W3 Professorship for Quantitative Crop Physiology
Published on: 31.10.2024
The University of Bonn is an international research university with a wide education and research profile. With a 200-year history, approximately 31,500 students, more than 6,000 staff, and an excellent reputation at home and abroad, the University of Bonn is one of the most important universities in Germany and is recognized as a university of excellence.
The Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Bonn, together with the Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, hereby invites applications for a
Full Professorship (W3) „Quantitative Crop Physiology"
to be appointed at the earliest time possible.
Faculty of Agriculture & Forschungszentrum Jülich
Deadline:
15.11.2024
Starting Date:
earliest possible date
Application Documents:
- cover letter
- curriculum vitae
- list of publications
- statement of research and teaching experience
- extramural funding
- research perspectives
- relevant certificates
The candidate shall develop novel approaches to measure the dynamics of functional plant traits in the field, gain insight into the regulatory mechanisms that govern acclimation and adaptation of plant photosynthesis and use this knowledge to enhance our scientific understanding of the regulatory properties of photosynthesis and plant primary productivity. This scientific knowledge shall be used to develop future concepts for a sustainable and resource optimized Bioeconomy. Research shall bridge the scales from understanding of plant primary productivity at the cell, organ, or single plant level to the larger scales of field, production units and regions. Such across-scale research can be achieved by developing or using scale-independent methods or by combining data across spatial and temporal units.
The professorship shall strengthen and further develop the collaboration between the institute of Bio-and Geoscience at Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-2) and the cluster of excellence PhenoRob (www.phenorob.de). The IBG-2 at Forschungszentrum Jülich operates a large portfolio of fluorescence and photosynthesis sensors, including several airborne and ground-based sensor systems. The candidate shall be able to maintain and extend this instrument portfolio and use these methods to develop an internationally recognized research activity. The collaboration with the PhenoRob cluster at Bonn university provides the opportunity to combine scientific knowledge on the dynamics of functional plant traits with advanced data analysis approaches to understand and predict plant stress response and to develop concepts for a sustainable use of our Earth’s vegetation in a future resource-optimized bioeconomy. The candidate is expected to exploit the full potential of novel scientific knowledge that can be developed at the interface between crop physiology, non-invasive measurements, and data science.
The successful candidate shall have a solid scientific background in functional plant or quantitative crop physiology, and demonstrated excellence in using and developing methods to non-invasively measure plant photosynthesis and primary productivity, and be able to transfer the mechanistic knowledge into the discipline of remote sensing. The candidate shall exploit and further develop our institutions’ international leadership in using active and passive fluorescence measurement techniques and data. The candidate must have a high international scientific reputation with an excellent publication record in plant/crop physiology, photosynthesis, agricultural science, and remote sensing. The candidate shall have a proven record of acquiring national and international project funding in this topic as well as proven leadership and management skills to head and further develop a larger research group, fostering diversity in an interdisciplinary team of engineers and scientists.
The professorship represents the above-mentioned field in research and university-level teaching.
Moreover, as a director at the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Plant Sciences (IBG-2), with additional appointment at University of Bonn (“Jülicher Modell”), the successful candidate will, collegially with the two other directors, lead the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Plant Sciences (IBG-2) and manage its research portfolio. The candidate shall possess strong and inspirational leadership qualities and have the experience and the capability to provide new impulses and drive future research directions in alignment with the research strategy and mission in the field of bioeconomy of the Forschungszentrum Jülich.
Conditions of employment are in accordance with § 36 of the Higher Education Act of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Applications in English language should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, list of publications, statement of research and teaching experience, extramural funding, research perspectives, relevant certificates. Questions about the position should be addressed to Prof. Dr. U. Schurr (u.schurr@fz-juelich.de).
Diversity and equal opportunity
The University of Bonn is committed to diversity and equal opportunity. It is certified as a family-friendly university. It aims to increase the proportion of women in areas where women are under-represented and to promote their careers in particular. It therefore strongly encourages women with relevant qualifications to apply. Applications will be handled in accordance with the Landesgleichstellungsgesetz (State Equality Act). Applications from suitable individuals with a certified serious disability and those of equal status are particularly welcome.
