Senior Lectureship (Hochschuldozentur) in Computational Social Science and Data Science

Senior Lectureship (Hochschuldozentur) in Computational Social Science and Data Science
Fulltime, W 2

Reference No. 2022/276. The Department of Politics and Public Administration in the Faculty of Politics, Law, Economics, subject to the approval of the Ministry of Science, Research and The Arts Baden Württemberg and the University Council, seeks to fill this position by April 1st, 2023. The University of Konstanz is one of eleven Universities of Excellence in Germany. Since 2007 it has been successful in the German Excellence Initiative and its follow-up program, the Excellence Strategy. The lectureship contributes to the curricular development of the interdisciplinary Master’s program in Social and Economic Data Science (SEDS) and the methods track of other programs at the department. Teaching responsibilities comprise 12 semester hours, including an introductory class in statistics, as well as advanced seminars on statistical and computational methods and their applications in the social and behavioral sciences. A specialty in methods to study social interactions, social influence, social networks, and their dynamics would be particularly welcome. The successful candidate has a proven record of excellence in teaching. We place great emphasis on gender and diversity competence in teaching and research. The position requires a doctoral degree in statistics, computer science, or one of the behavioral and social sciences, with an evident inclination to the other disciplines. Applicants should have relevant and internationally visible publications beyond their PhD project. Although the focus of the position is on teaching, we welcome a continued independent research agenda. For further information concerning the application procedure, please contact Dr. Brigitte Rieger at sektion.prw@uni-konstanz.de. If you have queries regarding the academic profile of the open position, please contact Prof. Dr. Peter Selb at peter.selb@uni-konstanz.de. In all other respects, the hiring requirements for professorships follow from § 51a of the Landeshochschulgesetz. We look forward to receiving your application with the usual documents (curriculum vitae, a list of publications, teaching statement and portfolio, two course evaluations and two relevant academic papers) by December 05, 2022 via our
Online Application Portal. The University of Konstanz is committed to ensuring an environment that provides equal opportunities and promotes diversity as well as a good balance between university and family life. As an equal opportunity employer, we strive to increase the number of women working in research and teaching. We also support working couples through our dual career programme. These include measures ranging from childcare at the university’s own Kinderhaus (childcare center) to support for working couples through a dual career program (uni.kn/dcc). Persons with disabilities are explicitly encouraged to apply. They will be given preference if appropriately qualified (contact + 49 7531 88-4016 / sbv@uni-konstanz.de).