Faculty of Education

Professorship in Research Methods in Learning and Instruction with Digital Media in Schools (W2)

Vacancy from 06/06/2024 Job ID: STMH-335

Academic context

Founded in 1409, the University of Leipzig is one of the largest, research-intensive universities in Germany. The Faculty of Education at the University of Leipzig is one of the centers for teacher training in the Free State of Saxony. The advertised professorship is located at the Institute for Educational Sciences of the Faculty of Education.

Duties

The professorship will represent the area of learning and instruction with digital media in research and teaching at the Faculty of Education, and will support teaching and graduate training in the field of quantitative empirical research methods.
The tasks of the professorship include teaching in the educational science components of the teacher training programs, including conducting examinations in all teacher degree programs. In addition, it is expected that the professorship will teach methods courses within the graduate education and master's programs of the Faculty of Education.

Requirements

Candidates should be able to demonstrate, e.g. through relevant publications, projects and cooperation, an internationally recognized research profile. This profile should include methodological and pedagogical or pedagogical-psychological issues in the context of learning and instruction with digital media (e.g. personalized / individualized learning, TEL, AI-assisted learning, CSCL, game-based learning, learning analytics, educational data mining). The aims of the candidate´s research profile should be compatible with the faculty's “Zukunftskonzept 2025” (available on its website), especially in the research strand "Digitality as a Challenge". References to inclusive education and/or issues of student heterogeneity are desirable.
With regard to the methodological aspects of his:her research, the job holder should be proven in the application and development of quantitative methods for the evaluation of complex and multi-layered data of empirical research, in particular from digitized teaching and learning contexts (e.g. learning process data, log files, eye movement data, multimodal data, longitudinal data, multilevel data).
The candidate should show the potential for outstanding teaching in the areas mentioned under "Duties". Teaching experience and didactic aptitude at university level are required.

Our offer

The job holder’s rights and obligations are regulated by the Saxon Higher Education Act (SächsHSG) and the Saxon Service Regulations for Higher Education Institutions (HSDAVO). Applicants must meet the requirements of § 59 SächsHSG. Leipzig University is committed to gender equality.
Severely disabled persons are encouraged to apply and will be given preference in the case of equal suitability.

Please apply by July 19th, 2024 exclusively via Leipzig University’s recruitment portal.

Closing date: 19.07.2024

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