The Technische Universitaet Dresden (TUD) is among the top universities in Germany and Europe: strong in research, offering first-rate programs with an overwhelming diversity, with close ties to

culture, industry and society. The TUD is one of the eleven German universities that were identified as an "elite university" in June 2012.  As a modern full-status university with 14 faculties it offers

a wide academic range making it one of a very few in Germany. TUD is the largest technical university in Germany. TUD encompasses 36.500 students, 5319 publicly funded staff members   among them 510

professors   and approximately 3265 externally funded staff members.

The DFG Research Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden, ( CRTD) (www.crt-dresden.de) and Cluster of Excellence forms a network of more than 90 research groups working in the areas of Haematology, Diabetes, Neurodegenerative diseases as well as bone regeneration. The CRTD offers a position for an outstanding applicant with international scientific qualification for a Chair (W3)  of  Stem Cell Research in Mammals

The aim of the chair is to pursue basic research in the field of mammalian stem cell research, with particular interest in the application of reprogramming, iPS and ES-cell technologies in animal

models and/or tissue cultures in the research areas of the CRTD, and to further develop these into translational applications. The candidate is expected to represent the research area in its full

spectrum in academic teaching. The candidate is encouraged to cooperate with research groups at the CRTD, the university hospital Carl Gustav Carus, the Technische Universitaet Dresden, the Collaborative Research Centre 655 "Cells into Tissues" (www.sfb655.de), the Biotechnology Centre (www.biotec.tu-desden.de) and the "Dresden International Graduate School for Biomedicine and Bioengineering". Applicants must have a university degree in natural or medical sciences and a habilitation or equivalent outstanding record of research and teaching achievements and fulfill the employment qualification requirements of the Act Governing Academic Freedom in Higher Education in the Free State of Saxony (Saxon Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act   SaechsHSFG, namely of õ 58

SaechsHSFG). TU Dresden seeks to employ more women in leading positions. Hence we encourage particularly qualified women to apply for this position. Likewise applications from disabled candidates or those with additional support needs are welcome. TU Dresden is a family-friendly university and offers a dual career service.

Please send your application with a CV, a publication list and a short list of the five most important publications, a list of acquired third-party funding, a description of teaching experience, a future research and teaching plan (max. 5 pages) as well as names of three potential referees by 15.02.2013 (stamped arrival date of CRTD) preferred via e-mail (PDF) to director@crt-dresden.de (Please note: We are currently not able to receive electronically signed and encrypted data) or to TU Dresden, DFG Research Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden, Cluster of Excellence, Director of the CRTD Herrn Prof. Dr.

Michael Brand, Fetscherstrasse 105, 01307 Dresden, German