University Professor for Christian Anthropology and Social Ethics

16 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Department

Faculty of Catholic Theology

Research Field

Religious sciences » Other

Researcher Profile

Leading Researcher (R4)

Country

Germany

Application Deadline

29 Feb 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Berlin)

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

00224-01-W3-nk

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) is one of the largest universities in Germany. Thanks to its location in the Rhine-Main science region, the university can unfold to its full potential and showcase its innovative power and dynamism. Its status as a comprehensive university allows for multidisciplinary learning and teaching and has great potential for interna-tionally renowned, interdisciplinary research. Almost all of its institutes are located on a single campus close to the Mainz city center – creating a lively academic culture for researchers, teaching staff, and students from every continent.

The Faculty of Catholic Theology, part of the Faculty of Catholic Theology and Protestant Theology, invites applications for the position of
University Professor for Christian Anthropology and Social Ethics
to be filled at the earliest possible date.  
Salary grade W 3 LBesG | Civil Servant (tenured)

 
Tasks and Expectations:
We are looking for an excellent academic candidate to represent the Christian Anthropology and Social Ethics professorship in its full scope in research and teaching. The successful candidate will exhibit a distinctive social ethics research profile, enabling them to contribute well-founded academic input regarding current social challeng-es. Applicants should have proven expertise in individual fields of the subject.

Teaching in the various Catholic Theology degree pro-grams is to be carried out in German; a readiness to offer English-language courses is desirable. We expect themat-ically open, methodically diverse, and interdisciplinary courses to be offered as well as the willingness to contrib-ute to the development of innovative forms of teaching and learning. Furthermore, the professorship involves teaching in the field of philosophy within the context of theological studies and supplies courses for other faculties (currently for Law, Management and Economics).

The capacity for inner-faculty and ecumenical cooperation within Faculty 01 as well as interdisciplinary collaboration, such as in multidisciplinary research associations at JGU and in the Rhine-Main University alliance, is indispensable. Experience in acquiring third-party funding for research projects is also advantageous. In addition, the department is looking for someone who is prepared to participate in public debate in the context of their expertise in social ethics; the transfer and communication of knowledge is important to the department. JGU values international connections and visibility (e.g., through possible collabora-tion in the university alliance FORTHEM) and therefore also digital literacy.

Additionally, participation in academic self-administration is expected as part of the professorship in addition to the active promotion of young researchers.

 

Requirements

Research Field

Religious sciences » Other

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Requirements:

• In addition to the general requirements according to public services law, applicants must meet the re-cruitment requirements stipulated in Section 49 of the University Act (Hochschulgesetz) of Rhineland-Palatinate as well as the relevant state-church law and church law provisions.
• In addition to a qualified doctorate, further outstanding achievements must be proven (generally through a habilitation or academic publications of equal stand-ing).

The state of Rhineland-Palatinate and JGU are committed to the close personal mentoring of students and therefore expect teaching staff to have a strong presence at the university. A cooperative, team-oriented and proactive work attitude, strong communication skills, and the willing-ness to assume responsibility – including further profes-sional development in accordance with JGU’s leadership guidelines – is also expected.

 

Additional Information
Benefits

What we have to offer:
JGU firmly supports making family and career compatible and promotes its employees’ further professional devel-opment with an extensive human resources development offer.

As a diverse space, JGU promotes equal opportunity and welcomes qualified applications from people with different backgrounds.

JGU aims to increase the number of women and non-binary people in research and teaching and therefore expressly encourages their application.

Candidates with severe disabilities and appropriate qualifi-cations will be given priority.

 

Selection process

Please apply using the online application portal of Johannes Gutenberg University, which you can reach via the following link: https://berufungsportal.uni-mainz.de/datenabfrage/CAuS

You can upload your documents, including a cover letter, academic CV, list of publications and courses taught, further in-formation (on external funding, awards, etc.), teaching evaluations, and certificates here by February 29th, 2024, at the latest.

If you have questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact the Dean of the Faculty of Catholic Theology, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Heike Grieser, via e-mail: [email protected] .   

Information on data protection

 

Website for additional job details

https://karriere.uni-mainz.de/professuren/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Faculty of Catholic Theology

Country

Germany

State/Province

Rhineland-Palatinate

City

Mainz

Postal Code

55122

Street

Saarstr. 21

Where to apply

Website

https://berufungsportal.uni-mainz.de/datenabfrage/CAuS

Contact

State/Province

Rhineland-Palatinate

City

Mainz

Website

https://www.uni-mainz.de/eng/index.php

Street

Saarstr. 21

Postal Code

55122

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED