Job Description

Please submit your application online


by January 5, 2026 through the


RWTH appointment portal at:


www.berufungsportal.rwth-aachen.de




For inquiries specific to the academic


position, please reach out to Prof. Dr.


Carsten Honerkamp at


dekan@fb1.rwth-aachen.de. If you en-

counter technical issues with the ap-

pointment portal, please get in touch


with our support team at


berufungsportal@rwth-aachen.de.




This position is available on a part-time


basis upon request. We welcome ap-

plications from all qualified candidates,


regardless of gender. RWTH Aachen


University is recognized as a family-

friendly institution and provides a dual


career program to support partner hir-

ing. Our Family Services Center, part


of the Equal Opportunities Office, is


available to offer guidance on family


matters, including childcare and care-

giving responsibilities.




At RWTH Aachen University, we are


dedicated to advancing women’s ca-

reers and strongly encourage women


to apply. When candidates have equal


qualifications, skills, and accomplish-

ments, preference may be given to


women, provided there are no overrid-

ing considerations in favor of another


candidate. We also welcome applica-

tions from qualified individuals with dis-

abilities and those with equivalent sta-

tus, and we look forward to applica-

tions from international candidates.




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of the General Data Protection Regula-

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RWTH Aachen University is one of Germany’s pre-eminent Universities of


Excellence and is renowned for its high-quality teaching and world-class


research. Assuming profound responsibility towards society, RWTH ad-

dresses bold scientific questions and translates its knowledge into mean-

ingful applications. RWTH strives for the convergence of knowledge,


methods, and findings and integrates in-depth disciplinary knowledge


within the interdisciplinary research consortia established in its eight pro-

file areas. The University’s dynamic, creative, and international environ-

ment encompasses efficient research networks and institutionalized col-

laborations. With its innovative RWTH Aachen Campus project, the Uni-

versity boasts one of the largest technology-oriented research environ-

ments in Europe.





Full Professor (W3)


in Stress Resilience of Plants


at the Faculty of Mathematics, Computer


Science and Natural Sciences





We are inviting applications the position of full professor in the area of


stress resilience of plants, to be filled by October 1, 2026. The professor-

ship will be embedded in the area of plant molecular physiology, focusing


on plant resilience. Biological core research areas in Aachen are the Inte-

grated Bioeconomy, Stress Resilience and Computational Life Science.


We thus search for a candidate who works at the intersection of cellular


or molecular plant physiology and a biological question related to bioe-

conomy. A focus on plant resilience will be explored (e.g., acclimation or


adaptation to biotic or abiotic stresses). Research approaches may com-

bine eco-physiological, molecular biological/genetic, and biochemical


methods. We place particular emphasis on interdisciplinary collaborations


within the faculty, with other faculties within the university and with For-

schungszentrum Jülich and the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology


and Applied Ecology IME. We encourage involvement in the Bioeconomy


Science Center (BioSC). We expect that the successful candidate contin-

ues to develop an already strong, original, and internationally visible re-

search profile, enabling acquisition of competitive external funds. Teach-

ing tasks comprise theoretical and practical education in plant physiology


and the biology of resilience in the B.Sc./M.Sc. courses of study of Aa-

chen Biology and Biotechnology, including contribution to general plant


biological teaching in these courses of study. Involvement in academic


self-administration is also expected.




The requirements include a doctoral degree and additional research ex-

perience, such as a habilitation (post-doctoral lecturing qualification) or


equivalent achievements gained as a university researcher or professor or


in a research position outside academia. Teaching ability and dedication


are essential and the application should include proof of this. Fluent Ger-

man is not required to start the position but the successful candidate will


be expected to hold classes in German within the first 5 years.