The Faculty of Medicine at Leipzig University and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI-EVA) jointly invite applications for a to be filled at the earliest possible date. The professorship will represent the field of population genetics in both research and teaching. Its focus is on the data-driven analysis of population genetic processes using modern and ancient genomic data, with particular emphasis on medically relevant genetic questions. Research topics include the modeling of population histories, the investigation of natural selection, for example in the context of disease resistance, the estimation of kinship and social structures, and the development of population genetic methods for the analysis of medically relevant genomic data. This professorship is a joint appointment of the Faculty of Medicine at Leipzig University and the MPI-EVA under the so-called Aachen model (part-time leave model). The position will therefore be shared equally between the two institutions, with 0.5 FTE based at the Faculty of Medicine and 0.5 FTE as a part-time W2 research group leader based at the MPI-EVA. It is intended to strengthen the bridge between basic research and university teaching, while fostering links with related disciplines such as medical genetics, archaeogenetics, evolutionary genetics, human genetics, and primate evolution. The professorship is also expected to contribute actively to teaching at both the bachelor’s and master’s levels, in particular within the to be newly established Master’s program in Evolutionary Anthropology.
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