FAU is committed to equality of opportunity and to a proactive and inclusive approach, which supports and encourages all under-represented groups, promotes an inclusive culture and values diversity. FAU is a family-friendly employer and responsive to the needs of dual career couples.
Please submit your complete application (CV, list of publications, teaching concept, research concept and a gender and diversity concept, max. 2 pages each, list of third-party funding, copies of certificates and degrees) online at https://berufungen.fau.de by January 1, 2026, addressed to the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. Please contact med-berufungen@fau.de with any questions.
The Faculty of Medicine at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) invites applications for a
tenure-track position as Associate/Full Professor of
Interdisciplinary Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine
(salary group W2/W3)
at the Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. The position is to be filled by the earliest possible starting date for an initial period of six years. FAU offers the long-term perspective of a permanent appointment to either an associate or a full professorship if the requirements of the tenure evaluation are met.
We seek to appoint an internationally recognized leader in interdisciplinary oral surgery and oral medicine. The Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery focuses on head and neck reconstructive surgery, cleft lip and palate and craniofacial malformations. Special outpatient clinics are also available to treat patients presenting with systemic diseases affecting the oral cavity (for instance following organ transplants).
Candidates are required to have comprehensive knowledge of and expertise in medical care, surgery and implant-based rehabilitation of the patient groups mentioned above. Relevant publications and success in acquiring third-party funding will serve as evidence of scientific achievements in the stated fields. We would welcome close clinical and scientific collaboration with relevant hospital institutions (including the following Centers: Head and Neck Tumors, Cleft Lip and Palate, Organ Transplantation). The department’s research profile in oral medicine should be refined through collaboration with the relevant centers and outpatient dentistry clinics, for instance in the field of OMICS technologies. We also expect active participation in the research collaborations at the Faculty of Medicine (e.g. collaborative research centers, research training groups, and the Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research).
Leadership experience, management skills, and the organizational capability to further develop the university outpatient clinic for oral and maxillofacial surgery are required. The integration and expansion of innovative imaging procedures, for instance dental MRI, in cranio-maxillofacial diagnostic procedures and integration into an outpatients’ surgical center is expected.
Finally, active participation and advancement of teaching dental students in oral surgery and oral medicine are required. The Faculty of Medicine offers degree programs in Medicine, Dentistry, Molecular Medicine (BSc and MSc), Medical Process Management, Midwifery Sciences and Logopedics as well as the interdisciplinary degree programs Medical Engineering and Integrated Immunology.
The successful candidate will have an outstanding track record in research and teaching.
Candidates are required to have a university degree and a doctoral degree in a relevant discipline and additional postdoctoral qualifications (either a habilitation or equivalent academic qualifications), irrespective of whether they are applying for an associate or full professorship. These qualifications may also have been achieved in a non-university context or through a junior faculty position (for example as Assistant Professor). Candidates must provide evidence of a license to practice medicine as a dentist in the field of oral surgery or as a doctor with a double qualification in the field of oral and cranio-maxillofacial surgery.
In addition to the above, candidates applying for a full professorship must have a wide research spectrum and high international visibility in the area of oral medicine, experience in leading clinical studies, and management experience.
The successful candidate is expected to carry out administrative duties and take a proactive approach to raising third-party funding. FAU pursues a policy of intense student mentoring and expects its teaching staff to be present during lecture periods.
In its pursuit of academic excellence, FAU is committed to equality of opportunity and to a proactive and inclusive approach, which supports and encourages all under-represented groups, promotes an inclusive culture and values diversity. FAU is a family-friendly employer and responsive to the needs of dual career couples.
Please submit your complete application (CV, list of publications, teaching concept and research concept, gender and diversity concept] [max. 2 pages each], list of operations, third-party funding, copies of certificates and degrees) [preferably in English] online at https://berufungen.fau.de by January 6, 2026, addressed to the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. Please contact med-dekanat@fau.de with any questions.
The Faculty of Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) invites applications for an
Associate Professor of CO2-neutral Energy Systems
(salary group W2)
at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. This is a full-time and permanent position to be filled by the earliest possible starting date.
We seek to appoint an internationally recognized leader in the field. Duties include representing the subject appropriately in research and teaching. The aim of the professorship is to strengthen the key research priority of decentral energy systems and, in particular, address CO2-neutral electricity and heat generation on the basis of renewable energies and/or their storage. A research profile in biological, thermal, thermochemical, or electrochemical energy conversion is just as welcome as a focus on carbon management technologies such as CO2 separation from energy or industrial processes (carbon capture and sequestration, CCS) or from the atmosphere (direct air capture, DAC) or process-oriented energy system modeling.
The professor will be expected to teach in the international degree program Clean Energy Processes, the Energy Technology degree program as well as the other degree programs of the Department.
The successful candidate will have an outstanding track record in research and teaching. They are required to have a university degree and a doctoral degree in a relevant discipline and additional postdoctoral qualifications (either a habilitation or equivalent academic qualifications). These qualifications may also have been achieved in a non-university context or through a junior faculty position (for example as Assistant Professor).
The successful candidate is expected to carry out administrative duties and take a proactive approach to raising third-party funding. FAU pursues a policy of intense student mentoring and expects its teaching staff to be present during lecture periods. Candidates who are willing to teach in German and English are preferred.
In its pursuit of academic excellence, FAU is committed to equality of opportunity and to a proactive and inclusive approach, which supports and encourages all under-represented groups, promotes an inclusive culture and values diversity. FAU is a family-friendly employer and responsive to the needs of dual career couples.
Please submit your complete application (CV, list of publications, teaching concept and research concept [max. 2 pages each], list of third-party funding, copies of certificates and degrees) [preferably in English] online at https://berufungen.fau.de by November 16, 2025, addressed to the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. Please contact tf-dekan@fau.de with any questions.
The Faculty of Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) invites applications for an
Associate Professor of Catalytic Materials
(salary group W2)
at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. This is a full-time and permanent position to be filled by the earliest possible starting date.
We seek to appoint an internationally recognized leader in the field. Duties include representing the subject appropriately in research and teaching. The successful candidate will have excellent credentials in research in the area of synthesis, characterization or processing of catalytic materials and will have relevant project experience. Their research should be focused on the development and understanding of innovative material concepts for heterogenous catalysis. The pursued concepts ought to have high potential for combining activity, selectivity, robustness and processability at the highest level, thereby paving the way for new technological innovations aimed at boosting the sustainability of chemical production. We would welcome a focus on the spectroscopic examination of catalytic materials or in the area of alternative energy input in catalytic materials.
The professor will be expected to participate in interdisciplinary collaboration within the department and with other disciplines at the University, with extramural research institutions and with industry. They will be involved in teaching in the degree programs Chemical and Biological Engineering, Advanced Materials and Processes, Chemical Engineering – Sustainable Chemical Technologies and Clean Energy Processes at the department.
The successful candidate will have an outstanding track record in research and teaching. They are required to have a university degree and a doctoral degree in a relevant discipline and additional postdoctoral qualifications (either a habilitation or equivalent academic qualifications). These qualifications may also have been achieved in a non-university context or through a junior faculty position (for example as Assistant Professor).
The successful candidate is expected to carry out administrative duties and take a proactive approach to raising third-party funding. FAU pursues a policy of intense student mentoring and expects its teaching staff to be present during lecture periods.
In its pursuit of academic excellence, FAU is committed to equality of opportunity and to a proactive and inclusive approach, which supports and encourages all under-represented groups, promotes an inclusive culture and values diversity. FAU is a family-friendly employer and responsive to the needs of dual career couples.
Please submit your complete application (CV, list of publications, teaching concept and research concept [max. 2 pages each], list of third-party funding, copies of certificates and degrees) [preferably in English] online at https://berufungen.fau.de by November 23, 2025, addressed to the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. Please contact tf-dekan@fau.de with any questions.
The Faculty of Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) invites applications for an
Assistant Professor of Computer Science (Embedded Artificial Intelligence)
(salary group W1)
at the Department of Computer Science. The position is to be filled by the earliest possible starting date for an initial period of three years. Upon successful evaluation, the appointment will be extended for another three years.
We seek to appoint a top early career scientist with an internationally visible profile in research and teaching. The candidate should develop outstanding expertise in the field of machine learning (ML) for design automation of electronic systems (ECAD) and/or ECAD for ML, and should ideally have experience in research and teaching in one or several of the following areas:
- Machine learning for resource management in MPSoCs
- (Explainable) artificial intelligence in electronic design automation
- Compilation-based mapping of ML to heterogeneous targets
- Design technology co-optimization (DTCO)
- Tiny ML, ML for IoT, ML at the edge
- Hardware-aware learning
- Approximate computing
- Cyber-physical human-computer interaction: Models and verification
- Robustness, safety and security of ML
- LLM-ECAD: Large language model for ECAD.
The professor will be responsible for setting up and leading an independent research group in the Department of Computer Science, and will be expected to contribute to the degree programs in computer science.
Successful candidates should demonstrate initial academic achievements and the capacity for independent research at the highest international standards. They should have substantial research experience abroad and/or experience in managing research projects and in raising third-party funding. A university degree and an outstanding doctoral degree as well as a passion for education and relevant teaching experience are also prerequisites. Candidates who are able and willing to teach in both English and German are preferred.
No more than four years should have passed between the conferral of the doctoral degree and deadline of the call for applications; this period is extended to a maximum of seven years in the field of medicine or clinical psychology and may also be extended due to periods of supporting a family or caring for a family member. The date of the doctoral certificate is decisive.
The successful candidate should become actively involved in administering academic affairs and in developing strategic initiatives. FAU pursues a policy of intense student mentoring and therefore expects its teaching staff to be present during lecture periods.
FAU offers career development, mentoring and an attractive initial research budget. Based on international standards and transparent performance agreements, FAU ensures a fair evaluation process.
FAU offers an outstandingly productive research environment as well as a passionate and multi-disciplinary scholarly community within a vibrant institutional network.
In its pursuit of academic excellence, FAU is committed to equality of opportunity and to a proactive and inclusive approach, which supports and encourages all under-represented groups, promotes an inclusive culture and values diversity. FAU is a family-friendly employer and responsive to the needs of dual career couples.
Please submit your complete application documents (CV, list of publications, teaching concept and research concept [max. 2 pages each], list of third-party funding, copies of certificates and degrees) online at https://berufungen.fau.de by December 1, 2025 addressed to the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. Please contact TF-dekan@fau.de with any questions.