The applicant should be an internationally recognized scientist who employs state-of-the-art methods to further advance the understanding of production animal welfare in animal friendly husbandry systems.
Prerequisites for this position are a university degree in veterinary medicine, a doctoral degree or a comparable specific qualification, teaching skills at university level, excellent academic achievements and a productive and promising research program that comprises basic as well as applied research. International board certification as Diplomate of the European College in Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine (ECAWBM) or the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (ACVB) or national board certification is required. An excellent international network, substantial expertise assessing animal friendly husbandry systems and veterinary aspects of production animal ethology as well as experience in acquiring national and international third-party funding are mandatory requirements.
We expect intensive cooperation with the relevant scientific institutions within the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and the Munich research community to foster a strong One-Health focus in research and teaching.
According to domestic legal guidelines (TAppV) the successful applicant will be responsible for teaching veterinary students in Animal Welfare, Ethology, Animal Hygiene and Animal Husbandry with a focus on production animals. Future courses should put a strong emphasis on a One-Health approach while still in accordance with the requirements of the TAppV to strengthen the competence of future veterinarians in Veterinary Public Health.
As communication with students, staff, industry and stakeholder will require knowledge of spoken and written German, it is germane for the successful candidate to demonstrate the sincere willingness to become proficient in German.
LMU Munich makes a point of providing newly appointed professors with various types of support, such as welcoming services and assistance for dual career couples.
LMU Munich is an equal opportunity employer. The University continues to be very successful in increasing the number of female faculty members and strongly encourages applications from female candidates. LMU Munich intends to enhance the diversity of its faculty members.
People with disabilities who are equally as qualified as other applicants will receive preferential treatment.
Contact:
Please submit your application comprising a curriculum vitae, documentation of academic degrees and certificates as well as a list of publications, teaching activities and third-party funding to the Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinärstr. 13, 80539 München, Germany via electronic submission (dekanat08@lmu.de, one single pdf file with max. 10 MB) no later than September 1st, 2023.
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