Christian-Albrechts-Universität and the IPN - Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education want to attract more qualified women to professorships.

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at Kiel University (CAU) and the IPN - Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education at Kiel University invites applications for a

The successful candidate is expected to represent the field of science education and communication in research and teaching. The term science communication in the context of this position extends beyond traditional notions of science communication and may entail science engagement and informal or out-of-school science education.

Science communication is a fundamental field of research and serves as a basis for evidence-based designs of science outreach projects. At the IPN, this is reflected in the research line Science Communication and Extracurricular Learning, at the CAU, among other things, through broadly established STEM science outreach projects in Kiel University´s research areas as well as a science communication certificate program. The aim of the professorship is to further develop this focus in close cooperation between the IPN and CAU, and in particular to strengthen the theoretical and methodological foundations of research at the interface between science education and science communication. The professorship is positioned in the field of science education, particularly chemistry, which enables a focus on content that is often associated with controversial issues in society. The successful candidate is expected to supervise graduate students and contribute scholarship and evidence-based practice in science communication also to pre- and in-service training efforts for educators in formal and informal settings.

We are looking for a person with the following qualifications for this position:

• University degree in an IPN-related subject or degree program
• PhD in the field of science communication or science education
• proven experience in qualitative and quantitative research on science communication
• Proven experience in interdisciplinary cooperative research programs with sub-projects on research- based science communication or science outreach
• Experience in the supervision of PhD candidates
• Experience in teaching in the field of science communication or in teaching for the teaching profession
• Willingness to participate in and advise on project developments (e.g. PR/SOP) in collaborative research projects (e.g. SFB)
• Willingness to teach courses (possibly after a transition period of three years) in German and English.

Also highly desirable are

• Willingness and methodological experience to participate in the other research lines of the IPN
• Experience in strategic development processes in the field of science communication
• Experience with further education / training in the field of science communication
• Experience in university self-administration

Please refer to the recruitment requirements of § 61 of the Higher Education Act of the State of Schleswig-Holstein. More information can be found at www.berufungen.uni-kiel.de (in German). For further information about the position and the research unit, please contact Prof. Dr. Ilka Parchmann (parchmann@leibniz-ipn.de).

Kiel University is striving to increase the number of female scientists in research and teaching and therefore expressly encourages qualified women to apply. Women will be given priority if their aptitude, qualifications and professional performance are of equal value.

Kiel University is committed to the employment of people with disabilities: Applications from severely disabled persons and their equals will be given preferential treatment if they have the appropriate qualifications.

We expressly welcome applications from people with a migration background. Application photographs are not required and we expressly request that you refrain from submitting any.