Enclosed is a job announcement for the first Learning Sciences professorship position in Germany. Please note closing date is soon--2 July 2010.
The Faculty of Psychology and Education at the University of Munich invites applications for a Professorship (W2/Associate Professor) for Learning Sciences Research Methodologies.
The holder of this position will be teaching in the Master of Science Program and the Doctoral Training Program in Learning Sciences as well as, to a smaller extent, in other psychology and educational science programs. Content of teaching is empirical methodologies for research, assessment, and evaluation for different areas that are relevant for the Learning Sciences.
Candidates should have a research focus in the area of measuring processes of learning and change. In addition, the capacity to align his or her research interests to one of more of the research topics in the Munich Center of the Learning Sciences (www.mcls.lmu.de) is expected.
Excellent mastery of the English language is required.
Prerequisites for this position are a university degree, a doctoral degree, teaching skills at the university level and a post-doctoral degree or equivalent qualification that may have been gained outside the university of may consist in a junior professorship.
The initial appointment will be for six years. After a minimum of three years it may be converted to tenure pending a positive evaluation of the candidate's aptitude for teaching and research as well as the candidate's pedagogical and personal aptitude if all legal conditions are met. In exceptional cases involving candidates with outstanding qualifications, a tenured position may be offered from the outset.
Candidates for this position should be aged 52 or under at the time of appointment. Exceptions thereto may be considered in the case of outstanding candidates. The University of Munich is an equal opportunity employer and aims to increase the number of female faculty members. Therefore, applications from female candidates are explicitly encouraged. Disabled candidates with essential equal qualifications will be given preference. The University supports dual career couples.
Please send your application including Curriculum Vitae, copies of degree certificates, list of publications and teaching activities to the following address (closing date 2 July 2010): Dean of Faculty 11, University of Munich, LeopoldstraBe 13, D-80802 Munich, Germany. Fax +49-89-2180-5290, E-mail: dekanat11@lmu.de.
Please direct all inquiries about this position to the contact information above.
