Professorship "Animal Ecology" (W2)

Professorship “Animal Ecology” (W2)

Salary scale: W2

Working Hours: 100% (suitable for part-time work)

Institution: School V – Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institute of Biology and Environmental Sciences (IBU)

Place of work: Oldenburg

Application deadline: 2026-07-26

First day of work: as soon as possible

Duration: unlimited

About us

The Institute of Biology and Environmental Sciences (IBU) is interdisciplinary in nature and conducts basic and applied research in biology and environmental sciences with three interlinked focal areas: Neurosensory Biology/Animal Navigation, Ecology/Environmental Sciences, and Biodiversity/Evolutionary Biology. The guiding principle of the institute is ‘from genes and senses to ecosystems’... The announced professorship of ‘Animal Ecology’ should represent animal science in research and teaching at the institute according to the guiding principle of the institute and make a central contribution to the Cluster of Excellence ‘NaviSense’.

Your tasks

• The focus of your new position will be to establish and lead an ‘Animal Ecology’ research group...
• You establish an independent ‘Animal Ecology’ research group at the institute, supported by third-party funding.
• Your research can focus on any subject related to animal ecology but must provide opportunities to have a strong connection to the Cluster of Excellence ‘NaviSense’.
• You are actively involved in the further development of the Cluster of Excellence ‘NaviSense’...
• You mentor and promote the academic career development of students and employees.
• In teaching, you represent the subject animal ecology in its entirety...
• You offer courses in German (no later than three years after appointment if German is not your native language) and English.
• As the Universities of Bremen and Oldenburg are connected by a cooperation agreement, active participation in the cooperation is expected.
• You participate in academic self-governance.
• You promote a university culture that is diverse and equitable.

Your profile

Requirements: You meet the employment requirements specified in section 25 of the Lower Saxony Higher Education Act (NHG). Your expertise includes animal ecology... You demonstrate your research achievements... You link your research to at least one of the four research foci of the Cluster of Excellence ‘NaviSense’... Submit a concrete research concept (max. 3 pages)... You demonstrate experience in successfully competing for third-party funding. You have some initial leadership and management experience. You have experience in teaching animal ecology in higher education. Submit a description of previous teaching... and a well-thought-out teaching concept (max. 2 pages)... You have a cooperative working style... Good German and very good English language skills.