Professorship (W2) for Exercise and Movement Science

The Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Sport Sciences, of the Georg-August-University Göttingen seeks to fill a Professorship (W2) for Exercise and Movement Science (All Genders Welcome) in Civil Service (grade W2 NBesO) at the next possible date.

We are looking for excellent applicants with a team-oriented and committed personality, who have proven themselves in the field of exercise and movement science through outstanding empirical research, third-party funding and international visibility. Applicants are expected to have a research focus in the area of "Sport, Exercise and Health" and to be able to connect to at least one of the faculty's research foci organized under the guiding theme "Dynamics of Social Transformation" ("Heterogenization - Homogenization", "Order - Disintegration" and "Digitality - Materiality").

An interest in the research area "Child and Adolescent Health" and in the use of digital methods in the context of exercise and movement science is desirable.

Exercise and movement science is a basic component of all study programs at the Institute. Accordingly, the position holder is expected to offer courses in the subject areas of "Scientific Foundations of Sports Science", "Exercise and Training Science Foundations", "Performance Development", "Health Promotion". Contributions to modules in the elective area as well as to the doctoral program of the Göttingen Graduate School of Social Sciences are also required. Experience in the education of student teachers is expected. The University emphasizes research-oriented teaching.

Application requirements are a habilitation or habilitation-equivalent achievements on topics related to exercise and movement science.

Legal requirements for the position are outlined in §25 of the Niedersächsisches Hochschulgesetz in its currently valid version. Candidates who completed their PhDs at the University of Göttingen can only be considered for this position if they have been employed as scientists outside the University of Göttingen for at least two years since completing their PhDs. The University of Göttingen holds the right of appointment. More details will be provided upon request.

Applications from scientists from abroad are explicitly welcome. The University of Göttingen aims to increase the proportion of women in areas in which they have previously been underrepresented. Qualified female scientists are therefore particularly encouraged to apply. The University of Göttingen is a family-friendly employer that supports the reconciliation of family life and work. Handicapped persons will be preferred given the same qualifications and suitability.

Candidates are invited to send their application (in English) containing the usual documents (such as curriculum vitae, certificates and transcripts, a publication list, teaching experience, a brief research perspective and a list of successfully acquired third-party funding) no later than 28. 02.2023 to the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Prof. Dr. Andreas Busch summarized in a pdf-document to bewerbungen@sowi.uni-goettingen.de

For further information please contact the Dean (dekanat@sowi.uni-goettingen.de)

We would like to point out that the submission of the application constitutes consent under data protection law for us to process your application data. For more details on the legal basis and data use, please refer to the information sheet on the General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO).

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