UNIVERSITÄT REGENSBURG
The Faculty of Biology and Pre-Clinical Medicine invites applications for a
Full Professorship W2
for Functional Animal Ecology
The appointment, to be made as soon as possible, is permanent with the legal status of a civil servant for life (Beamtenverhältnis auf Lebenszeit).
The candidate’s research should focus on the ecology of biotic interactions, ideally using insects as a core study system. The candidate preferably takes a functional approach to investigate the mechanisms underlying biotic interaction, for example through metabolomics, chemical ecology, or quantitative behavioral biology etc. The position is intended to strengthen the faculty’s research focus on “Biotic Interactions in the Anthropocene” ( ideally collaborating with existing research groups.
The professorship will strengthen the field of zoology and ecology in the faculty's bachelor's and teacher training programs, as well as in the two international M.Sc. programs in Biology and Ecology, Evolution & Conservation (EEC). The successful candidate will be expected to cover courses in animal ecology and biodiversity, with a practical on animal identification at bachelor level.
According to Art. 57 para. 1 of the Bavarian Higher Education Innovation Act (BayHIG), the requirements for appointment, in addition to the general conditions of public service, include at least a completed university degree, pedagogical aptitude, and particular aptitude for academic work, which is generally demonstrated by the quality of the doctoral degree, as well as additional academic achievements. The latter corresponds to a habilitation or equivalent academic achievements, which may also have been acquired outside the higher education sector or within the framework of a junior professorship. The leadership of a junior research group constitutes an equivalent academic achievement under the conditions specified in Art. 98 para. 10 sentence 5 BayHIG.
Reconciliation of family life and academic career is of particular importance to the University of Regensburg (for further information, see In order to fulfil its equal opportunities mandate and increase the proportion of female professors, the university explicitly encourages qualified female scientists to apply.
Applicants with severe disabilities will be given preference in cases of essentially equal qualification.
The civil service requirements for appointment are governed by the provisions of the Bavarian Civil Service Act (BayBG) and the Bavarian Higher Education Innovation Act (BayHIG). Applicants should note the age limit specified in Art. 60 para. 3 BayHIG.
Please submit your application (including a curriculum vitae with copies of academic certificates and degrees, a teaching portfolio and a statement of teaching philosophy, a list of third-party funded projects, a list of publications with copies of the 5 most important papers and a description of research interests with a statement of research), preferably by email,
By February 15 th, 2026 .
to the dean’s office of the Faculty of Biology and Pre-Clinical Medicine (den Dekan der Fakultät für Biologie und Vorklinische Medizin, Herrn Prof. Dr. Till Rudack, Universität Regensburg, D-93053 Regensburg; berufungen.biologie@ur.de).
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This is the English translation of a German job advertisement published by the Universität Regensburg at Only the original German text is legally binding.