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Job Offers for Professorships and Junior Professorships at Freie Universität Berlin

Department of History and Cultural Studies 
Institute of Islamic Studies

Tenured Professorship in Islamic Studies with special focus on the modern and contemporary periods
salary grade: W 3
reference code: W3 IslamWiss

The successful applicant will cover the area named above in research and teaching.

Appointment requirements are governed by Article 100 of the Berlin Higher Education Act (Berliner Hochschulgesetz).

Successful candidates will have a focus on modern and contemporary developments in the history, culture and religion of the Arab world and are experienced in historical, cultural or social sciences. They will have study and/or research experience in Arab countries or other countries of the Islamic world. A second regional research focus besides the Arab world is desirable. Applicants should have a strong scholarly record of peer-reviewed publications with evidence of excellent international research activities and experience in university teaching, ideally in an international environment. We are looking for someone with very good language skills in one or two of the languages in the research region. The applicant should be able to teach in German and English. Additionally, she or he is expected to have experience in acquiring and leading externally funded research projects.

Apart from the official duties of the appointee in accordance with Article 99 of the Berlin Higher Education Act, we expect the applicant to engage in the following activities:

The appointee is expected to address relevant gender and diversity issues. She or he will actively engage in collaborative research activities of Freie Universität Berlin, especially in the Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies. We expect the new professor to participate in the further development of our Institute’s Bachelor and Master Programs (including study programs offered in English) as well as in the development of interdisciplinary research projects, including international collaborations. Additionally, she or he should be willing to engage in knowledge transfer to a wider audience outside university.

Applications should include a CV, copies of all certificates of academic qualification in German or English; if applicable the letter of appointment (please add translations if needed), a list of publications, a list of courses previously taught, and evidence of teaching competence. Furthermore, please include information on involvement in ongoing and future research endeavours, joint research projects and externally funded projects, and if necessary language certificates.

All materials including a private postal and an email address must be received preferably electronically in one PDF file (maximum 5 MB), quoting the reference code no later than October 18th, 2018 at 

Freie Universität Berlin
Department of History and Cultural Studies
Frau Emmrich-Willingham
Fabeckstr. 23/25
14195 Berlin

E-Mail: emmrichh@zedat.fu-berlin.de

Application guidelines, general information on the appointment procedure, appointment requirements for professorships at Freie Universität Berlin, and regulations of the Berlin Higher Education Act which are relevant for professorships (Articles  99, 100, 101, 102 a,102c BerlHG) can be found online: www.fu-berlin.de/praesidialamt. For additional details, please visit www.fu-berlin.de and http://www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/en/index.html.


School of Business & Economics 
Business Administration
Department of Management

Junior Professorship in Management
equivalent to an assistant professor
salary grade: W 1
reference code: Jos/17 

The successful applicant will assume responsibilities in research and teaching in the area named above.

Appointment requirements are governed by Article 102a of the Berlin Higher Education Act (Berliner Hochschulgesetz).

The successful candidate will have excellent knowledge in the social science oriented management and organization theory and will be proficient in qualitative and/or quantitative research methods of empirical management and organization research. She or he will have experience in university teaching and an excellent track record of research activities, preferably internationally, as well as outstanding language skills in German and English. Experience with third party-sponsored research projects is desirable.

Apart from the official duties that the appointee has to fulfil in accordance with Article 99 of the Berlin Higher Education Act in particular, the following activities need to be fulfilled in addition:

The appointee will be committed to the research and the teaching in at least one of the following specialties of the Department of Management (Organization, Corporate Governance, Human Resource and Labor policy, Leadership, Business Partnering, Strategy, International Management, Corporate Responsibility and Ethics). She or he will engage in the bachelor’s, master’s and PhD programs as well as in research and teaching within the research focus of the Department, “Organization and Society”. Additionally, the junior professor will engage in interdisciplinary collaboration and third party funded projects of the Department. The appointee will be expected to also address relevant gender and diversity issues.

The junior professor will be appointed as a civil servant for an initial period of three years. Reappointment is contingent upon positive evaluation of performance (Zwischenevaluation) and may be extended for three more years.

Applications should include a CV, copies of all certificates of academic qualification in German or English; if applicable the letter of appointment (please add the translations if needed), a list of publications, a list of courses previously taught, and evidence of teaching competence. Furthermore, please include information on involvement in ongoing and future research endeavours, joint research projects and externally funded projects, and if necessary language certificates. If applicable for the respective content area, please give information on cooperation industry, inventions/patents and spin-offs.

All materials including a private postal and an email address must be received preferably electronically in one PDF file (maximum 5 MB), quoting the reference code no later than October 18th, 2018 at

Freie Universität Berlin
School of Business & Economics
Dean’s Office
Manuela Kasper
Garystraße 21
14195 Berlin, Germany

Or as an email to: personal@wiwiss.fu-berlin.de


School of Business and Economics
Institute for Economics

Invites applications for a

Junior Professorship in Statistics
salary grade: W 1

The successful applicant will assume responsibilities in research and teaching in the area named above.

Appointment requirements are governed by Article 102a of the Berlin Higher Education Act (Berliner Hochschulgesetz).

The successful candidate will have evident knowledge in the area of applied statistics. She or he will have a research focus in the field of survey statistics (survey sampling and estimation) and the ability to teach courses in German and English. She or he will have a record of successful university teaching and distinguished research (preferably internationally). Experience with externally funded research activities is required.

Apart from the official duties that the appointee has to fulfil in accordance with Article 99 of the Berlin Higher Education Act in particular, the following activities need to be fulfilled in addition:

The appointee will be highly committed to the research in survey statistics and network within the research area "statistics and econometrics" by engaging in their research projects. She or he will engage in the bachelor program economics as well as the master programs economics and statistics (especially the module “Advanced Survey Statistics”). She or he will be further engaged in the Freie Universität Berlin’s statistical consulting unit, fu:stat. The appointee will be expected to also address relevant gender and diversity issues.

The junior professor will be appointed as a civil servant for an initial period of three years. Reappointment is contingent upon positive evaluation of performance (Zwischenevaluation) and may be extended for three more years.

Applications should include a CV, copies of all certificates of academic qualification in German or English; if applicable the letter of appointment (please add translations if needed), a list of publications, a list of courses previously taught, and evidence of teaching competence. Furthermore, please include information on involvement in ongoing and future research endeavours, joint research projects and externally funded projects, and if necessary language certificates. If applicable for the respective content area, please give information on industrial cooperation, inventions/patents and spin-offs.

All materials including a private postal and an email address must be received preferably electronically in one PDF file (maximum 5 MB), quoting the reference code JP/18/WE02

no later than September 27th, 2018 at

Freie Universität Berlin
School of Business & Economics
Dean’s Office
Marion Kallmann
Garystraße 21
14195 Berlin, Germany

Email: personal@wiwiss.fu-berlin.de

Application guidelines, general information on the appointment procedure, appointment requirements for junior professorships at Freie Universität Berlin, and regulations of the Berlin Higher Education Act which are relevant for professorships (Articles  99, 100, 101, 102a,102c BerlHG) can be found online: www.fu-berlin.de/praesidialamt. For additional details, please visit www.fu-berlin.de and http://www.wiwiss.fu-berlin.de/en/index.html.


Published by the President's Office of Freie Universität Berlin
Edited by Div. II A 2 - Personnel Management
In case of equal qualifications, individuals with a disability will be given preference. Women are explicitly encouraged to apply. We welcome applications from people with a migration background who meet the recruitment requirements.
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