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Institution Faculty of Medicine Remuneration group BesGr W3 Start date commencing on 1 April 2027

Full Professorship (W3) of Internal Medicine/Pneumology (Chair)

As one of Europe’s leading research universities, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich is committed to the highest international standards of excellence in research and teaching. Building on its more than 500-year-long tradition, it offers a broad spectrum that covers all areas of knowledge within its 18 Faculties, ranging from the humanities, law, economics and social sciences, to medicine and the natural sciences.

The Faculty of Medicine invites applications for a

Full Professorship (W3)

of Internal Medicine/Pneumology

(Chair)

commencing on 1 April 2027.

The professorship will be appointed to the chairmanship of the Department of Medicine V (Pneumology) at the University Hospital of LMU Munich and represents the subject in its entirety in research, teaching and patient care. The LMU University Hospital is one of the largest and most renowned of its kind in Germany and holds top positions nationally and internationally in patient care and research. The focus of the professorship should be on translational pneumology, which will be further developed and expanded in close cooperation with the Institute of Experimental Pneumology, LMU University Hospital and the Institute of Lung Health and Immunity of the Helmholtz Center Munich. The Department of Medicine V is part of the Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich (CPC-M), the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), the Comprehensive Cancer Center Munich (CCC-M) and the Bavarian Cancer Research Center (BZKF) as well as numerous national and international research networks. Cutting-edge research and participation in the numerous research initiatives of the faculty and the German health centers are expected. In addition, leadership experience in a clinical setting and a strong willingness for interdisciplinary collaboration and shared use of resources with the other internal medicine departments and thoracic surgery are expected. Experience in the field of transplant medicine is desirable.

Prerequisites for this position are a university degree, a doctoral degree or a comparable specific qualification, a board certification as a specialist in internal medicine with a focus on pneumology, teaching skills at university level, excellent academic achievements and a productive and promising research program.

The clinical duties and responsibilities of this professorship, including the billing of private patients, shall be reimbursed under the terms of a “Chefarztvertrag” (chairmanship contract) with a private-law contract for the professorship. This regulation can, however, potentially be disregarded if a professor has already been a chair of a department in a fully tenured professorship (C4-/W3-status) with the authorization to bill private patients.

LMU Munich makes a point of providing newly appointed professors with various types of support, such as welcoming services and assistance for dual career couples.

LMU Munich is an equal opportunity employer. The University continues to be very successful in increasing the number of female faculty members and strongly encourages applications from female candidates. LMU Munich intends to enhance the diversity of its faculty members.

People with disabilities who are equally as qualified as other applicants will receive preferential treatment.

Contact:

Please submit your application (curriculum vitae, scientific career, references, certificates, a list of publications and lectures, external funds) as well as a short application form (see ) to the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Bavariaring 19. 80336 Munich, Germany, no later than October 8th 2026.

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