Tuesday, August 21, 2007

JOBS: Two Professorships - Lifespan & Health Psychology, Jacobs University Bremen

Two Professorships - Lifespan Psychology, Health Psychology:

The Jacobs Center on Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development of the Jacobs University Bremen (formerly International University Bremen) invites applications for two professoral positions. For the Professorship in Health Psychology we are looking for candidates with a strong background in the study of health behavior and its regulation across the life span and an interest in the investigation of health behavior in the work context. For the Professorship in Lifespan Psychology we are looking for candidates with a strong background in the study of developmental regulation (motivation, emotion) and an interest in the investigation of adult development in the work context.

Requirements include: Applicants should demonstrate accomplishment in both teaching and research and are expected to have a strong record of scholarly productivity, a commitment to institutional excellence and the demonstrated ability to obtain research funding, but also work in a team on the joint research program of the Center. Any experience in interdisciplinary settings will be considered a strong point. In principle, our language of instruction is English. The position can be filled on any of the three levels of professorship (full, associate and assistant) depending on the specific qualifications of the applicant. Salaries will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Initial 7-yrs. contracts may be tenured based upon performance and the university's needs. The annual teaching load is three courses at three hours each. Preferably, work at the Jacobs Center should begin in February 2008 (spring semester).

Please send a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, two letters of reference (if applicable) and three representative examples of your work (preferably articles in reviewed journals) as soon as possible to the attention of Prof. Dr. Ursula M. Staudinger, Dean of the Jacobs Center on Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development, Jacobs University Bremen, P.O. Box 750 561, D-28725 Bremen.

For further information, please contact sekstaudinger@jacobs-university.de and see

www.jacobs-university.de/schools/jacobs/. The transdisciplinary Jacobs Center was founded in 2003 and offers a Master / PhD Program in Productive Adult Development, and Executive Master's Programs in Age Management and Dynamic Human Resource Management.

PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL AND WEB ADDRESS SEE BELOW

Dr. Ursula M. Staudinger Professor of Psychology Vice President and Dean Jacobs Center on Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development Jacobs University Bremen (formerly International University Bremen)

for mail: P.O. Box 750561 28725 Bremen

for visitors: Reimar Lüst Hall, Room 157 Campus Ring 1 28759 Bremen

phone +49 421 2004700/01 fax +49 421 2004703 email sekstaudinger@jacobs-university.de http://www.jacobs-university.de/jacobs