🚀 W3 - Professur "Historische Erziehungswissenschaft" / Full Professor (W3) "History of Education

Overview

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) is the oldest and largest university in Saxony-Anhalt. The Faculty of Philosophy III, Institute of Pedagogy, invites applications for a position to be filled by .

Position

Full Professor (W3) – History of Education

Responsibilities

• Represent the field comprehensively in teaching and research; contribute to its further development through theoretical and empirical approaches.
• Focus on historical perspectives on educational, upbringing, and socialization processes and analyze their embedding in social transformation dynamics in a theory-driven manner.
• Contribute to the university’s research profiles “Knowledge Cultures and Education” and/or “Transformation”.
• Collaborate with the Center for School and Educational Research (ZSB) and/or the Interdisciplinary Centre for European Enlightenment Studies (IZEA); participate in MLU’s internationalisation strategy.
• Demonstrate experience in securing third-party funding and in interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Hold an above-average relevant doctoral degree and demonstrate additional academic achievements in the relevant field (e.g., habilitation or equivalent qualification).
• Teach in the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs in Educational Science; be able to teach in German.
• Participate in academic self-governance and committee work.
• Fulfil further duties as stipulated in section 34 of the Saxony-Anhalt State Law of Universities.

Qualifications

• Preconditions of appointment as stipulated in section 35 of the Saxony-Anhalt State Law of Universities; emphasis on habilitation in the relevant field or an equivalent level of scientific achievement and recognition; appropriate experience or qualification in teaching.
• Willingness to undertake interdisciplinary collaboration and to contribute to university governance.

Diversity and Work-Life Balance

MLU is committed to diversity and inclusion; aims to increase the proportion of women staff; appropriately qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. The university strives to provide a family-friendly environment and has been certified as such since 2009. Applications from candidates with disabilities are welcome and will be given preference in case of equal qualifications.

Applications

Applications should include curriculum vitae, certificates, a description of academic career, list of publications, documentation of previous third-party funding, and a description of previous teaching activities. Applications are requested electronically to the appointment portal of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg; the deadline is six weeks after publication of the advertisement.

Application portal:

Contact

Please contact Prof. Dr. Daniel Wrana, 06099 Halle (Saale), Germany. Tel.: . E-mail:

Note: The University is unable to reimburse costs associated with the application. Prof. Dr. Kay Saalwächter is available to answer questions about compatibility of work and family life ( , Tel. ).