Full Professorship

The University of Potsdam and the DIfE are looking for outstanding candidates with an excellent, internationally recognized track record in data science research and a strong interest in the field of nutrition and/or metabolic research. We are seeking either a highly motivated computational scientist (mathematician, bioinformatician, or comparable specialization) with experience in the life sciences or a life scientist with experience in computational research. The ideal candidate will actively apply current approaches in precision medicine to the field of nutrition research and develop personalized diets and/or dietary patterns for the prevention of chronic cardiometabolic diseases based on specific individual characteristics and preferences.

It is expected that the candidate will apply and establish computational tools to integrate complementing data from humans and mice in a structured manner, using mathematical modeling and bioinformatic approaches to analyze and interpret them. The overarching aim is the quantitative investigation of personalized nutritional approaches and the identification of individual characteristics for the stratification and prediction of the pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment of nutritional, metabolic, and age-related diseases.

The successful candidate will head the "Computational Precision Nutrition" department at the DIfE. Using expertise in mathematical and bioinformatic methods, this department will identify biomarkers that can be used for risk prediction or to identify subgroups that respond positively or negatively to certain diets and dietary patterns. Computations shall, e.g., be based on multiome datasets from laboratory experimental studies as well as from clinical intervention and cohort studies already available at the DIfE or generated in collaboration with other groups.

The candidate will enhance our collaboration with the German Centers for Diabetes Research (DZD), Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), and Mental Health (DZPG).

Leadership skills, a proven commitment to teaching, and experience in acquiring third-party funding are required.

The DIfE is a top nutritional research institute in Germany, which offers:

an opportunity for interdisciplinary collaboration with leading scientists from various specializations,
support for continuing career and personal development through participation in the Leibniz Leadership Academy,
access to a variety of data sets from prospective cohort studies (EPIC, NAKO), nutritional intervention studies, and experimental mouse studies,
an excellent IT infrastructure and dedicated office and laboratory spaces.

Please submit your application, with the relevant documentation, via e-mail to by October 7, 2024. Further information is available online at .

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