[IUFRO Div 5] Professorship position in Göttingen Germany

The University of Göttingen invites applications for the position of a Professorship (W2) in “Wood Technology and Wood Composites” (salary level W2) at the Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology. The position will strengthen the research area of forest products. Applicants should have a research record in the interface between sustainable forestry concepts and the wood industry. The research focus should be on wood technology and wood composites. In particular, the research should cover one or several of the following areas: - Innovative wood composites - Wood chemistry - Wood adhesives/adhesive technology - Biopolymeres - Biorefinery The teaching of the position will be mainly within the Bachelor and Master programmes of the faculty (as the master in Wood Biology and Wood Technology). Because of the international orientation of the study program and the number of international students, teaching will be in English (besides to German). Conditions for appointment are laid down in § 25 of the Higher Education Law of Lower Saxony of 26.02.2007 (Official Law Gazette of Lower Saxony, Nds. GVBl. 5/2007 p. 69). As a Public Law Foundation, the University of Göttingen holds the right of appointment. Further details will be explained on request. We explicitly welcome applications from abroad. Under certain circumstances, relating to care and/or family responsibilities, part-time employment is possible. The University of Göttingen intends to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching, and hence strongly encourages female scientists to apply. Priority will be given to disabled persons with equivalent qualifications. Applications including the pertinent documents (CV, list of publications, teaching and research track records) are requested by June 21th, 2012 and should be sent to the Dean of the Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology at the following address: Dekan der Fakultät für Forstwissenschaften und Waldökologie der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Büsgenweg 5, 37077 Göttingen, Germany. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Wolfgang Hiltscher at dekanat.forst(a)uni-goettingen.de.