The University of Luxembourg is recruiting for the Faculty of Language and Literature,
Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) an
Associate Professor in Youth Studies
Ref. F3-030008
Full-time contract
Employee staut
Research activities
During the last three decades, context and structures of youth development have considerably changed in Europe. Education and training, competitiveness and employability, as well as social and political participation represent only some key words that describe important research agendas as well as the public discourse within this area. Moreover, youth development in today’s society also implies intergenerational relations and the discussion about the distribution of public resources as indicated by the concepts of “resource fairness” and solidarity between generations. All these topics are studied within the Integrative
Research Unit on Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) within the FLSHASE. The
Associate Professor will be member of this unit where he/she will join the research axis
“Generations and Life span development” directed by Prof. Helmut Willems.
The candidate will contribute to the already existing national and international structures and networks of youth research and to the national perennial report on youth in cooperation with the Ministry of Family Affairs and Integration.
Several options for collaborative research exist within the research unit as well as at Faculty level. Within the research priority Education and Learning in Multilingual and Multicultural
Contexts, the Associate Professor will join the research strand Education and Learning in non-formal contexts.
At the level of evaluation research, further collaboration will be possible with the Research Unit EMACS. The Associate Professor will also work in close cooperation with the sociologists of research units IPSE (migration studies) and LCMI (education).
At Faculty level, the Associate Professor will also actively contribute to the new doctoral school currently being elaborated with the Research Unit IPSE.
Finally, the profile will also correspond quite well with the CORE Thematic Domain of
“Societal Challenges (SC)” of the Luxembourg Research Fund (FNR).
Teaching activities
The Associate Professor in Youth Studies will teach in several existing programmes, notably:
- Bachelor en Sciences de l’Education ;
- Bachelor en Sciences Sociales et Educatives ;
- Master Management und Coaching im Bildungs- und Sozialwesen (professionnel); as well as an academic “Master en Sciences Sociales et Educatives” to be elaborated in the future.
He/she should contribute to the secondary school teacher training programme.
Profile
Qualifications
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PhD in in sociology or psychology;
Relevant postdoctoral experience (min. 3 years).
Experience
• A record and potential for top quality scholarly publications in youth studies from a sociological or psychological perspective;
• A strong profile in quantitative research and evaluation methods;
• Ability to lead independent research and secure research funding;

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Ability to teach and tutor students at Bachelor, Master and PhD level;
Excellent written and oral communication skills across a variety of audiences;
Ability to build and to maintain strong international connections.
Languages
The University of Luxemburg is situated in a multilingual context. Successful applicants are required to be fluent in at least two of the following languages: English, French, and German.
A passive understanding of the third language should be acquired within the first two years.
For further information please contact:
Prof. Dr.
Dieter Ferring
Head of the research unit INSIDE
Tel: ++352-466644-6646 e-mail: dieter.ferring@uni.lu
Applications
Candidates are asked to send until June 15 th , 2012 a hard copy only by postal mail of their full application (in French, German or English) mentioning the job opening reference number and including the following documents:
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cover letter ;
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curriculum vitae ;
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copies of diplomas ;
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list of publications ;
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copies of recent publications relevant for the field in question;
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list of courses taught. to:
Prof. Dr. Michel Margue
Dean of the Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education
Campus Walferdange
BP. 2
L - 7201 Walferdange
GrandDuché de Luxembourg
The University of Luxembourg is an equal opportunities employer.