In a joint recruitment between the Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) in the Faculty of Natural Sciences I – Biosciences and the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) the following position is to be filled on April 1st, 2026:
Full Professor (Chair, W3) of Functional Plant Biology and Metabolism
The MLU is a modern university with a 500-year tradition of academic excellence and a broad spectrum of international partner institutions. It is the largest university in Saxony-Anhalt, with around 20,000 students and more than 3,000 employees. The long-term strategy of the MLU is to strengthen the profile areas of “Knowledge Cultures and Education”, “Sustainability” and “Transformation”.
In the frame of this joint recruitment, the IPB provides:
- an energetic and international working environment with a multidisciplinary approach to the analysis of natural products and proteins, molecular interactions, plant microbe interactions, and gene functions.
- excellent infrastructure from the existing programs in Natural Products, Chemical Mediators, Interactions and Engineering,
- state-of-the-art instrumentation for metabolomics, proteomics, biochemistry, analytical, synthetic and structural chemistry, informatics, as well as molecular and cell biology,
- a competitive salary, including civil service benefits (pension etc.) and a start-up funds, in addition to significant scientific and technical staff and a permanent budget allocated to the department.
The Institute recently received funding approval from the German Federal State and the local State of Saxony-Anhalt for an ambitious Program Center on Metabolomics and Computational Biology (MetaCom), which will reinforce its capacity in this area and make it a unique location in Germany for Plant Metabolomics.
The IPB has a long research tradition in phytohormones and small molecules. For this exceptional position, we are seeking outstanding scientists developing innovative research addressing central issues in the area of “Sustainability” and “Transformation”, within the global topic of chemical mediators. Possible areas include but are not limited to small molecule signaling, biosynthesis and function of plant specialized metabolites and response to biotic or abiotic stresses.
More Information
MLU Appointment Portal
Contact at IPB: Prof. Alain Tissier