Assistant Professor Specialized Didactics of Islamic Education (W1) with tenure track option (to W2)

The School of Education and Cultural Studies at Osnabrück University seeks to appoint an Assistant Professor (m/f/d) in the Institute for Islamic Theology at the earliest possible date.

Assistant Professor Specialized Didactics of Islamic Education (W1) with tenure track option (to W2)

This tenure track Professorship is funded by the German Federal Government and the Länder under its Program for the Promotion of Young Academics (Tenure Track Program).

Upon meeting the general administrative requirements, you will be employed as a civil servant on limited tenure for an initial period of three years. If you receive a positive evaluation after the initial three years, this period can be extended by up to three further years.

If you meet Osnabrücks University’s standards with respect to ability, competence and academic achievement, you will be offered a tenured W2 Professorship in accordance with the relevant legal provisions without further application.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Conditions of Employment:
Experience in conducting empirical or hermeneutic research projects in the field of specialized didactics of Islamic Education as well as Interreligious Learning is required.

Experience in university teaching, English language skills in the context of research and research communication, and experience in university self-administration are desirable.

Legal Conditions of Employment:
You will hold a first degree in Islamic Studies and Islamic Theology, have relevant qualifications in teaching and education and have demonstrated your ability to engage independently in advanced academic research – as a rule by having obtained an outstanding PhD (in accordance with Section 30 subsection 2 of the Lower Saxony Higher Education Act [NHG]).

In addition, you will have a minimum of three years of school-teaching or relevant teaching experience or have a background in a relevant field of empirical research commensurate with the duties required in this position.

If you have been employed as a research fellow or a graduate assistant prior to or after acquiring your PhD, then the combined duration of your PhD studies and your employment should not exceed six years (Section 30 subsection 5 of the Lower Saxony Higher Education Act [NHG]).

Assistant professorships were introduced in order to lower the average age of scholars receiving their first appointment to a professorship, thereby providing them with employment security as they start their career. Applications are therefore particularly welcome from scholars in the early stages of their career.

The position is available on a full-time or part-time basis.

Osnabrück University is a certified family-friendly university and is committed to helping working/studying parents balance their family and working lives.

Osnabrück University is actively seeking to increase the number of female Professors in its employ. Applications from women are therefore particularly welcome.

If two candidates are equally qualified, preference will be given to the candidate with disability status.

For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Bülent Ucar, Tel. +49 541-969-6032,
E-Mail: bucar@uni-osnabrueck.de.

Please submit your application (including a resume with full details of your scholarly and/or scientific employment history, list of publications and courses taught as well as planned research) in electronic form (as one pdf file) together with the “Bewerbungsprofil” [“Applicant Profile”] (DOCX, 13,96 kB) to the Dean of the School of Education and Cultural Studies, Universität Osnabrück, 49069 Osnabrück, Mrs. Prof. Dr. Mittmann at the following E-Mail-address: dekan-fb-03@uni-osnabrueck.de to arrive by 03.10.2021.
We look forward to receiving your application.