Researcher
Area: Faculty II: School of Education, Architecture and the Arts | Job scope: full-time | Duration of employment: limited | Posting-ID: 6173
The University of Siegen is a modern university with an international orientation and a focus on interdisciplinary research. It currently has around 15,000 students and covers a range of research fields from the humanities, social and economic sciences to natural sciences, engineering and life sciences. With over 2,000 employees, the university is one of the largest employers in the region and offers a unique environment for teaching, study, research and knowledge transfer.
We seek:
In the Faculty II: School of Education, Architecture and the Arts, DFG Research Training Group 2493 "Consequences of Social Services Work", we are looking for a researcher as of the 01.10.2024 at the following conditions:
- 100% = 39,83 hours
- Pay grade 13 TV-L
- limited 31.03.2029
The DFG Research Training Group focuses on the consequences of social services work for the service users. Consequences are deliberately defined broadly, as different consequences that can arise from social services work. Social services are understood as institutionalized measures implemented by the welfare state for the pedagogical or psychosocial support of people’s participation and options for action. The DFG Research Training Group aims to constructively combine and further develop existing approaches to impact- and user-oriented research and to consider for the specific circumstances of social services work. Particular attention is paid to the social contexts in which social services work and the consequences of interdependencies of contexts and social services: Concepts of normality and the need for help, the social situation of the service users and the settings in which help is provided. Further information on the research training group is available at https://folgensozialerhilfen.de/?lang=en
Your tasks:
- Design and realization of an own research project that uses the opportunities and interdisciplinary orientation of the DFG Research Training Group. Projects that integrate different methodological or theoretical perspectives or develop innovative approaches in impact research are welcome.
- Active participation with own seat in the management board
- Planning of the scientific program together with the coordinator, the PhD studens and the principal investigators
- Moderation of a constructive dialog of the different research approaches together with the principal investigators
- Contact person for the PhD students
- Participation in all events of the DFG Research Training Group, including theory and methods seminars, colloquia, workshops and training sessions, with the aim of enriching the academic exchange and enrich the learning environment
- Presentation and discussion of own research results within the college and at national and international conferences
- Teaching duties: four semester hours per week
Your profile:
- Relevant academic university degree (Master, Magister, Diploma or Teaching Training/State Examination, Section II) in one of the following disciplines: Social Pedagogy, Social Work, Educational Science, Psychology, Sociology or Social Science, Media Studies
- Above-average doctoratl degree; doctoral thesis with an empirical focus in the field of social assistance
- Profound knowledge about theories of social services
- Interest in a further academic career
- Affinity for interdisciplinary exchange
- Own research project related to the topic of the DFG Research Training Group. A two- to three-page exposé of the habilitation project plus a work plan must be enclosed with the application. Information on the exposé can be found on the above-mentioned homepage
- Interest to participate in the international event program of the DFG Research Training Group
- Good knowledge of written and spoken German and English
Our range of services:
- Promotion of your scientific qualification according to the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz [act on temporary employment in higher education] (habilitation)
- Participation in the qualification program of the Research Training Group, excellent support for your habilitation project
- Promotion of your scientific network through a variety of scientific contacts
- A friendly team and an appreciative working atmosphere
- Responsibility for a field of activity with great creative potential
- A modern understanding of leadership and collaboration
- Good work-life balance, for example, through flexible working hours and work location, as well as support with child care
- Extensive personnel development program
- Health management with a wide range of prevention and counseling services
We look forward to receiving your application by 23.07.2024.
Please apply exclusively via our job portal (https://jobs.uni-siegen.de). Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications in writing or by e-mail.
Your contact person:
Prof. Dr. Chantal Munsch
0271 / 740 - 2096
chantal.munsch@uni-siegen.de
Equal opportunities and diversity are promoted and embodied at the University of Siegen. The advertisement is explicitly addressed to people of all genders; applications from women will be given special consideration in accordance with the State Equal Opportunities Act. We also welcome applications from people with different personal, social, and cultural backgrounds, people with severe disabilities, and people of equal status.
