Professorships

The Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) invites applications for a

Full Professor of Religious Education and Teaching Protestant Religious Education

(salary group W3)

at the Department of Didactics. This is a full-time and permanent position to be filled by the earliest possible starting date.

We seek to appoint a leading expert with an internationally visible profile in research and teaching. The successful candidate will represent all aspects of teaching and research in the area of religious education and the teaching of Protestant religious education. The professor must have experience in empirical research in teaching and learning processes in the context of teaching religious education. We would welcome a research focus in one or more of the three areas of education in human rights, pedagogy of media and digitality, or inter-religious education. Experience in interdisciplinary research with other subject-specific didactics, pedagogy/psychology or theology and in acquiring third-party funding is expected, as is the willingness to establish or expand existing international collaborations. Teaching duties will include educating teaching degree students (elementary school, secondary school [Mittelschule, Realschule, Gymnasium], vocational schools) in religious education and teaching religious education, teaching the social sciences subject of Protestant theology and involvement in school placements. The successful candidate will be expected to collaborate closely with the School of Theology, the Center for Teacher Education and the Interdisciplinary Center for Empirical Teaching and Learning Research (IZeLL) at FAU. We would welcome the continuation or continued development of existing offers for the continuing education of teachers of religious education. Innovative research approaches, support for early-career researchers and a method-based approach towards using new teaching and learning methods are expected. A willingness to become involved in supporting equal opportunities is desired.

Successful candidates should demonstrate an excellent academic track record in research and teaching at the highest international standards. They should have substantial research experience abroad and/or international cooperations as well as experience in managing research projects and in raising third-party funding. A university degree and an outstanding doctoral degree as well as a passion for education and relevant teaching experience are prerequisites. Candidates who are able and willing to teach in both English and German are preferred. The position also requires additional postdoctoral qualifications. These should be in the form of a habilitation (postdoctoral thesis) or equivalent academic qualifications. These qualifications may also have been achieved in a non-university context or through a junior faculty position (for example as Assistant Professor). The successful candidate will be expected to be qualified to teach Protestant religious education and have completed at least three years working at a school or an equivalent educational establishment. Appointment to the Chair is governed by the currently valid version of the contract between the Bavarian state and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria dated November 15, 1924.

The successful candidate should demonstrate academic leadership, the ability to support early career researchers and to drive FAU’s strategic agenda. FAU pursues a policy of intense student mentoring and therefore expects its teaching staff to be present during lecture periods.

FAU offers an outstandingly productive research environment as well as a passionate and multi-disciplinary scholarly community within a vibrant institutional network.

In its pursuit of academic excellence, FAU is committed to equality of opportunity and to a proactive and inclusive approach, which supports and encourages all under-represented groups, promotes an inclusive culture and values diversity. FAU is a family-friendly employer and responsive to the needs of dual career couples.

Please submit your complete application documents (CV, list of publications, teaching experience, list of third-party funding, gender equality concept, copies of certificates and degrees) online at https://berufungen.fau.de by January 11, 2025, addressed to the Speaker of the School of Theology. Please contact phil-berufungen@fau.de with any questions.