Website University of Giessen
Last date to apply: 31.01.2026
Number of Positions: 01
The position is within the externally funded project “Endowed Professorship in Human-Animal Studies” and is a fixed-term appointment in accordance with Section 2 of the Academic Fixed-Term Contract Act (WissZeitVG) and Section 72 of the Hessian Higher Education Act (HessHG), offering the opportunity for further academic qualification at the Professorship for Human-Animal Studies in the Department of Veterinary Medicine. Remuneration will be based on pay grade 13 of the TV-H collective agreement, provided the necessary qualifications are met.
Provided that the maximum permissible duration of a fixed-term employment contract is not exceeded, they will be employed for a period of 3 years.
Your tasks at a glance
Research on a central topic in wildlife research (including behavior under anthropogenic influences) with a focus on the human-animal relationship.
- Participation in the creation and presentation of scientific publications
- Supervision of junior students
Providing scientific services (including working on a research project temporarily funded by third parties) also serves the purpose of scientific qualification.
Your qualifications and skills
- Completed university degree in veterinary medicine
- Willingness to learn new methods and to conduct interdisciplinary research
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Excellent communication skills as well as good German and English skills.
Our offer to you
- An exciting and important research project in an interactive, interdisciplinary research group
- Opportunities to present research at national and international scientific conferences
- A varied job with flexible working hours
- Free use of public transport (Hesse State Ticket)
- More than 100 seminars, workshops and e-learning courses per year for personal development, as well as a wide range of health and sports activities.
- Remuneration according to TV-H, company pension scheme, child allowance and special payments
- Good work-life balance (certificate “audit family-friendly university”)
For further questions, please contact Prof. Dr. Anna Lena Burger-Schulz by telephone (0641/99-38017) or by email ( anna.burger-schulz@uni-giessen.de ).
JLU welcomes qualified applications regardless of biological or social gender, disability, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion, worldview, age, or sexual orientation and identity. JLU is a certified family-friendly university. Applications from severely disabled persons will be given preference if they are equally qualified.
Do you want to explore new paths with us?
Please apply via our online form by January 31, 2026 , quoting reference number 578/10. We look forward to receiving your application.