Full Professor in Educational Sciences

The University of Luxembourg aspires to be a world-class research university. It strives for excellence in both fundamental and applied research, and in education. It drives innovation for society, has a high proportion of graduate students, and intertwines research, teaching and societal impact.

The **Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences** (FHSE) brings together expertise from the humanities, linguistics, cognitive sciences, social and educational sciences. People from across 20 disciplines are working within the Faculty. Along with the **disciplinary** approach a very ambitious interdisciplinary research culture has been developed.

The faculty’s research and teaching focuses on **social**, **economic**, **political** and **educational** issues with the common goal of contributing to an inclusive, open and resourceful society. The FHSE offers six Bachelor and 20 Master degrees and a doctoral school providing students with the necessary knowledge and high-qualified skills to succeed in their future career.

**Your Role**:
The holder of the position will be a member of the Department of Education and Social Work within the Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences.

She/he is expected to participate in the following activities related to the research in the Department:

- Further Development and management of the new Bachelor en Formation Pédagogique
- Involvement in the supervision of students during their internships in Luxembourgish schools
- Student tutoring (including professional development portfolio)
- Meetings and exchanges with Luxembourgish school actors
- Perform high level research in educational sciences
- Contribution to the department’s activities, including seminars, teaching, outreach and various other research related events
- Contribution to scientific publications and reports

**Teaching areas**

The holder will be in charge to develop and lead the new Bachelor en Formation Pédagogique (BFP) which is a special one-year Bachelor programme (Quereinsteiger) for primary school teachers.

Teaching tasks will be related to the requirements of the Bachelor en Formation Pédagogique and the Bachelor en Sciences de l’Education (BScE).

**What we expect from you**:

- PhD degree in Educational Sciences or a closely related field
- A minimum of five years of postdoctoral experience acquired in a university or comparable research centre
- Experience with lateral entrance programmes for primary school teachers
- Previous experience or interest in adaptative teaching (inclusion, differentiation, management of student’s heterogeneity in classroom)
- A good knowledge of / interest in the Luxembourgish school system or similar multilingual school systems
- Willingness to engage in teamwork in teaching and research groups
- Ability to work autonomously

**Language requirements**

The University of Luxembourg is set in a multilingual context. The person hired on this position must be proficient in French and German and have a good working knowledge of English.

**In Short**:

- Contract Type: Permanent
- Work Hours: Full Time 40.0 Hours per Week
- Location: Belval
- Job Reference: F3-50012713

**How to apply**:

- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae including information on external research funding acquired
- Copies of diplomas
- List of publications
- Copies of recent publications (max. 5) relevant for the field in question
- List of courses taught
- A list of three referees with their name, address and present position. Please indicate their relationship to you

to:
Prof. Dr. Christine Schiltz
Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences

**Gender equality**

The University of Luxembourg is an equal opportunities employer.

**Contact**:
Prof. Dr. Christine Schiltz

Telephone: (+352) 46 66 44 9529