Tenure-Track-Professor for Media, Society and the Good Life
Job
The University of Bremen is seeking to fill a professorship in Communication and Media Studies in Faculty 9 Cultural Studies as soon as possible with the following profile: Tenure-Track-Professor (f/m/x) with tenure-track after W2 (Salary Level W1) for the subject area Media, Society and the Good Life – Reference number: JP902/25 – The professorship is initially offered for a fixed term of three years. Following an interim evaluation of an orienting nature, it will be extended for an additional three years. If the final evaluation after six years is positive, the position will be converted into a permanent W2 lifetime professorship as a civil servant. To support the academic establishment of tenure-track professors, a phased introduction to teaching is guaranteed. Applicants should be early-career researchers with demonstrated national and international visibility in the field of empirical research on media, communication, and data practices within their social contexts. Solid expertise in qualitative methods of research on digital communication is required. The existing research profile of the University of Bremen, particularly the Center for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI, www.zemki.uni-bremen.de), offers excellent opportunities for your own academic development as professor, with the aim of establishing a unique research and training profile on media, society, and the good life as a key aspect of sustainability. The ZeMKI provides a highly stimulating research environment, addressing questions surrounding the digital transformation of media and communication. Key research areas include datafication and communicative AI, as well as digital gaming. As a candidate, you should show interest in contributing to one of these two areas. Additionally, a willingness to acquire third-party funding, participate in collaborative research, and engage in the structured doctoral training of the ZeMKI is expected. The responsibilities of the professorship include teaching in the bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in communication and media studies, in accordance with the teaching obligations and teaching certificate regulations (LVNV) of the University of Bremen. You are expected to offer courses in both German and English; if proficiency in one of these languages is lacking, it should be acquired within three years, with support provided by the university. Additionally, you should have an interest in “research-based teaching and learning”, in exploring new technologies for teaching and learning, and in pursuing further training in higher education didactics. In addition to fulfilling the general appointment requirements under civil service law, the prerequisites for employment include a relevant academic university or college degree, subject-relevant degree and a particular aptitude for scientific work, proven by a relevant high-ranking doctorate in the subject area. We expect pedagogical aptitude and didactic commitment as well as a willingness to undergo further training in higher education didactics. Experience in academic self-administration is desirable. Tenure-track professors are relieved of some of their teaching duties at the beginning of their employment in order to be able to develop their academic profile. The appointment is based on §§ 18, 18a BremHG and § 117 BremBG. According to these, the doctoral and employment phases together should not have lasted more than six years. Applicants who have already completed their doctorate in Bremen must have changed universities after completing their doctorate or have worked outside the University of Bremen for at least two years.
Initiator(s):
Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI)
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University of Bremen - Center for Media
Deadline: 06.02.2025
Location: Bremen, Germany
Post created by: Lymor Wolf Goldstein