Location

Campus Essen

Application area

Research Alliance Ruhr (RAR): College for Social Sciences and Humanites / Faculty for Humanities

Professorship in Public Social Sciences and Humanities: Key Societal Debates
Bes.-Gr. W 3 LBesO W

Start of employment

as soon as possible

Duration of employment

permanent

Working time

41 hrs (100 %)

Your main tasks

The professor will be tasked with examining socially relevant topics and complex debates (such as, for instance, populism, identity politics, social cohesion, climate justice and global justice, the role of experts in society) in academic form, and engaging in debate with the general public to develop and share the resulting academic insights. Accordingly, this position is designed for an excellent researcher working at the interface between the humanities and social sciences whose research makes a significant contribution to the critical analysis of and public discourse about the concepts, ideas and developments at the center of pressing social debate. To ensure long-term relevance, this professor’s work should not be aligned exclusively with existing research projects and current trends; rather, it should be open enough to continuously engage in new and existing debates arising from and fueled by ongoing social developments and challenges (on both the national and international levels). Against this backdrop, framing a wide spectrum of social phenomena systematically and/or historically and reflecting critically on them will be a major requirement for this professorship. Candidates must show that they are particularly prolific in research at the interdisciplinary intersections between the humanities and social sciences.

Administratively, this professorship will be affiliated with one of the institutes at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Offices will be made available at the College for Social Sciences and Humanities in Essen. As a member of the College, the professor will be expected to engage in its academic activities and to play an active role in the UA Ruhr’s interdisciplinary research. The required teaching load is four hours of classes per week.

The successful candidate is expected to have an excellent, internationally acknowledged research profile in the humanities which demonstrates a track record working at the intersections with the social sciences, particularly in the form of publications. We expect relevant publications in internationally renowned, peer-reviewed journals and publishing houses, experience in implementing projects with self-acquired external grants from national and/or international research funding bodies, and relevant teaching experience. Candidates will also be expected to provide documentation of significant contributions to non-academic formats (such as newspapers, magazines, blogs and podcasts) that are directly related to their research. In addition, experience in designing and implementing formats that help to advance science communication in the humanities and social sciences is desirable.

Your profile

The recruitment criteria of Sections 36 and 37 of the North Rhine-Westphalian Higher Education Act (Gesetz über die Hochschulen des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, HG NRW) apply.

German language skills are desirable and can be acquired after the appointment.

Application deadline

2024-08-19

Code number

41017-24

Application

If you are interested in the position, please send your application in a single PDF file containing: (1) your CV including information on both your academic and professional experience; (2) a list of publications; (3) copies of relevant certificates; (4) an exposé of your research profile with reference to its relevance for the College and the UA Ruhr; (5) a list of successful external grant applications; (6) an overview of your experience in academic self-administration; (7) a teaching and learning concept including information on your previous teaching activities.

Please send your application in digital form indicating 41017-24 by August 19, 2024 to: Prof. Dr. Dirk Hartmann, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Duisburg-Essen (bewerbungen-geiwi@uni-due.de).

Please address any questions about the appointment process to the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Duisburg-Essen: phone: +49 201 183-3375, email: dekanat@geisteswissenschaften.uni-due.de.

Information about the job

Further information about the Research Alliance Ruhr and the College can be found at:
https://www.uaruhr.de/researchallianceruhr/index.html.en
https://www.college-uaruhr.de/