Working for the agricultural landscape of the future

As a leading institute for agricultural landscape research, we offer attractive jobs at our research facility. In the following table you will find all current job advertisements as well as details of the respective contact persons. Mr. Scharf from the Human Resources department is available to answer general questions at Kontakt Personalabteilung .

Please find topics for internships and theses on the website "Theses and Internships".

ZALF also offers vacancies for the Ecological Federal Volunteer Service. Information on this can be found on the page "Einsatzstellen" in the section “environmental education”.

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You may find further job offers on our German website.

W2 Professorship in Sustainability Assessment of Animal Husbandry
Justus Liebig University Giessen, in cooperation with the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), invites applications for a W2 Professorship in Sustainability Assessment of Animal Husbandry. The position is linked to the leadership of a research group at the newly established Innovation Centre for Agricultural System Transformation (IAT) and offers a highly interdisciplinary research environment with a strong real-world lab focus.
Reference number: 9-01/26
Posted on: 10.02.2026
Closing date: 19.03.2026
Professorship for "Co-developed Innovative Viticulture Systems" (f/m/d)
Joint appointment of Hochschule Geisenheim University and ZALF at the Geisenheim campus. We seek an internationally recognized scholar to lead an interdisciplinary research group within the Innovation Center for Agricultural Systems Transformation (IAT). The focus is on sustainable and innovative viticulture systems in the context of climate change, biodiversity, and the transformation of wine-growing regions. Permanent position (initial appointment limited), teaching load 2 SWS.
Reference number: P1-2026
Posted on: 13.02.2026
Closing date: 27.03.2026
W2 Professorship in Mobile Agro-Environmental Sensing (f/m/d)
At Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU), in cooperation with Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), a W2 Professorship in Mobile Agro-Environmental Sensing is to be filled. The position is based at the Innovation Centre for Agricultural Systems Transformation and includes establishing and leading a research group on mobile agro-environmental sensing. Application deadline: 2 April 2026.
Reference number: 9-03/26
Posted on: 18.02.2026
Closing date: 02.04.2026