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Professor of Sport Ecology

The University of Bayreuth is a research-oriented university with internationally competitive, interdisciplinary focus areas in research and teaching. The Faculty of Cultural Studies at the University of Bayreuth is currently seeking to appoint a Professor of Sport Ecology.

This is a permanent civil service position in the scope of the “Bayreuth Track” programme. The postholder may be promoted to the W3 level upon successful performance review of research and teaching in accordance with the Bayreuth Track Personnel Development Model for professors at the University of Bayreuth.

Applicants should focus on the interplay between sports and the environment, explaining their role in society and their economic importance (ecosystem services, developing sports facilities, and sports tourism). The focus is on integrating all aspects of sustainability (ecological, social, and economic) into the field of sports. The professorship serves as an interdisciplinary bridge between environmental science, sports science, and economics. The incumbent will be required to contribute to the focus area Ecology & Environmental Sciences, represented by BayCEER. He or she will also be expected to be involved in at least one of the University of Bayreuth’s so-called “emerging fields”.

The incumbent will have a successful record of publishing in international journals and in acquiring external funding. He or she will be expected to have a thorough understanding of interrelationships in landscape ecology and some connection to sport science. He or she will also be required to contribute to the conceptual work involved in further developing the degree programmes in Sport, Business & Law (M.Sc. and B.Sc.) as well as advanced courses in sport ecology, some of which are also offered as part of degree programmes in environmental science.

Requirements for this position (according to Article 7 and Article 10 para 3 BayHSchPG) are a university degree, doctoral degree, Habilitation (post-doctoral lecturing qualification), and proven excellence in teaching. Evidence of equivalent scholarly achievement, for example as a junior professor or in a non-university environment, will also be considered. The ability to teach in the English language is expected. Only applicants who are 51 years of age or younger can be hired as civil servants (Article 10 para 3 BayHSchPG).

The University of Bayreuth seeks to increase the proportion of women involved in research and teaching (in accordance with Article 4 para 1 sentence 1 BayHSchG)and therefore particularly welcomes female applicants. All qualifications being equal, severely disabled applicants will be given priority. The University of Bayreuth strives to further increase the diversity of its academic staff. For this reason, scholars who can help make the research and teaching profile of the university more diverse are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants with children are highly welcome. The University of Bayreuth has been certified as a “family-friendly university” and offers “dual career support” for career-oriented partners of highly qualified employees. In addition, an extended audit conducted by the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) returned a favourable review for the University of Bayreuth’s commitment to internationalization.

Please send your cover letter and supporting documents (CV outlining your education and academic career, a list of publications, a description of your research and teaching, and a list of external funding you have obtained) to the Dean of the Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth by 15.4.2018. Application documents cannot be returned to the applicant, and if unsuccessful, the files will be properly disposed of in accordance with data protection law. Please also submit an identical copy of your application as a single PDF file (up to 30 MB) to dekanat.kuwi@uni-bayreuth.de.

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Post-Doc Position „Sport economic metropolitan research“

The Ruhr-Universität Bochum is one of the leading research universities. The university draws its strengths from both the diversity and the proximity of scientific and engineering disciplines on a single, coherent campus. This highly dynamic setting enables students and researchers to work across traditional boundaries of academic subjects and faculties.

At the Faculty of Sport Science is to occupy a temporary position Post Doc (39,83 hours per week) according to TV-L 13. The job is to be filled from July 1st 2018 for 3 years.

The position is assigned to the teaching and research area Sport Management & Sport Economics. From the 1st of October 2018 Prof. Dr. Torsten Schlesinger is the head of this department.

Your duties:

  • Representation of the Faculty of Sport Science in the interdisciplinary research network “Metropolitan Research UA Ruhr”
  • Application, preparation and realisation of research projects and acquisition of third-party funds in the field of sport economical metropolitan research
  • Preparation of scientific publications in high-impact journals, and presenting the results of research projects at international conferences
  • Teaching courses (4 hours per week) in the program B. Sc. Sport Science (profile “Sport Management”) and the program M. Sc. “Management and Consulting in Sport”
  • Engagement in administrative tasks in the department of Sport Management & Sport Economics.

Additional scientific qualification (habilitation) is desired and supported.

The load of teaching will be calculated according to §3 of Lehrverpflichtungsordnung (state of North Rhine-Westphalia).

At Ruhr-Universität Bochum, we wish to promote careers of women in areas in which they have been underrepresented, and we would therefore like to encourage female candidates to send us their applications. Applications by suitable candidates with severe disabilities and other applicants with equal legal status are likewise most welcome.

Your profile:

  • You have an university degree and above-average grades in sport economics/sport management and/or in another related social science discipline (economics or business administration)
  • Above-average PhD-theses in sport economics/sport management (You may apply if you have not finished your PhD-theses yet!)
  • Profound knowledge in the field of spatial economics and sport, or in the field of economic analyzes in sport/sport economic impact research, or in the field of political economy and governance in sport
  • Experiences in conducting quantitative empirical research projects in interdisciplinary research alliances
    Outstanding knowledge in quantitative research methods (particularly econometrics), and practical experiences in relevant statistical programs (e.g., STATA, MPLUS, R)
  • Ability to work independently, to be able to communicate and cooperate in an interdisciplinary research alliance, organizational competencies and innovative abilities
  • As teaching is mainly conducted in German, sufficient German language skills or the willingness to learn German within a period of three years are required.

Complete applications including supporting material (cover letter, current CV, certificates, list of publications, list of third-party funding, copies of key documents, such as transcripts and degree certificates) and name and contact information of two professional references should be sent as a single PDF file until March 31st 2018 to sekretariat-klein@ruhr-uni-bochum.de.

In addition to the usual application documents please submit a max. three-page research concept, where you describe your connectivity and planned research activities in one of the following competence fields of “Metropolitan Research”: (1) Methodologies in Metropolitan Research, or (2) Transformative Governance and Participation.

For more information about the research network “Metropolitan Research UARuhr” see: http://metropolenforschung.uaruhr.de/beteiligte/einrichtungen/index.html.de

If you have any further questions, please contact Prof. Dr. Torsten Schlesinger (torsten.schlesinger@hsw.tu-chemnitz.de)

Remark:
On request, interested applicants can receive the draft paper “Sport economic perspectives in the field of Metropolitan Research” on which this position announcement is based.

Travel expenses for interviews cannot be refunded.

Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Prof. Dr. Marie-Luise Klein
Fakultät für Sportwissenschaft
Gesundheitscampus Nord Nr. 10
44801 Bochum
Tel.: 0049-(0)234-32-28091
E-mail: sekretariat-klein@rub.de
http://www.sportwissenschaft.rub.de/sportmanagement/