With over 15,500 students, four departments with more than 270 professors and more than 1,000 employees in teaching, research and central service units, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences is one of the largest universities of applied sciences in Germany. "Opportunities through education" is our living motto. Practical relevance, interdisciplinary education, international orientation and regional integration characterize our profile. Diversity and social responsibility are our values. We are sustainable in all dimensions. Excellent quality in teaching and research is our aspiration.
We are looking to fill the following position in Faculty 4: Health and Social Work as soon as possible.
Professur
(W2 salary scale HBesG, Hessian Federal Civil Service Remuneration Act)
in the following subject area:
Development and Assistance in Early Childhood
Job advertisement number P16/2024
The professorship “Development and Assistance in Early Childhood” deals in practice and research
with fields of action in early childhood (0-3 years) in youth welfare, with particular attention to diversity
and heterogeneity. A focus is on development in early childhood, especially for children in risk
situations, and work with parents that is geared towards the child's well-being. Another focus is on
early assistance and its interdisciplinary networking with relevant actors, including early childhood
education, upbringing and care facilities.
The applicant is expected to have a sound knowledge of current discourses on the above-mentioned topics from a (social) educational and psychological perspective. In addition, we expect knowledge and experience as well as research in the aforementioned subject areas and with theory-practice transfer.
Professional profile: Completed studies, preferably in social work, educational science, psychology or comparable courses of study. A qualified doctorate is a prerequisite, preferably related to the advertised teaching area. As the holder of this position, you will teach in the department's degree programs that match your profile. The ability to teach in German and English is a prerequisite.
The position is available for an unlimited period of time. When first appointed to a professorship,
employment is initially on a probationary civil service basis or on a permanent employment basis
with a three-year probationary period.
Conditions of employment, further duties and prerequisites result from §§ 67 - 69, 75 and 76 of the
Hessian Higher Education Act; to be viewed at
www.hmwk.hessen.de.
We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, and sexual orientation and identity. People with disabilities are given preference in cases of equal personal and professional suitability. As a holder of the "Family-friendly University" certificate, the university will take your individual family situation into account when organizing your working hours.
Applications with the usual informative documents (incl. list of publications, projects, description of
previous teaching and research activities) are requested by May 15, 2024 quoting the reference
number, by e-mail to
info-prof@hr.fra-uas.de (please send all documents in one PDF file):
To the President of the
Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
Human Resources
Nibelungenplatz 1, 60318 Frankfurt
www.frankfurt-university.de