The University of Freiburg, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Science, Institute of Hydrology, plans to fill a

We are looking for a qualified individual who can represent the broad field of hydrology in teaching and will complement existing research areas of an internationally active department and group of scientists in hydrology.

The new faculty member will teach relevant hydrological courses in the new B.Sc. program in Environmental Sciences and in the M.Sc. program in Hydrology. Furthermore, the applicant is expected to contribute to the coordination of the B.Sc. program in Environmental Sciences.

We invite applications from candidates whose field of research may be developed in any area of environmental hydrology with focus on regional to global quantitative and also qualitative aspects of water in the context of global change. We particularly welcome applicants who specialize in the analysis and simulation of the hydrological system's interactions and feedbacks within the soil-water-plant-atmosphere systems (ecohydrology) and whose research considers human impacts on the hydro- and ecosystem.

The new faculty member will participate in the interdisciplinary Center for Water Research in Freiburg and in interdisciplinary activities related to teaching and research in collaboration with neighboring research units within the faculty and with other institutes and research centers at the University of Freiburg.

Prerequisites for the application are a university degree and a doctorate (Ph.D.) in a relevant discipline, documented scientific achievements and teaching experience as a junior professor, from a postdoctoral lecturer qualification (habilitation), or as a research scientist within or outside Germany.

The University of Freiburg is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the proportion of women scientists. Consequently, we actively encourage applications from qualified women. We also welcome applications from candidates with severe disabilities who will be given preferential consideration in case of equal qualification.

Please send your application with CV, transcripts, list of publications, teaching experience, extramural funds, as well as a statement of potential future research activities (preferably in pdf format) before 24^th of January 2010 to:

For further information please contact: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Gero Becker at Gero.becker@fobawi.uni-freiburg.de