Full Professorship (W 3) for Forest History and Sustainable Development

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

Full Professorship (W 3) for Forest History and Sustainable Development

The Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources invites applications for a Full Professorship (W 3) for Forest History and Sustainable Development in the Department of Forest Sciences.

• Application deadline: 6. April 2025
• Start-date: 1. October 2025
• Scope of work: Fulltime position
• Id no.: 00004214

Description
This professorship is also particularly suitable for highly qualified early career researchers.

The professorship focusses on the history and the understanding of forests and their use in its interaction with changing ecological, social, political and economic environments. Geographically, connections are created between local and global developments, with a focus on Central Europe and the Global South.

Methodologically, the research of the professorship ranges from the analysis of historical sources for the reconstruction of historical factors influencing forest development to the reconstruction of past environmental conditions and the explanation of current structures and processes of sustainable development of regions in the context of global environmental changes.

In teaching, the professorship contributes to the Faculty’s forest sciences and environmental social sciences programs at Bachelor’s and Master’s level – covering the fields of forest history and sustainable development of land use systems in an international context.

The future professor is expected to actively collaborate in the various interdisciplinary research projects at the Faculty and in cross-faculty structures, particularly at the interface with environmental history.

Prerequisites for the employment of professors are a university degree, an outstanding dissertation and an excellent publication record. Substantial achievements and experience in academic research and teaching, at the level of a Habilitation according to the German academic system, are expected.

The following application documents are to be submitted:

• Curriculum vitae
• Certificates of degrees and academic qualifications
• Complete list of publications and talks, specifying the five most important publications
• List of current and previous projects with details of the financial volume
• Concept paper for future research and teaching (max. 2 pages)

We will be particularly pleased to receive applications from women for the position advertised here.

The university supports individuals appointed to professorial positions through a Dual Career Service and a Family Service.

Application
Please send your application including supporting documents mentioned above and the application form citing the reference number 00004214, by 6. April 2025 at the latest. Please send your application to the following address in written or electronic form:

Vorsitzenden der Berufungskommission
Dekan Prof. Dr. Heiner Schanz
Fakultät für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen
Universität Freiburg
Hebelstr. 25/Vorderhaus
79085 Freiburg i. Br.
Germany

E-Mail: dekanat@unr.uni-freiburg.de

For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Heiner Schanz on the phone number +49 761 203 8502 or E-Mail heiner.schanz@ifp.uni-freiburg.de.
Further information on the appointment procedure can be found in the Code for Practice for professorial appointments (in German).

General and legal remarks
Full-time positions may generally be split up into two or more part-time positions, provided that there are no formal or legal barriers. Candidates are selected in accordance with the provisions of the AGG (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz - German General Equal Treatment Act).
Applicants with disabilities (Schwerbehinderte Menschen) will be given preferential consideration in case of equal qualification.
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