Research Assistant (m/w/d), EG 13 TV-H, fixed term-position, part-time (currently 65% of a full-time position)

Part-time position with 65% the working hours of a full-time employee. This is a fixed term-position of three years; opportunity for PhD project).

The Research Training group focuses on investigating the social practice of elementary school teaching and the question of the qualities of subject-specific learning. The Graduate School’s research approach is different in that it systematically links different traditions of classroom research. The combination of German and mathematics didactics with praxeological teaching research and teaching quality research allows a multiple perspective on teaching and interdisciplinary theory development.

The Graduate School aims to develop empirical studies on the practice of subject-related learning in elementary school classrooms. Thus, we can thoroughly investigate the significance of the interaction order for subject-related learning and the content-related quality of teaching. From a theoretical and methodological point of view, we can explore new ways to observe and analyze learning as a social practice.

Further information on the research profile of the Research Training Group can be found at www.interfach.de. You can apply for the positions advertised here for the second cohort of doctoral researchers with your own project ideas or draw on suggestions for possible PhD projects.

Tasks:

• Scientific collaboration in the above-mentioned project with the aim of a doctorate.
• The Research Training Group offers the opportunity to carry out a PhD project in a renowned interdisciplinary research environment. The PhD projects are supported by workshops, participations of conferences and congresses as well as study and research stays. The doctoral researchers take part in the qualification program and scientific exchange of the Research Training Group in the form of seminars, workshops, conferences and colloquia.
• Applicants are expected to outline a PhD project that is related to the thematic framework of the Research Training Group and that can be expected to be completed successfully within three years. They can use the suggestions for possible PhD projects for this purpose.
• The Research Training Group will support doctoral studies that combine a subject-didactic perspective (German or mathematics) with a praxeological approach in the investigation of classroom interactions.
• Active participation in the multi-paradigmatic discourse within the Research Training Group is expected.

Requirements:

• Very good academic degree in education, psychology, linguistics or a sociological major or Master's degree or state exam in teaching.
• Since the discourse of the Research Training Group is partially conducted in English (at the international summer schools, at international conferences), a good command of English is required.
• International applicants can apply in English, but must be willing to learn German, the working language of the Research Training Group, within the first year.

Applications from persons with disabilities will be given preferential consideration, if equally qualified and competent. Women are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants with a degree that was not obtained at a German university must submit a Statement of Comparability for Foreign Higher Education Qualifications, issued by the Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen (Central Office for Foreign Education, https://www.kmk.org/zab/central-office-for-foreign-education) as proof of equivalence.

Please send your application by October 15, 2024, quoting reg. no. XXX, to Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Center for School and Educational Resarch, Mrs. Andrea Krieg, Franckeplatz 1 / Haus 31, D-06110 Halle (Saale), Germany, or per email to andrea.krieg(at)zsb.uni-halle.de (phone ++49 345 55-21701).

In addition to the curriculum vitae and copies of certificates, the application documents should include a letter of motivation (1 page) and an outline of the PhD project (20,000 to 30,000 characters, plus literature), which locates the planned project with its research question and perspective in the thematic framework of the Research Training Group and contains a rough work plan and timetable. The development of a project idea can be supported by an online application workshop offered by the Research Training Group on August 13, 2024. Interested persons should register by August 9, 2024 at bewerbungsworkshop-interfach@uni-kassel.de. To support the preparation of the required project outline for the application, the Research Training Group will also offer a writing workshop.

For further information please contact Prof. Dr. Friederike Heinzel, Tel.: +49 561 804-3619.

Our Offer:

As an employee of the University of Kassel

• you will be offered an interesting and diverse range of tasks within the framework of a modern and ambitious university,
• you will be part of an interdisciplinary team with a good and collegial working atmosphere,
• you will have the opportunity to participate in professional and interdisciplinary further education measures,
• is your workplace with good connections to public transport, which you can currently use free of charge.

In addition, you will benefit from the advantages of employment in the public service such as:

• an additional company pension (VBL),
• an optional child supplement in accordance with TV-Hessen, a family-friendly university (including childcare for emergencies),
• an annual bonus
• an entitlement to capital-accumulation benefits,
• a promotion of voluntary commitment,
• low-cost participation in university sports and a full range of fitness activities as part of Unifit, as well as workplace health management

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Please send your application with the usual informative documents, stating the reference number in the subject line, via the online form. We have compiled further information for you in our FAQ.

In exceptional cases, we will also accept your application documents in paper form addressed to: The President of the University of Kassel, 34109 Kassel, Germany, or via mail to bewerbungen[at]uni-kassel.de, stating the reference number.

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The University of Kassel is very interested in the professional satisfaction of its employees. It is distinguished as a family-friendly university and, in the interests of equal opportunities, strives to offer everyone the same opportunities for development and to counteract existing disadvantages. It promotes the Family Welcome Service and also the Dual Career Service for positions that are scientifically and academically filled. One of the strategic goals of the University of Kassel is to significantly increase the proportion of women in research and teaching. Applications from women are therefore particularly welcome. Seriously handicapped and equivalent applicants are given preference if they have the same suitability, qualifications and professional performance. Full-time positions are generally divisible (except when filling civil servant positions). Applications indicating the Position Number, which may be in digital form, should be sent to the President of the University of Kassel, 34109 Kassel, Germany quoting the applicable reference number.