Universität Duisburg-Essen, Humanities
Junior Professor in "Global Mobility from 18th to the 20th Century"
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Germany |
Position: | Tenure Track Faculty |
We are one of the youngest universities in Germany and think in terms of unlimited possibilities instead of possible limitations. Located in the heart of the Ruhr Metropolis, our 11 faculties develop ideas with a future. We are strong on research and teaching, we embrace diversity, promote academic potential, and we engage in genuine educational equality.
We are looking for outstanding young researchers, to whom we offer the best opportunities for their academic and personal development. We provide individual early career support through the Graduate Center (GC Plus), the Tenure Track Programme (TT Plus) and the Human Resources Development Programme (PE Plus). Wherever bright minds connect and collaborate, everyone involved will benefit. That is why we join forces and share qualification and guidance programmes for career development with the Ruhr-University Bochum and the TU Dortmund University as part of the Research Academy Ruhr (RAR). Within the framework of the “Bund-Länder-Programm zur Förderung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses” – the Tenure Track Programme of the German Federal Government and the Federal States – 21 tenure-track junior professorships will be advertised. Currently, we are in search of eligible candidates for the following tenure-track junior professorship at the Faculty of Humanities:
Junior Professor in
"Global Mobility from 18th to the 20th Century"
(Salary Class Group W1 LBesO W - with Tenure Track as per W2)
We are looking for an exceptional young academic with an emphasis on research in the field of interactive relations between Europe and regions outside of Europe. This announcement is directed towards historians who, in particular, are capable of methodically extending the traditional epochal categorizations and who have a track record in the histories of migration, economics, missionizing and culture both in terms of their interrelatedness or transnational perspective. The candidate is expected to hold a doctoral degree with honors in history. A further emphasis on gender analyses as well as the culture of history would be considered favorably.
The willingness to participate in Graduate College 1919 on „Prevention, Provision, Prediction – coping with contingency through future-oriented action“ is desirable as well as the interdisciplinary cooperation with the Käte Hamburger Kolleg/Center for Global Cooperation Research with the Interdisciplinary Centre for the Research of Integration and Migration (InZentIM). The appointee should have teaching background related to his/her field at academic level. Innovative approaches to teaching would be also be relevant. He/she will have to contribute to the BA and MA Study programmes in history. The willingness to contribute to the dual-subject masters course „Intercultural Practice of History“ is expected in particular.
At the time of application the appointee should have a sufficient command of German enabling him/her to offer classes with German as the medium of instruction plus the ability to participate in academic self-administration.
Publications in the field of expertise in peer-reviewed journals are expected, especially in leading international journals.
Experience in the procurement of competitive third-party funding, involvement in international research and international experience are desirable. Furthermore, leadership experience in research is beneficial.
The University of Duisburg-Essen places great emphasis on excellence in teaching. Candidates must present their teaching concepts, showing their relevance to the research profile of the University of Duisburg-Essen.
Applicants must show aptitude for participation in academic self-administration.
The hiring requirements comply with § 36 of the Higher Education Act of North Rhine-Westphalia (HG).
Teaching requirements currently are four hours of teaching during the first, and five hours of teaching during the second employment stage of the Junior Professorship. Employment is contingent on the presentation of the corresponding requirements for temporary civil service. The duration of employment complies with § 39 Sect. 5 HG.
The University of Duisburg-Essen promotes the diversity of its members (https://www.uni-due.de/diversity). It strives to increase the percentage of women in its academic staff and therefore emphatically invites qualified women to apply. In the case of equal qualifications, female candidates will be considered with preference (Equal Opportunities Act). As per § 2 Sect. 3 SGB IX, applications by candidates with a disability or equivalent status are especially welcome.
Applications with the usual documents (CV, list of publications, documentation of academic and professional development, copies of relevant documents and certificates, an exposé of the applicant’s research profile with reference to its relevance for the University of Duisburg-Essen, a list of successful external grant applications, a list of courses taught and a teaching philosophy, an enumeration of experience in academic self-administration) should be sent by the 11th of November, 2018 at the latest to the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities:
Dekan der Fakultät für Geisteswissenschaften
der Universität Duisburg-Essen
Herrn Prof. Dr. Dirk Hartmann
Universitätsstr. 2
45141 Essen
Germany
Further information on the University of Duisburg-Essen and the Faculty of Humanities can be found under:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/geisteswissenschaften_dekanat/wisna-juniorprofessuren_10_18.pdf
Contact: |
Dekan der Fakultät für Geisteswissenschaften der Universität Duisburg-Essen Herrn Prof. Dr. Dirk Hartmann Universitätsstr. 2 45141 Essen Germany Further information on the University of Duisburg-Essen and the Faculty of Humanities can be found under: https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/geisteswissenschaften_dekanat/wisna-juniorprofessuren_10_18.pdf |
Website: | https://www.uni-due.de/geisteswissenschaften/stellenausschreibungen.php |
Primary Category: | None |
Secondary Categories: | None |
Posting Date: | 10/26/2018 |
Closing Date | 11/11/2018 |