Juniorprofessorship for Democracy Education at the Primary Level with a focus on General Studies in Primary Education (Sachunterricht) and its Didactics (with a tenure track leading to a W3-professors

The professorship is to represent topics of democracy education with a special focus on primary school and “General Studies in Primary Education” (Sachunterricht)” and its didactics.

A research and teaching profile is expected with a focus on the following areas:

• Democracy education/political education in primary schools
• General Studies in Primary Education (Sachunterricht) and its didactics, especially with reference to the scientific and didactic foundations of the social sciences.

The duties of the professorship include research and teaching in the field of General Studies in Primary Education (Sachunterricht) and its didactics, social science-related aspects in and for the primary level, as well as social science didactic content, also with reference to the special features of the 6-year primary school in Berlin (teaching in the primary school teaching profession, especially in General Studies in Primary Education (Sachunterricht) and its didactics, as well as in the subject- or profession-related supplement in Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees) and participation in examinations and the self-administration of the university.

In addition, cooperation with the other departments of the Institute for Education Studies, the Joint Commission for Primary School Teachers, the Committee for „Sachunterricht und seine Didaktik“ with the reference subjects, with the Professional School of Education (PSE) as well as other institutions of Humboldt-Universität but also non-university actors such as the State Agency for Civic Education (Landeszentrale für Politische Bildung) is desired.

Applicants must meet the legal requirements for professorial appointments in accordance with § 102c in connection with § 102a of the “Berliner Hochschulgesetz,” and here in particular also those of § 100 (3) (three years of school experience or comparable practical experience).

HU is seeking to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching and specifically encourages qualified female scholars to apply. Researchers from abroad are welcome to apply. Severely disabled applicants with equivalent qualifications will be given preferential consideration. People with a migration background are specifically encouraged to apply.

Please send your application (including a publication list, a complete list of taught courses, information on both past and current research projects, and a 2-page synopsis of the research profile) until 18th July 2025, quoting the job ID PR/006/25 to: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Prof. Becker, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin or preferably in electronic form in one single pdf file to: berufungen.ksbf@hu-berlin.de. Since we will not return your documents, please submit copies in the application only.

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