Tenure Track Professor (W1) of Tropical Livestock Systems
- University of Hohenheim - Universität Hohenheim
- Stuttgart, Germany
- Feb 12, 2026
Job Description
The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences invites applications for the position of a
Tenure Track Professor (W1) of Tropical Livestock Systems
at the Institute of Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics (Hans-Ruthenberg-Institute) to be filled as soon as possible. This is a grade W1-professorship for which recruitment payments can be offered.
The successful candidate should represent livestock systems in the tropics and subtropics in research and teaching.
The successful candidate is expected to conduct systems-oriented innovative research on the development of sustainable livestock systems in the tropics and subtropics. The candidate’s research should focus on interactions between tropical livestock production and climate change, biodiversity, and food security; the candidate should also develop innovative approaches to reduce trade-offs between conflicting goals. Research on pastoral livestock systems in the tropics and subtropics is encouraged. Systems-oriented empirical research at farm, herd, and landscape level should be the center of the research activities; modeling can also be used.
The candidate should be distinguished by independent innovative livestock research and as well as empirical research experience in tropical livestock systems, ideally also in smallholder systems.
International publications in this field of research are expected. Candidates are expected to show a strong record of securing external funding. Interdisciplinary collaboration with research groups within the institute, the faculty, and the university as well as with international research organizations is expected.
The successful applicant will offer courses in English on livestock systems in the tropics and subtropics for the Bachelor and Master programs of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences as well as the joint PhD program with the Faculty of Natural Sciences. The teaching load will comprise four contact hours per week. For international applications, the successful candidate is expected to acquire German language skills within a reasonable period of time.
The position offers attractive conditions for tenure-track appointees. This professorship is particularly suitable for highly qualified early career researchers. The requirements for an appointment are a completed university degree, pedagogical suitability and a doctorate of outstanding quality.
If the requirements for civil service are met, the appointment will be a temporary civil service position for six years. After six years, the applicant may be appointed to a W3-position if the requirements described in the University’s quality assurance guidelines are met. The appointment to a W3-position may be done without any additional call for applications and through a simplified appointment process. More information on quality assurance and evaluation is available at https://www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/appointment-principles.
With equal qualifications, preference will be given to candidates with disabilities.
The University of Hohenheim seeks to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching and therefore strongly encourages female scientists to apply.
Preferred and Required Qualifications
Preferred and Required Qualifications as included above.
Application Details (to apply use the Apply Now button below.)
Please attach the following documents to your application:
a cover letter, a statement of your future research interests, a curriculum vitae, transcripts of records and degree certificates, a list of publications, a list of third-party funded projects, a teaching record, information on teaching evaluations as well as three key publications.
Please apply online at https://berufungsportal.uni-hohenheim.de/ by March 13, 2026.
Questions regarding the position may be directed to Prof. Dr. Ludwig Hölzle (ludwig.hoelzle@uni-hohenheim.de).
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The University of Hohenheim is the oldest university in the city of Stuttgart, Germany. It was founded in 1818, after the city had been racked by a devastating famine. The university’s original purpose was to teach agricultural techniques and experiment with more efficient farming techniques, to prevent such a disaster ever happening again.
There are three faculties at the university: Agricultural Sciences, Natural Sciences and Business, Economics and Social Sciences. They offer Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD programmes.
International cooperation takes high priority at the university. Degrees are offered in English and students are encouraged to take part in study abroad schemes. The university has exchange agreements with institutions around the world, including universities in the United States, Australia and Singapore.
The campus is based in a palace, the former residence of Duke Carl Eugen von Württemberg. Duke von Württemberg constructed the palace and its surrounding gardens in the 1700s. Today, the well-maintained grounds are where Hohenheim students take classes.
With its gardens and green spaces home to over 400 different plant species, Hohenheim’s campus is easy and pleasant to get around by foot.
Three museums are located on the Hohenheim campus. The German Agricultural Museum looks at the country’s history of farming. The History of Hohenheim Museum houses collections related to the town, palace and the university itself. The Zoology and Veterinary Museum has several biological and medical curiosities.
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