Junior Professorship (W1) in Social Paedagogy with a tenure track option for W3

The Faculty of Education at the University of Erfurt intends to appoint to the following Professorship at the earliest possible date:

Junior Professorship (W1) in Social Paedagogy with a tenure track option for W3

This professorship is funded by the Tenure Track Programme of the German Federal Government and the Federal States.

Responsibilities
The professorship represents the field of social paedagogy in teaching and research. Its focus is on child and youth welfare.

The postholder's duties further include:

• contribution to all degree programmes of the University of Erfurt that cover contents of social paedagogy, contribution to the development of the course catalogue,
• initiation of interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary research collaborations with a focus on child and youth welfare.

Requirements

In addition to the general public service regulations, applicants must fulfil the requirements for appointment set forth in Section 89 Subsection 2 of the Thuringian Higher Education Act (Thür­inger Hochschulgesetz, ThürHG).

S/he will be required to demonstrate excellent proficiency in German (CEFR level C1) in order to carry out his or her teaching duties on the teacher training programmes.

The successful candidate will have:

• a degree in education, preferably with a focus on social paedagogy,
• an outstanding doctorate in the field of child and youth welfare, preferably with a focus on the target groups of inclusive child and youth welfare,
• relevant publications, ideally related to child and youth welfare and/or formal education, and other academic achievements,
• experience in planning and organising empirical research projects,
• relevant teaching experience in the field of social paedagogy.

The following attributes are desirable:

• experience in applying for respectively procuring research funding,
• experience in teaching the didactic methodologies for social paedagogy in a teacher-training context,
• extensive teaching experience and relevant qualifications, particularly in relation to aspects of diversity,
• relevant experience of working abroad.

General Remarks
The German version of this vacancy notice alone shall be legally binding.

The appointment as civil servant is initially made with limited tenure. After a successful interim evaluation an extension will be provided (Section 89.6 Sentence 2 ThürHG). The appointment to a W3 professorship in a civil service position with unlimited tenure or a permanent employment contract is planned after a successful final evaluation within the framework of the appointment and career concept of the University of Erfurt ("Erfurt Career Track") in accordance with Section 85.1 Sentence 4 № 4 ThürHG. For more information on the Erfurt Career Track concept, visit: https://www.uni-erfurt.de/uni/arbeiten-an-der-uni/karrierewege/erfurter-career-track/

Please note Section 89.3 ThürHG. Insofar as employment as research assistant or in a comparable employment contract took place in a German university or research institution before or in pursuit of the doctoral degree, the total length of time spent working on a doctoral thesis and as a research assistant (or comparable) should not exceed six years before her/his appointment as junior professor. An exception is made in cases where an employment period was extended for parental leave, the applicant worked on a part-time basis due to childcare duties, or in particular cases that are specifically justified and properly documented.

The University of Erfurt is an equal-opportunity employer. This post is open for applicants of any gender. Preference will be given to disabled persons and persons of equivalent status in the event of equal aptitude, qualifications and professional achievements.

The successful candidate is expected to take up domicile in the Erfurt region. Her/his involvement in the teaching programme includes interdisciplinary courses (also given in English) and the Studium Fundamentale.

Application and Deadline

Please send your complete application (resume, academic CV, list of publications, list of taught courses, course evaluations, list of third-party funding proposals (if applicable), copies of your qualifications) to the following contact electronically only, quoting the reference number. The application deadline is 23 March 2020.

Universität Erfurt • Erziehungswissenschaftliche Fakultät
Dekanin Prof. Dr. Verena Weidner
Postfach 90 02 21 • 99105 Erfurt
dekanat.erzfak@uni-erfurt.de

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