Professorship (W2) in Health Sciences with a focus on demography and health
to be filled by October 1, 2020.
We are an interdisciplinary School of Public Health and expect
candidates to be able to collaborate across boundaries of scientific
fields within our School, within Bielefeld University and beyond.
The candidate will represent demography and health in research and
academic teaching (Bachelor in Health Communication, Master in Public
Health, both taught in German; PhD in Public Health). The position is
attached to the Department of Prevention and Health Promotion (AG4).
Good German language competencies are required. We expect successful
candidates to relate to research topics of the School of Public Health
and ideally also to other faculties of Bielefeld University.
Successful candidates have completed their academic studies in
demography, sociology, economics, Public Health or related fields with
a focus on demography. Focal areas in their research are effects of
population dynamics, in particular ageing and migration, on (among
others) the structures of health care, nursing care, and social
insurance systems. An international perspective is desiable. Candidates
have demonstrated their extensive public health-related research
expertise through (ideally international) scientific publications and
through successful applications for project funding. Additional
scientific achievements with a clear focus on Public Health as well as
substantial experience in academic teaching are expected. Experience in
international scientific cooperation are an advantage.
The teaching load consists of a total of nine (9) hours of class
instruction per week in accordance with § 3 para. 1 no. 1 LVV.
Requirements for appointment are regulated by § 36 Higher Education Act
[HG]).
Applications from suitably qualified handicapped and severely
handicapped persons are explicitly encouraged.
Bielefeld University has received a number of awards for its
achievements in the provision of equal opportunity and has been
recognized as a family-friendly university. The university welcomes
applications from women. This is particularly true with regard both to
academic and technical posts as well as positions in Information
Technology and Craft. Applications are handled according to the state's
equal opportunity statutes.
Applications should be submitted with the usual materials (CV, list of
publications with the ten most important highlighted, teaching record,
Documentation of empirical research experiences) and also include a
two-page document detailing the candidate’s plans for research and
teaching in written form as well as per electronic transfer (all in one
pdf document) to the following address by September 18, 2019:
Bielefeld University
School of Public Health
- The Dean -
Prof. Dr. med. Oliver Razum
P.O. 10 01 31
33501 Bielefeld
Germany
E-Mail:
dekanatssekretariat.gesundheit@uni-bielefeld.de
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