Full Professorship “Primary School Pedagogy” (W2/W3)

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Leuphana University of Lüneburg stands for innovation in research and education. Methodological diversity, interdisciplinary collaboration, transdisciplinary cooperation with partners outside academia and a dynamic development characterize its research profile in the fields of education, culture, management & technology, sustainability as well as public affairs. Its award-winning study model is organized into the Leuphana College, the Leuphana Graduate School and the Leuphana Professional School.

The School of Education at Leuphana University Lüneburg invites applications for the following full professorship:

Primary School Pedagogy (W2/W3)

Your research activities focus on empirically oriented research on schools, teaching and professionalisation. You will represent primary school pedagogy in its full range including primary school pedagogical and didactic research and teaching. You participate in and contribute to national and international specialist discussions at a high level. 

You have published in the field of primary education, preferably on an international scale, and have successfully acquired third-party funding independently. Additionally, experience in interdisciplinary research projects is required. Cooperation within the scientific community and international networking are essential. You are willing to engage in international relationships to advance the subject area. You must have relevant teaching experience and proven methodological skills in the field of primary school research to offer students appropriate opportunities for research-oriented studies.

For your future work as a professor at Leuphana, you preferably bring experience in theoretical preparation, follow-up, and supervision of students during their school internships. In this role, you will work closely with colleagues in subjects, subject didactics, psychology, and social pedagogy. Your responsibilities will include actively promoting the establishment and expansion of school contacts, as well as cooperation with second-phase trainers and primary school teachers in the teaching profession. You share the idea of the university as an educational community and utilise the numerous opportunities for academic collaboration within the Faculty of Education, the wider university, and beyond. Additionally, it is expected that you will actively participate in academic self-administration.

You have demonstrated your ability to advance the development of teaching structures at Leuphana by designing and implementing new forms of teaching and learning, such as video and online-based reflection and feedback formats. In the areas under the responsibility of the professorship, you will contribute to the development and consolidation of existing activities for knowledge transfer and further training. Ideally youhave experience in establishing and maintaining networks with elementary schools, study seminars, further training providers, and comparable primary education institutions abroad. In addition, you should provide evidence that you have teaching experience or suitable pedagogical experience or experience in empirical research corresponding to the tasks of the professorship.

You have an excellent command of the English language and are capable of teaching courses in English. If you do not speak German, you are willing to learn it within a reasonable period.

Formal requirements are based on § 25 of the Lower Saxony Higher Education Act (NHG) and include

• a university degree in Teacher training (teaching degree with 1st and preferably also 2nd state examination), educational science, sociology, psychology or a comparable degree;
• your ability to engage in independent academic research as demonstrated by the outstanding quality of your dissertation in one of the above-mentioned fields;
• additional academic achievements obtained i.e. in the course of being an assistant professor, during your postdoctoral lecture qualification (German: Habilitation) or other achievements recognized as being equivalent to a postdoctoral qualification;
• your aptitude for teaching based on experience and the application of innovative teaching methods.

At Leuphana you will find an academic community that is open to changes in perspective and cultivates the dialogue among the different disciplines as well as between research and practice. With spirit and initiative, we address the challenges of civil society in the 21st century. Pursuing our idea of liberal education, our students are enabled to think, question and act upon it. Our professors foster the awareness of gender and diversity aspects in teaching as well as research.

Leuphana University is an equal opportunities employer. The university aims to increase its number of female professors. Qualified women are especially invited to apply.

For further information, please contact the Vice Dean of Research of the School of Education, Prof. Dr. Marcus Pietsch (marcus.pietsch@leuphana.de) or Prof. Dr. Marc Kleinknecht (marc.kleinknecht@leuphana.de).

Please submit your application (without submission of an application photo) consisting of the following materials in two separate PDF files: a) motivation letter, CV, full publication list, copies of academic degrees and b) three relevant publications. Please enclose the completed application form (as Excel file) with your documents. Guidance on the required application materials can be found here.

Applications should be sent preferably by email using the key word “Primary School Pedagogy” (W2/W3) to beko@leuphana.de or to the President of Leuphana University Lüneburg, Post Box 2440, Lüneburg D-21314 by January 5, 2025. Please be aware that we cannot return application documents sent physically.

By submitting your application, you consent to your data being stored and processed for the purpose of the recruitment process. Plese note our Data Protection Notice for Applicants (in English or in German).

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