Junior Professorship for "Transition processes in the educational system taking into account impairments and disabilities"

starting as soon as possible. This is a W2 tenure track position. In order to verify whether the individual performance meets the requirements of a permanent employment, an evaluation process will be opened not later than after five years of service. The professorship will be funded by the „Bund-Länder-Programm zur Förderung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses.“ The aim of the programme is to pave the way for a secure career in academia for early stage researchers. Tenure track professors at the HU Berlin are expected to carry out research and teach, as well as be active on various university committees and acquire leadership and management skills. The concrete requirements out of the framework catalogue [https://hu.berlin/tenuretrack_katalog] will be specified in the course of the appointment process.

The junior professorship focuses on research and teaching in the subject area „Transition processes in the educational system taking into account impairments and disabilities.“ The successful candidate will explore – theoretically and empirically – questions about transition processes and institutional interferences (e.g. between kindergarten, K-12 schooling, vocational training, out-of-school learning areas). Research topics include the social construction of differences, the need for professionalization and organizational development. Familiarity with the field of Disability Studies is desired. We are looking for applicants with experience in quantitative and/or qualitative research and at least two of the following specializations:

• Institutional and organizational development with a focus on transition processes
• Professionalization and professional development
• Pedagogical support for transition processes
• The social construction of impairment and disability concepts from an interdisciplinary perspective

The teaching tasks infer from the designated research fields and curricular requirements of the  institute’s study programmes. Collaboration in one of the two central research areas of the Institute ,Education-Learning-Inclusion` or ,Cultural Participation` is expected. Experience in generating thirdparty funds is desirable. Applicants must meet the legal requirements for professorial appointments in accordance with § 102 a of the “Berliner Hochschulgesetz”. HU is seeking to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching and specifically encourages qualified female scholars to apply. Researchers from abroad are welcome to apply. Severely disabled applicants with equivalent qualifications will be given preferential consideration. People with a migration background are specifically encouraged to apply. Please send your application (including a publication list, a complete list of taught courses, information on both past and current research projects, and a 2-page synopsis of the research profile) within 4 weeks, quoting the reference number JP/010/18 to: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Prof. Kassung, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin or preferably in electronic form in one pdf file to: berufungen.ksbf@hu-berlin.de. Since we will not return your documents, please submit copies in the application only. Please visit our website www.hu-berlin.de/stellenangebote, which gives you access to the legally binding German version.