At the Medical Faculty of the University of Münster, a Professorship (W3-level) for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (with leadership function) is
to be filled at the earliest possible date. The position is associated with the directorship of the Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. The position holder represents the field of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy in patient care, research, and teaching in full scope. We are seeking a scientifically and clinically distinguished personality who will further develop the Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy in close alignment with the research strategy of the Medical Faculty and, in particular, with the Body & Brain Institute. An internationally visible profile in mechanistic, translational, and data-driven psychiatry is expected. Particular emphasis should be placed on the scientific leadership of large, deeply phenotyped clinical or population-based cohorts that combine longitudinal clinical outcome and treatment information with multimodal neuroimaging and neurophysiological methods. A systems neuroscience approach is desired that investigates mental disorders at the level of structural and functional brain networks and relates clinical phenotypes, disease trajectories, and treatment response to one another. In addition, experience with quantitative analysis methods and connectomics-based approaches is of interest. Furthermore, the ability to connect these approaches with questions of course and treatment prediction as well as with intervention-related methods, including non-invasive brain stimulation, is desirable. The future clinic director should combine this profile with the existing local strengths and further strengthen interdisciplinary collaborative research in Münster. A multi-year activity in a leadership position is required. Proven experience in the implementation, evaluation, and sustainable establishment of evidence-based diagnostic and therapeutic standards, as well as responsibility for challenging clinical, ethical, and personnel decisions, is expected. This also includes coordination and cooperation at the management level with responsible authorities and healthcare providers in the region. Broad clinical leadership experience and the management of multidisciplinary and multi-professional teams in various university or comparable institutions is desirable. We are looking for a cooperative individual with an interdisciplinary approach to thinking and action, with the competence to successfully lead the Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. Strong communication skills, both internally and externally, as well as organizational skills, are required. An innovative, comprehensive teaching concept and special/particular experience in teaching are expected. The applicant must be a board-certified specialist in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. Applicants from abroad must have a medical license to practice in Germany or meet the requirements for obtaining one, as well as possess a qualification that enables recognition as a specialist in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy in Germany. The Medical Faculty desires active collaboration with the faculty's existing research foci at the site, current and future research networks, the University Research and Treatment Centers, as well as with related disciplines. Prerequisites for an application are scientific achievements attained as part of a junior Professorship, habilitation or occupation as a research associate at a university or non-university facility. We refer to further prerequisites mentioned in the University Act, § 36. Professors with responsibilities in patient care are generally employed in a private-law employment relationship (exceptions are possible if the applicant already held a tenured professorship in pay grade C4/C3/W3/W2). The tasks associated with the professorship in patient care are regulated in a separate contract with the University Hospital Münster. The University of Münster strongly supports equal opportunity and diversity. We welcome all applicants regardless of sex, nationality, ethnic or social background, religion or worldview, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity. We are committed to creating family-friendly working conditions. The University of Münster is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the proportion of women in research and teaching. Consequently, we actively encourage applications by women. Women with equivalent qualifications and academic achievements will be preferentially considered unless these are outweighed by reasons that necessitate the selection of another candidate. Handicapped candidates with equivalent qualifications will be given preference. Applications will be considered until 03.12.2026 exclusively via the online portal of the Medical Faculty: https://berufungsportal.uni-muenster.de . Please submit your application with the customary documents (CV, description of your academic career, structured list of publications, third party funds raised, compilation of your teaching achievements) and a detailed, future-oriented teaching concept. Please contact the dean of the Medical Faculty of the University of Münster for further questions.
