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W2 Professorship in Sociology of Working Worlds' Digitization, Berlin (Germany), Deadline: 7 Jan 2017
TU BERLIN / EINSTEIN CENTER DIGITAL FUTURE - W2 Sociology of Working
Worlds' Digitalization - Frist: 07.01.2017
Technische Universität Berlin - Faculty VI - Planning Building Environment
- Institute of Sociology invites applications for a Professorship - salary
grade W2 for the field of "Sociology of Working Worlds' Digitalization
(Digitalisierung der Arbeitswelt)". The professorship is to be funded in
the context of the Einstein Center Digital Future. The professorship is
offered under the reserve that funds are granted. REFERENCE NUMBER:
VI-597/16 (starting at April 1, 2017 / for a period of 5 years; an
extension of 5 more years is possible after successful evaluation /
closing date for applications January 7, 2017). WORKING FIELD: Successful
candidates will be expected to teach all fields of sociology and must have
demonstrated accomplishments in sociology either with a specialization in
sociology of working worlds or in sociology of social policy that include
aspects of the digital transformation or work. Specialization may be
stronger in one area but successful candidates need to have demonstrated
substantive research and teaching in more than one area of scholarship.
Active participation in the DFG funded Graduate School "Innovation Society
Today: The reflexive creation of novelty" is desirable as is experience in
successfully raising external funds (Drittmittel). Candidates whose
research can connect to the department of sociology's research areas
("innovation and society", "knowledge and society" and "space and
society") while adding expertise in the areas of sociology of work and
social policy are preferred. Further on, an active participation in the
"Fördernetzwerk Interdisziplinäre Sozialpolitikforschung" of the Federal
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs is expected. Candidates are expected
to collaborate with the Einstein Center Digital Future and at least one
School of Sciences and Engineering at TU Berlin. Candidates are also
expected to contribute substantially to the university's strategic plan.
Candidates are required to teach courses to sociology majors in both the
BA and MA programs "Sociology and Technology Studies" ("Soziologie
technikwissenschaftlicher Richtung"), as well as in the minors
Architecture, Planning and Computer Sciences. Teaching is also required
in the MA program "Digitalization" of the Einstein Center Digital Future.
The successful candidate is expected to teach courses in the German and
English language within two years after being appointed to the position.
In addition, candidates have to contribute to the department of
sociology's other teaching and administrational requirements and be
actively involved in academic self-government. REQUIREMENTS: Successful
applicants must fulfill the requirements for appointment at the professor
level in compliance with § 100 BerlHG (Berlin Higher Education Act),
including a completed academic education, doctoral degree (PhD) in
sociology or social sciences, qualified achievements in research and a
particular qualification for academic work normally attested by the
excellent quality of a PhD, post-doctoral lecture qualification
(Habilitation) and pedagogical didactic qualifications, to be proven by
teaching experience and visualized in a teaching portfolio (for further
information see TUB Website, quick access no. 144242). Technische
Universität Berlin strives to increase the proportion of women in research
and teaching and therefore strongly encourages qualified female
researchers to apply. Qualified individuals with disabilities will be
favored. Technische Universität Berlin is a certified family-friendly
higher education institution, and our Dual Career Service offers
assistance to you and your family when relocating to Berlin. Please send
your written application until January 7, 2017 with the reference number
and the usual documents (including a CV listing publications, teaching and
research experience, teaching portfolio, list of taught courses etc.,
copies of academic degrees, list of publications) to Technische
Universität Berlin - Der Präsident -, Dekan der Fakultät VI, Sekr. A 1,
Straße des 17. Juni 152, 10623 Berlin or by email to
berufungen@fak6.tu-berlin.de. Please send copies only. Original documents
will not be returned. The vacancy is also available on the internet at
http://www.personalabteilung.tu-berlin.de/menue/jobs Please note that the
positions are conditional upon financing from the donors and partners. It
is intended to extend a number of the temporary professorships at the end
of the funding period. Additional professorships for Berlin will be
advertised in the coming months and will be posted at be-digital.berlin.
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