The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Augsburg is a young medical faculty which, with its two main research areas “Environmental Health Sciences” (EHS) and “Medical Information Sciences” (MIS), has an up-and-coming and future-oriented, internationally attractive and interdisciplinary scientific profile. With the clinical profile centers Vascular Medicine, Tumor Medicine and Allergology, it also offers excellent opportunities to establish networked research structures. In medical teaching, it is pursuing modern, competence-oriented medical training for safe healthcare in the future with the first model degree course in Bavaria. In addition, together with the Faculty of Applied Informatics (FAI), it is organizing a Bachelor's and a Master's degree course in medical informatics.

Augsburg University Hospital is the only maximum care provider to offer almost all medical specialties for the approximately two million inhabitants of the administrative district of Swabia. With over 1500 beds, it is one of the largest hospitals in Germany. The Institute for Digital Medicine (IDM) was founded in 2022 to drive forward the digital transformation. The core tasks of the institute are to establish future-proof infrastructure and process optimization in clinical data management as well as the development of data-based decision-making aids for everyday clinical practice.

The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Augsburg is seeking to make the following appointment

University Professor (m/f/d)
Salary grade W2
for Telemedicine and mobile health applications

The appointment is as a tenured public servant.

The professorship is linked to the further development of the MIS research focus at the Faculty of Medicine and an associated membership at the Institute for Digital Medicine at Augsburg University Hospital.

The University of Augsburg would like to recruit an outstanding and internationally visible personality with leadership skills who has demonstrated excellent research achievements in the field of telemedical or mobile health applications. Applicants are expected to have an independent scientific profile in the development of medical software applications in the fields of prevention, therapy, diagnosis and/or (early) warning. The aim of the position holder is to develop medical software applications in the areas of prevention, therapy, diagnosis and (early) warning in cooperation with clinical partners and to research their use in the clinical and outpatient environment with a view to the quality of healthcare and patient safety. Different clinical priorities can be set. Close proximity to the clinic and primary care is essential in order to address questions regarding user engagement, user experience, health equity and adherence to research. Relevant experience in the testing and use of telemedical or mobile health applications, e.g. in clinical studies, is an advantage. A differentiated research concept that addresses the above-mentioned aspects is expected. Key selection criteria are success in acquiring third-party funding and high-ranking publications. The ability and willingness to work interdisciplinarily in research networks at the University or the University Hospital Augsburg as well as across locations is required.

In teaching, the position holder should represent the field of telemedicine and/or mobile health applications in the Human Medicine and Medical Informatics degree programs. Broad experience in modern skills-based teaching, including the use of blended learning formats, is desirable and should be reflected in a specific teaching concept. Proof of a didactic qualification is advantageous.

Recruitment requirements for the professorship are a relevant university degree in medical informatics, computer science, human medicine or a related subject area, pedagogical aptitude, proven teaching experience in the advertised subject area, special aptitude for scientific work, which is usually demonstrated by the quality of a doctorate, as well as additional scientific achievements, which may have been achieved through a habilitation in the advertised subject area, as part of a junior professorship or through equivalent scientific achievements (possibly also outside the university sector). The leadership of a junior research group constitutes an equivalent academic achievement under the conditions specified in Art. 98 para. 10 sentence 5 BayHIG.

Appointment as a public servant can only take place so long as one is not over 52 years of age. Otherwise, employment is possible within the framework of an employment contract under private law.

The University of Augsburg aims to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching and therefore strongly encourages female academics to apply. For further questions regarding equal opportunity, please contact the faculty’s representative for equal opportunities for women in science and the arts at:  https://www.uni-augsburg.de/de/organisation/vertretung/frauenbeauftragte/

The position is suitable for severely disabled persons. Severely disabled applicants will be given preference in the case of otherwise equal suitability, qualifications, and professional performance

For the application, please use exclusively our appointment portal at the address:
https://berufungsportal.med.uni-augsburg.de/

For this purpose, please have the usual documents ready (curriculum vitae, description of your own professional and scientific career and, resulting from this, a teaching and research concept for the development of the advertised professorship in the context of Augsburg's research profile, list of publications, description of third-party funding, certificates, doctoral certificate, if applicable, specialist certificate, habilitation certificate, appointment certificates, list of academic courses). Application deadline is

June 5th, 2025

For general questions regarding the application, please contact the Dean Prof. Dr. Martina Kadmon
( berufung@med.uni-augsburg.de).

Please note that the authoritative version of this advertisement is the German one.