Professur für Didaktik der Englischen Sprache, Literatur und Kultur (W 2) - englische Fassung bei Universität Passau

The University of Passau owes its strong visibility and good repute to excellent research,
innovative teaching and its tight-knit international academic networks. Some 11,000 students
and more than 1,300 staff study and work on our university campus, which is located a stone’s
throw from the historical Old Town of Passau and combines state-of-the-art technical
infrastructure with award-winning architecture. Internationally successful high-tech companies
and a vibrant start-up scene, coupled with a rich culture and Lower Bavarian traditions, give
Passau and the surrounding area a special appeal that makes it a great place to live and work.

The Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies at the University of Passau invites
applications for the tenured civil-service post of

Professorship of Didactics of English Language, Literature and Culture
(pay grade W2)

You will represent the subject of English didactics in research and teaching and for all contexts
where English teachers are trained, be it for a formal school setting or non-school education.
Your research interests will be focused on questions of foreign-language acquisition, while
paying special attention to current areas of language and literature didactics or the didactics of
intercultural and transcultural learning. They should be compatible with research projects of
the University of Passau in linguistics, literary studies, cultural studies or media studies as well
as empirical teaching–learning research and/or research on second- or foreign-language
acquisition. A focus on digital teaching and learning would be desirable. Applicants should
have an excellent research track record, including in international projects, where possible.

Duties include teaching and carrying out examinations in English subject didactics in current
and future Teacher Education Programmes, bachelor's and master's degree programmes,
including setting and carrying out state examinations in English subject didactics; furthermore,
participation in academic self-governance and the supervision of students during practice
teaching at schools. University teaching competency and a willingness to become involved in
the Teacher Education Centre (ZLF) are expected. You will also be expected to teach classes
in English. Experience in the acquisition and implementation of third-party funded projects as
well as active participation in interdisciplinary third-party funded projects and international
exchange programmes would be desirable. Cooperation with other subject didactics
departments at the Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies and adjacent disciplines is
required in view of the faculty's interdisciplinary profile. Finally, you should provide evidence of
at least three years of teaching experience at schools or comparable educational institutions
after obtaining the qualification for work as an English teacher at a state school.

Academics at our five faculties conduct research, teaching and knowledge transfer activities at
the cutting edge and according to the most exacting standards. Europe, sustainability and
digitalisation are particular focal points of intensive inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration
within the University and with our many national and international partners. As a sustainable,
internationally visible and attractive university in and for Europe, the University of Passau seeks
to make important contributions to solving the numerous challenges facing humanity both
globally and locally.

The Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies is a research-strong, dynamic faculty that
stands out for the interdisciplinary and international nature of its research and teaching as well
as its wide range of degree programmes and courses. The subject areas cultural and media
studies, humanities and Catholic theology are characterised by thematic, methodological and
spatial diversity in teaching as well as in basic and applied research.

The successful candidate will be educated to doctoral level and have demonstrated both
pedagogical aptitude and academic excellence, whereby the latter is generally established on
the basis of the quality of his or her doctoral research and subsequent academic achievements.
He or she will, furthermore, possess the German formal postdoctoral habilitation qualification
or an equivalent body of academic achievements garnered whilst employed at an institution of
higher education, for instance as a juniorprofessor or in a comparable position with a different
title (e.g. assistant professor or lecturer), insofar as the duties and qualification profile
correspond to those of a juniorprofessor position