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Institution Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences Remuneration group BesGr W3 Start date 2027-04-01

Full Professorship (W3) of Work, Organizational and Economic Psychology (Chair)

The Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences invites applications for a

Full Professorship (W3) of Work, Organizational and Economic Psychology (Chair)

commencing on April 1, 2027.

LMU Munich is seeking to recruit a highly distinguished individual who has demonstrated outstanding academic qualifications.

Successful candidates are expected to represent the entire field of Work, Organizational, and Economic Psychology at the highest level in both research and teaching, and have already made significant contributions to shaping this field in the past.

Prerequisites for this position are a university degree, a doctoral degree or a comparable specific qualification, teaching skills at university level, excellent academic achievements and a productive and promising research program.

The future holder of the chair should proactively seek and foster collaborations with other teaching and research units within the Department of Psychology (and beyond). Additionally, the candidate is expected to engage with the Center for Leadership and People Management at LMU (CLPM: ).

According to the "Mission Statement" of the Department of Psychology (), the future professor should not only be distinguished in the areas of research and teaching, but also in leadership (mentoring, organizational and management skills) and societal impact (e.g. science communication, knowledge transfer). These aspects should be explicitly addressed in the cover letter and CV.

The Department of Psychology values transparent, robust, and replicable research. In your application, please outline how you have pursued and will continue to pursue these goals (max. 1 page, including evidence such as links to relevant documents/repositories). It is important to the department to understand scientific achievements in their full scope, which includes not only publications but also, for example, published datasets and research software.

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.

For questions related to gender equality, please contact the equal opportunities officer (Dr. Nikola Ebenbeck, ). LMU Munich intends to enhance the diversity of its faculty members.

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 comprising a curriculum vitae, documentation of academic degrees and certificates as well as a list of publications to the Dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Leopoldstraße 13, 80802 München, Germany, at no later than May 28, 2026.

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