Faculty: Faculty I: Faculty of Arts and Humanities | ID: 5617
The University of Siegen is a modern university with an international orientation and a focus on interdisciplinary research. It currently has around 16,500 students and covers a range of research fields from the humanities, social and economic sciences to natural sciences, engineering and life sciences. With over 2,000 employees, the university is one of the largest employers in the region and offers a unique environment for teaching, study, research and knowledge transfer.
for the Historisches Seminar in Faculty I: Faculty of Arts and Humanities to begin on 01.10.2024, a
University Professorhip (W3)
for the Didactics of History
The future professor should represent the subject in its entirety and in both research and teaching. We expect her/him to contribute to the existing study programs (BA and MA) of the Seminar of History, to teach courses in the field of Didactics of History and to supervise practical semesters. The successful candidate is expected to contribute to the existing areas of research at the Seminar of History as well as the Philosophical Faculty, and to collaborate with the university’s Center for Teacher Training and Educational Research. Furthermore, we expect the willingness to actively and constructively participate in the self-governing bodies of the university. The teaching load is 9 hours per week.
- You fulfill the legal requirements for employment (§ 36 HG NRW). Further information is available at service.uni-siegen.de/professur.
- You have a doctorate in the field of Didactics of History or History (preferably Modern or Contemporary History) with a grade of at least “very good”.
- Preferably, you hold the state examination or the second state examination for teaching at schools providing general education, have extended experience in teaching at schools, or practical experience in the application and development of scientific knowledge and methods for schools (e.g. activity in teacher training seminars or in the development of curricula).
- Applicants should have a distinguished research profile (e.g. through internationally visible publications, third-party funding, relevant scientific collaborations).
- Experience in the field of historical learning and teaching in the age of digitization is desirable.
We look forward to receiving your application with the usual documents (CV, copies of certificates, list of publications, description of previous research and teaching activities, list of third-party funds acquired, two reference addresses) by 12.10.2023.Please apply exclusively via our application portal (https://jobs.uni-siegen.de). We regret that we cannot consider applications in paper form or by e-mail.
Prof. Dr. Reinhild Kreis, +49 (0) 271-740 3263, reinhild.kreis@uni-siegen.de
Equal opportunities and diversity are promoted and embodied at the University of Siegen. The advertisement is explicitly addressed to people of all genders; applications from women will be given special consideration in accordance with the State Equal Opportunities Act. We also welcome applications from people with different personal, social, and cultural backgrounds, people with severe disabilities, and people of equal status.