University Professorship (W3) for Bioactive and Functional Food Ingredients

Organizational unit

Division I - Biology, Chemistry, and Process Engineering, Institute for Applied Biosciences (IAB), KIT Department of Chemistry and Biosciences

Job description

We are looking for an internationally renowned personality (f/m/d) who is involved in the extraction, characterization, and/or modification of biopolymers such as proteins or carbohydrates, or studies on bioactive secondary metabolites. Possible areas of focus include the sustainable use or utilization of non-animal based raw materials or side streams, e.g. from the agro-food industries; mechanisms of active ingredient release from polymer matrices; behavior of biopolymers in various food-relevant materials; impact of changing climatic conditions on said bioactive ingredients. You are skilled in establishing modern (structural) analytical methods or omics techniques in your work and using them for the aforementioned objectives.

The W3 university professorship is assigned to the Institute of Applied Biosciences (IAB) and is part of its collegial management team. Beyond the area of food chemistry, there are exciting opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration with biotechnology and food process engineering as well as with other chemical and bioscientific disciplines. Other possible partners include research institutions in the field of food chemistry and/or nutritional science in Karlsruhe. An interest in the transfer of research results into innovative technologies and products is desirable.

You will perform university duties with a teaching obligation of 9 SWS. You are expected to teach undergraduate and research-oriented courses in German and English at the KIT Department of Chemistry and Biosciences using modern teaching formats and concepts. In particular, the modules of the BSc and MSc Food Chemistry programs, which are based on food chemistry, food analysis, and nutritional physiology aspects, should be offered.

Willingness to participate in committee work at KIT and in the commissions of the BSc and MSc Food Chemistry programs is expected.

Starting date

1. April 2026

Personal qualification

You have already achieved international recognition in the field of food chemistry and enjoy collaborative research. You have experience in acquiring third-party funding and can inspire students in your subject. Employment is subject to Art. 14, par. (2) of the KIT Act in conjunction with Art. 47 LHG Baden-Württemberg (Act of Baden-Württemberg on Universities and Colleges).