This document contains 5 job announcements for positions in higher education. The first is for a W2 Professorship in Social Pedagogy at the University of Jena in Germany. The second and third are for two positions (Assistant Professor) at the University of Salzburg in Austria, requiring German language skills. The fourth is for a full-time PhD studentship through Warwick University in the UK, examining relationships between language test scores and academic performance. The fifth is for an Assistant Professor position at an unnamed university, in the field of business and vocational education.

1. Dear EARLI member,
Please find below 5 job announcements:
The Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences of the Friedrich‐Schiller University
Jena is recruiting for a W2‐Professorship for Social Pedagogy at the Institute for
Educational Science.
The successful applicant will be responsible for research and teaching with a
special focus on social management in the master program social
pedagogy/social management, bachelor program in educational science, and in
teacher education. The successful applicant is expected to have an outstanding
research record, in one or more of the following fields: socio‐political and ‐
administrative conditions of socio‐pedagogical theory and action, quality
management, analysis and development of socio‐pedagogical organizations, and
socio‐pedagogical professionalization. Qualifications for employment are an
excellent first degree and higher degree (PhD) in Educational Science.
Furthermore, a postdoctoral lecture qualification (Habilitation), or its equivalent
are also required. Experience in teaching undergraduate and post‐graduate
students is essential. Engagement in the scientific cooperation within the
institute, as well as in an interdisciplinary context of the faculty is expected.
Experience in third‐party funds rising is expected, as well. The Friedrich Schiller
University is seeking to increase the number of female staff members
and strongly encourages appropriately qualified female scholars to apply.
Severely disabled applicants with equal qualifications will be given preferential
consideration. Please send your application with the essential documents
(curriculum vitae, certificates, list of publications and scientific talks, list of
teaching activity, results of teaching evaluation, and list of external funding) until
31.05.2012 to: Friedrich‐Schiller‐University Jena The Faculty of Social and
Behavioral Sciences Deanery Fürstengraben 1 D‐07743 Jena

2. The School of Education at the University of Salzburg is offering the following two
positions. Successful applicants are required to obtain German language skills
during the first two years.
GZ A 0057/1-2012
The School of Education at the University of Salzburg is offering the position of
an Assistant Professor "Assistenzprofessor mit Qualifizierungsvereinbarung"
(according to § 27 Kollektivvertrag für die ArbeitnehmerInnen der Universitäten).
If applicants have a "Habilitation" among their qualifications, the income category
is A2 (according to § 49 (2) KV), with a gross monthly salary is € 4.004,70
(number of payments / year: 14); otherwise the income category is B1 (according
to . § 49 (3) lit b KV), with a gross monthly salary of 3.381,70 (14 times per year).
• Expected start of work: October 1, 2012 • Duration of contract: 6 years (tenure
upon granting of Habilitation) • Workload: 40 hours / week • Distribution of
working hours: to be negotiated • Job profile: personal scientific research and
teaching activities, cooperation in departmental research, teaching and
administrative activities in the field of pedagogy and practical work in secondary
schools, collaboration in administrative committees. Personal teaching activities
amount to 4 weekly hours in the field of general pedagogic education; personal
research and teaching activities should have a focus on secondary school
pedagogy and teacher education. Research projects designed and conducted
independently are expected. • Goal of qualification contract: Habilitation in the
specified domain of study within a contractually specified period of time (4 years
maximum), or comparable forms of qualification in exceptional cases • Criteria for
work contract: Doctoral degree in the field of pedagogy, in pedagogic
psychology, or in a relevant other field: Lehramtsstudium related to the field of
secondary school pedagogy and teacher education, as well as a solid command
of the German language. • Desirable additional qualifications: Solid competences
in the field of empirical studies, familiarity with relevant software. • Personal
qualifications: cooperative, straightforward. Applications must be postmarked by
May 31, 2012 To obtain further information contact Tel. Nr. +43/662/8044-4244
or tina.hascher@sbg.ac.at

3. GZ A 0058/1-2012
The School of Education at the University of Salzburg is offering the position of
"Assistenzprofessor mit Qualifizierungsvereinbarung" (according to § 27
Kollektivvertrag für die ArbeitnehmerInnen der Universitäten). If qualification of
"Habilitation" is already given, the income category is A2 (according to § 49 (2)
KV), with a gross monthly salary is € 4.004,70 (number of payments / year: 14);
otherwise the income category is B1 (according to . § 49 (3) lit b KV), with a
gross monthly salary of 3.381,70 (14 times per year).
• Expected start of work: October 1, 2012 • Duration of contract: 6 years (tenure
upon qualification of Habilitation) • Workload: 40 hours / week • Distribution of
working hours: to be negotiated • Job profile: personal scientific research and
teaching activities, cooperation in departmental research, teaching and
administrative activities in the field of didactics of mathematics, cooperation in
research projects, acquisition of funds. Personal teaching activities amount to 4
weekly hours in the field of didactics of mathematics; cooperation in departmental
administrative activities. • Goal of qualification contract: Habilitation in the field of
didactics of mathematics; preferred fields of study: empirical studies in
educational research (educational standards, competence development,
research in the field of teaching methodology) • Criteria work contract: doctoral
degree in the field of didactics of mathematics and mathematics, university-level
experiences in teaching and assessment in the field of secondary school
teaching of mathematics, competences in the field of empirical research
methods, publications in relevant scientific journals, as well as a solid command
of the German language. • Desirable additional qualifications: Experiences in the
coordination of research projects, familiarity with the Austrian secondary school
system. • Expected personal qualifications: Reliability, cooperativeness, stress
resistance and flexibility, as well as high motivation for working in scientific

4. premises.
Applications must be postmarked by May 31, 2012 Further details can be
obtained under Tel. Nr. +43/662/8044-4244 or tina.hascher@sbg.ac.at.
Warwick Social Sciences Doctoral Training Centre Full-time ESRC funded PhD
collaborative studentship
The relationship between language skills reported by the Pearson Test of English
Academic and students' subsequent academic performance
The Centre for Applied Linguistics, University of Warwick and Language Testing,
Pearson are delighted to announce a full time ESRC funded collaborative
studentship for entry in October 2012.
This ESRC-Funded Collaborative PhD will examine the relationship between the
language skills profiles reported by the Pearson Test of English Academic and
students' subsequent academic performance as perceived by the students, their
EAP tutors and their academic lecturers. The project is a collaboration between
the Centre for Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick and Language
Testing, Pearson. It will involve working closely with these institutions. The
successful applicant will be predominantly based within the Centre for Applied
Linguistics under the supervision of Dr. Claudia Harsch. Specific periods over the
three years will be dedicated to working directly at the Language Testing division
at Pearson, London. The successful candidate will be expected to start in
October 2012.
Students wishing to apply for this award should hold (or expect to obtain) an MA
with distinction or merit in Applied Linguistics with a focus on Language Testing
and Assessment or another relevant topic by October 2012. This studentship is
available to Home and EU students, according to fee status, that meet Research
Council eligibility requirements based on residency. It will pay the full fees for the

5. successful candidate along with a tax free maintenance allowance in line with the
UK Research Council standard stipend (£13,590 in 2012/13). The University of
Warwick has been awarded prestigious Doctoral Training Centre status by the
ESRC. The DTC is run by the University's Graduate School and the successful
applicants will acquire their postgraduate training from the provision of the
DTC. For more details about the subject of the PhD, the application process and
the qualifications and experience required, please contact Dr. Claudia Harsch,
C.Harsch@warwick.ac.uk For application details please see:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/socialsciencesdtc/aboutthedtc/collabora
tivestudentships
Assistant Professor (Career Position) - Post-doc (40 hours/week), Department
of Organisation and Learning, starting from 01.10.2012 for the duration of six
years, with the possibility for a qualification agreement that may lead to a position
as an associate professor.
Duties: independent research in the field of business and vocational education;
independent, high-quality and research-driven teaching; student supervision and
co-supervision of student theses; participation in organisational and
administrative tasks. Qualifications: doctoral degree in social science and/or
business administration; excellent knowledge of research in business and
vocational education; scientific achievements beyond the
dissertation/PhD; substantiated skills in research methods (qualitative or
quantitative); experience in thirdparty- funded activities; experience abroad;
ability to cooperate in regional and international settings; creative problem-
solving skills; ability to work in a team and to communicate; together with the
application, applicants shall submit 2 letters of reference and a teaching concept.
Deadline for applications is the 6th June 2012. Written applications only, with the

6. Chiffre BWL-7045 noted on the envelope, are to be sent to:
Posteinlaufstelle Zentrale Dienste Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck
Chiffre BWL- 7045 Innrain 52 6020 Innsbruck Österreich