Scientific Staff Position (Bes.Gr. A 13 LBesO)

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At the Institute for Evolution und Biodiversity (IEB), within the Department of Biology at the Universität Münster, a permanent position is available for a:

Scientific Staff Position
(Bes.Gr. A 13 LBesO)

The teaching obligation associated with this position is 13-17 SWS, depending on other general tasks assigned to this position. The weekly working time is currently 41 hours.

Your tasks:

An important part of the obligations associated with the position is teaching in the area of Theoretical Evolutionary Biology, particularly through the supervision of modules in both Bachelor´s and Master´s programs. In addition, the position holder is expected to support the training of Bachelor’s, Master’s, and doctoral students in statistical methods within the department. Depending on experience, the successful candidate may also take on central responsibilities within the Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity (IEB).

Besides teaching the candidate is encouraged to develop an own research program in collaboration with colleagues at the IEB and Biology Department and compete for third party funding.

Our expectations:

- A university degree and a PhD in Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or a related field
- Extensive experience in theoretical evolutionary biology (e.g. statistical methods, modelling, etc.)
- Postdoctoral research in evolutionary biology, evolutionary ecology, bioinformatics, or biodiversity research
- Teaching experience in the areas mentioned above
- Willingness and motivation to work closely with students in teaching and supervision
- A high level of organizational and communication skills
- Excellent command of English
- if not already acquired, knowledge of the German language is expected to be obtained within three years

To be eligible for a “Beamtenverhältnis” (German State Employee status) the candidate needs to proof employment for 3 years and 6 months after finishing her/his university study or 1 year after her/his PhD. If the requirements are not yet fulfilled, the candidate can be employed in a regular employment (TV- L E 13) with a later change of the status to a “Beamtenverhältnis”. If the employee doesn`t fulfill the requirements for a “Beamtenverhältnis” she/he can be permanently employed under the regular employment scheme (TV-L E 13).

Advantages for you:

The Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity () offers a wide range of opportunities for basic research and teaching in various areas of evolutionary biology, evolutionary ecology, bioinformatics, and biodiversity research. The international and interdisciplinary teams at the IEB foster a collaborative working environment and are actively involved in numerous national and international research networks (e.g. ; ; ). This creates ideal conditions for collaborations within these consortia as well as for independent research projects.

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.

We actively encourage applications by women. Women with equivalent qualifications and academic achievements will be preferentially considered unless these are outweighed by reasons which necessitate the selection of another candidate.

If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Dr. Wicke ( [email protected] ) or Prof. Dr. Joachim Kurtz ( [email protected] ).

Are you interested?

Please submit your application by September 26th, 2025 , exclusively via our online application portal.

For sustainability reasons, we kindly ask you to refrain from submitting paper/printed documents.

University of Münster
Faculty of Biology
Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity
Hüfferstr. 1
48149 Münster