W2 Professorship with tenure track to W3 in Farm Management in the Digital Transformation
Institution: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development
Date of Announcement: 06.11.2025
Application Deadline: 14.12.2025
The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Göttingen invites applications for a temporary professorship with civil servant status (grade W2 NBesO) with tenure track (grade W3 NBesO) at the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development effective at the earliest possible date:
W2 Professorship with tenure track to W3 in Farm Management in the Digital Transformation
(f/m/d)
The successful candidate will initially be appointed for a period of five years. Transfer to a permanent professorship (W3) shall take place after a positive evaluation without the position being readvertised.
We are seeking an outstanding researcher who is committed to internationally visible and excellent research on the diverse transformation processes of agricultural and food systems. A research focus on farm management is expected, ideally with an emphasis on digital transformation.
The future establishment of this research focus at the University of Göttingen is expected, as are intra-faculty and cross-location collaborations within the framework of DFG collaborative research projects or comparable formats. Scientific collaboration within existing university institutions, such as the Campus Center of Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Use (CBL) and the Campus-Institute Data Science (CIDAS), is explicitly encouraged.
A publication record in leading academic journals appropriate to the career stage, as well as experience in acquiring external research funding, managing research projects, and appropriate teaching experience, are expected.
The professorship will contribute to teaching in the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes in Agricultural Sciences, the Master’s programme in Equine Sciences, the PhD programme of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, and possibly in the MBA Agribusiness programme. The successful candidate should be able to teach in both German and English (potentially after an initial adjustment period). The University of Göttingen is committed to research-oriented teaching.
Appointment requirements are stipulated by Article 25 of the Lower Saxony Higher Education Act in the most current version of that law. As a rule, junior professors and other members of the University of Göttingen can only be considered for a professorial appointment if after the completion of the doctoral thesis they have transferred to another university or worked for a minimum of two years in research elsewhere. The University of Göttingen is a Public Law Foundation and thereby entitled to award professorships. Details will be provided upon request.
Applications from abroad are explicitly welcome. The University of Göttingen strives to increase the proportion of women in areas where women are underrepresented and therefore explicitly invites qualified female scholars to apply. The University has committed itself to being a family-friendly institution and supports its employees in balancing work and family life. The University is particularly committed to the professional participation of disabled employees and therefore welcomes applications from persons with disabilities. In the case of equivalent qualifications, applications from disabled persons will be given preference. In order for the University to be able to protect the interests of the applicant, information about a disability or equal status should be included in the application.
Please send your application in English to the Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Prof. Dr. Achim Spiller, no later than December 14, 2025 via the Professorial Appointment Portal.
If you have further questions, please contact the director of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Prof. Dr. Silke Hüttel (direktor.dare@uni-goettingen.de).
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Please note that only the German version of this job announcement is legally binding.