President Prof. Dr. Karl H. Mühling
The President represents the university externally and supervises university staff. His right to supervise and instruct staff includes the proper fulfillment of their teaching and examination responsibilities assigned by the university. He is responsible for the proper operation of the campus and exercises the university's domiciliary rights.
The President's areas of responsibility include:
- University development and strategic planning including construction projects
- Scientific and social representation
- Budget planning and investment decisions in cooperation with the President's Council
- Personnel matters of professors as well as appointment and retention negotiations
- University Council and Scientific Councils and Committees
- Quality Management
- Cooperations
- Communication and university relations, PR and event management
- Promoting equal opportunities and gender mainstreaming
CURRICULUM VITAE
Prof. Mühling has an extensive background in research, teaching and academic management. From 2007 to 2026, he was Professor for Plant Nutrition at Christian Albrechts University, Kiel. Prior to this, he taught and researched at Justus Liebig University, Giessen. He also has extensive international research experience including a DFG fellowship at the University of California, Davis (USA). In addition, he has been highly engaged in numerous scientific associations for many years and currently serves as president of Dachverband Agrarforschung – the German umbrella organization for agricultural research (DAF).
Since 2019, he has been a permanent member of the Executive Board of the German Society for Plant Nutrition (DGP), and in 2023 he was elected an honorary member of the German Society for Quality Research in Plant-Based Foods (DGQ). In addition, he is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science and Section Editor-in-Chief of the journal Plants, and Associate Editor of the journal Frontiers in Plant Science.
Career (see also Wikipedia article about Karl H. Mühling)
2007 – 2026
W3 Professorship for Plant Nutrition, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel
In addition:
- 2020 – 2022 Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, 2022 – 2024 1st Vice-Dean
- Member of the Senate, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel (2022 – 2024)
2003 – 2007
C3/W2 Professorship for Biochemistry of Plant Nutrition, Justus Liebig University, Giessen
1999 – 2001
DFG Fellow and Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis
1998
Habilitation in the Department of Plant Nutrition, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel
1992 – 1997
Scientific Assistant, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel
1991
Doctorate in Agricultural Science, Justus Liebig University, Giessen
1987
Diploma in Agricultural Engineering, Justus Liebig University, Giessen
Offices & Functions
President of the German umbrella organization for agricultural research DAF (Dachverband wissenschaftlicher Gesellschaften der Agrar-, Forst-, Ernährungs-, Veterinär- und Umweltforschung e.V.), since 2018
Permanent member of the Executive Board of the German Society for Plant Nutrition (DGP), since 2019
Honorary member of the German Society for Quality Research in Plant-Based Foods (DGQ), since 2023
President of the German Society for Quality in Plant-Based Foods (DGQ), (2011-2022)
Chair of the Faculty Council for Agricultural Sciences and Human Nutrition (2013-2014)
Chair of the German Society of Plant Nutrition, DGP) (2010-2014)
Additional Functions
Section Editor-in-Chief, open access journal Plants, since 2022
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, since 2019
Associate Editor, open access journal Frontiers in Plant Science, since 2011
