Professorship in Wood Science

• Location

University of Göttingen

• Missions

The professorship will be expected to represent the entire range of wood science in research and teaching with a focus on solid wood research and at the same time strengthen the link between wood science and forestry research in the faculty. The professorship will substantially strengthen the research foci of the faculty “Sustainable multifunctional use and management of forests” and “Forests in transformation”.
With regard to teaching, the holder of the position will assume the following tasks: Subject-specific contributions in the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes of the faculty, mainly in the Master’s programme “Wood Biology and Wood Technology”. The courses must be partially held in English due to the international profile of the professorship and the students. Nevertheless, very good knowledge of German is essential due to the high number of classes to be held in German. The post-holder will be expected to actively contribute to the further internationalisation, the curricular development of the teaching programme, as well as to the quality assurance of the study programme. The University of Göttingen values research-oriented teaching.

• Skills

We are looking for a committed and team-oriented colleague with a strong research and leadership profile. Their scientific expertise and visibility in solid wood research should have been proven by a strong publication record in international peer-reviewed journals and successful third-party acquisition. They should further present a convincing plan to combine the perspective of wood science with the existing expertise in forest sciences to initiate joint research projects. In addition, we expect the extensive infrastructure of the Department of Wood Biology and Wood Products to be integrated into the future research of the department. Moreover, applicants should have a wide (international) scientific network and experience in leadership and teaching. The willingness to contribute to the further development of the faculty is essential. Experience in cooperation with industry partners is desired.

• Application

Your convincing application should include a cover letter, a curriculum vitae including your publications, lists of the acquired third-party funding and of the classes held, a research concept (max. 3 pages), a teaching concept (max. 2 pages), as well as a concept regarding equal opportunities and diversity (max. 1 page), your teaching evaluation, and your certificates. Please address your application to the Dean of the Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology of the University of Göttin-gen and send it as a single PDF file to bewerbungen@forst.uni-goettingen.de  / applica-tion@forst.uni-goettingen.de  by June 24, 2026.

• Contact

If you have further questions, please contact the Dean of the Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology at the University of Göttingen, Prof. Dr. Christian Ammer (christian.ammer@forst.uni-goettingen.de).