Young, modern and research-oriented: The University of Potsdam (UP) was founded in 1991 and has firmly established itself in the landscape of
scholarship and science. It has also become an outstanding factor in regional economics and development. The University is highly successful in
the acquisition of external funding, has received multiple awards for its teaching, and offers a service-oriented administration. About 21,000 students
and 3,000 employees work at three locations -AmNeuen Palais, Griebnitzsee and Golm - at one of Germany's most beautiful academic institutions.
The University of Potsdam is the only institution of higher education in Brandenburg for the training of teachers and has about 4,200 students enrolled
in bachelor's and master's degrees for certified teachers. The University has been part of the nationwide "Quality Campaign for Teacher Training"
since 2015 and will also receive support until 2023 in a second phase of funding. Digitalization in the teaching and learning process is an important
component of teacher training and is therefore a cross-disciplinary task for all professorships associated with teacher training. Teacher training is
being improved, both in terms of quality and quantity, in the years leading up to 2020. This effort includes the establishment of 22 new professorships
and the annual enrollment of 1,000 students in the bachelor's program.
The Faculty of Human Sciences of the University of Potsdam invites applications for
one professorship in the field of inclusive education. We
are looking for researchers of national and international stature who have a strong profile in empirical education research and teacher training. The
successful candidates are expected to engage in the predominantly quantitative research of inclusion education in Potsdam. They will have excellent
publications in international peer-reviewed journals, successful experience in acquisition of external funds and international networking. They are
expected to engage particularly in the development of degree programs (including program internationalization) and actively cooperate with the
Center for Teacher Training and Education Research (ZeLB). The language of instruction is German.
Documents can submitted in German or English. A German version of the advertisement can be found here:
https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/verwaltung/dezernat3/stellen.html.
The University of Potsdam invites application for the following position, to be filled as soon as possible:
Full Professorship (W3) for School Pedagogy
with a focus on Heterogeneity
The successful candidate will have expertise in educational science research with a focus on school pedagogy
and general didactics (processes of good teaching, educational processes at school, teacher training and/or the
continued improvement of schools and teaching). Research should concentrate on teaching strategies for heterogeneous
learning groups, including at least one of the following dimensions of heterogeneity: migration background,
language, gender, aptitude, or social background. Innovative empirical research approaches, e. g. lesson
video recordings, are encouraged.
Responsibilities will include teaching the module "School Pedagogy und Didactics" and supervising internships as
well as practical semesters.
The University of Potsdam views the networking of scholarship and teaching in the education of teachers as a
particular challenge. The holder of this position must be able to adequately represent both fields.
The University of Potsdam has a distinguished teacher education program that acknowledges the realities of
school and instruction while also incorporating the latest research findings in the field; the program includes a high
proportion of practical exercises. The "Potsdam Model" of teacher education will be further developed together
with other professorships relevant to teacher training at the University of Potsdam and in cooperation with the
Center for Teacher Training and Education Research. We expect a willingness to cooperate in continuing teacher
education and an interest in cross-faculty collaboration.
The requirements for an appointment are enumerated in Section 41 of the Brandenburg Higher Education Act
(BbgHG). The appointment procedure is conducted in accordance with Section 40 BbgHG.
The University strives for a balanced gender ratio at all levels. Severely disabled applicants will be given preferential
consideration in the event of equal qualification. We expressly invite applications from people with migration
backgrounds.
The University of Potsdam offers dual career support and coaching for newly-appointed professors:
www.uni-potsdam.de/berufungen.html.
Applications (with a presentation of your research interests, curriculum vitae, copies of academic certificates
and documents, a list of publications, a list of courses taught, a list of externally funded projects) should
be sent (in a single PDF file) to the University of Potsdam at ausschreibungen@uni-potsdam.de within
four weeks of the publication of this vacancy.