W2 Professorship for Plant Physiology (m/f/d)

Organisation/Company Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau Department Biology Research Field Biological sciences » Biology Biological sciences » Botany Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3) Leading Researcher (R4) Positions Other Positions Country Germany Application Deadline 5 Jan 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Berlin) Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 1 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

W2 Professorship for Plant Physiology (m/f/d)

With about 17,000 students, more than 300 professorships and around 160 degree programs, the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) is the technical university of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. As a place of top international research, it offers excellent working conditions and career opportunities. Those who study, research or work at RPTU experience a cosmopolitan environment and shape the future.

Your tasks include:

You will represent the field of Plant Physiology in research and teaching. You will actively acquire your own external funding and participate in the acquisition of new coordinated programs. In addition to strong basic research, you will develop a focus on applied research. You will represent the subject of Plant Physiology in its entire breadth in the German-language bachelor’s program and develop your own courses in one of the specializations Microbial and Plant Biotechnology, Molecular Cell Biology or Ecology of the English-language master’s program in Biology. You will be actively involved in university committees.

Your profile:

We expect applicants to have an outstanding research record in the field of Plant Physiology, evidenced by relevant publications and visibility in the field. The future professorship should cover the spectrum from basic to applied research. The aim is to strengthen research foci represented in current consortia (TRR175, GRK2737, BioComp, NFDI/DataPLANT) and in future ones (a TRR on mitochondrial and chloroplast homeostasis) and to translate mechanistic understanding into strategies to increase plant resilience. Research projects should promote interdisciplinary cooperations within our technical university, e.g. with the fields of physics, computer science, engineering, or environmental sciences. Continuous acquisition of external funding, special didactic skills and extensive teaching experience are expected.Non-German-speaking applicants are expected to acquire the necessary language skills within a reasonable period of time.

The state of Rhineland-Palatinate and RPTU advocate a supervision concept in which a high level of presence of teaching staff at the university location is expected. In addition to the general employment requirements, the employment requirements set out in Section 49 of the Rhineland-Palatinate Higher Education Act apply.

RPTU stands for the diversity of all employees. We welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethnic and social origin, age, religion, gender, disability and sexual orientation or identity. Severely disabled persons and persons with equivalent status will be given preference if they are suitably qualified and suitable (please enclose proof of severe disability/equal status with your application).

RPTU strives to increase the proportion of women in areas in which women are underrepresented. Applications from female and male scientists from abroad are expressly encouraged.

Your application:

We look forward to receiving your detailed application no later than . Please submit your application through our application portal ( ), including a curriculum vitae, a description of past and future research interests, information on previous teaching experience and third-party funding acquisition, as well as a list of publications and up to four original research papers.

Interviews are tentatively scheduled for 05./06. February 2026.

Research Field Biological sciences » BiologyBiological sciences » Botany

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