Professorship (W2) of Differential Psychology in School Contexts

LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN

Organisation/Company LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN Research Field Educational sciences Psychological sciences Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) First Stage Researcher (R1) Country Germany Application Deadline 5 Nov 2025 - 00:00 (UTC) Type of Contract Other Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

As one of Europe’s leading research universities, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich is committed to the highest international standards of excellence in research and teaching. Building on its more than 500-year-long tradition, it offers a broad spectrum that covers all areas of knowledge within its 18 Faculties, ranging from the humanities, law, economics and social sciences, to medicine and the natural sciences.

The Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences invites applications for a

Professorship (W2) (6 years/tenure track)of Differential Psychology in School Contexts

commencing as soon as possible.

We are seeking a candidate (f/m/d) with expertise in the field of differential and personality psychology in school-related contexts (e.g., analysis and assessment of inter- and intra-individual differences among students or teachers, personalized interventions in educational settings, personality development in school children or students, individual differences in teacher education, personality-related processes and mechanisms in educational trajectories). Experience and competencies in applying advanced methodological and statistical approaches and technologies (e.g., experience sampling, virtual/mixed/extended reality, machine learning, artificial intelligence) are desirable.

The professorship, integrated into the Chair of Personality and Educational Psychology, is expected to represent school psychology both within the university and to the broader academic and professional community. Further, it should contribute to strengthening the Department’s research focus on “Personalized Diagnostics and Interventions”. An interest in contributing to the cross-faculty research initiative SFB/TRR “Simulation-based learning in higher education: Advancing research on process diagnostics and personalized interventions (SHARP)” ( ) is desirable.

Teaching responsibilities primarily include courses in teacher training programs, particularly in school psychology, but also in the B.Sc. Psychology program and potentially in other master’s programs in psychology. A willingness to contribute pedagogical-psychological content to courses in school psychology is expected. The successful candidate will also be responsible for grading state examinations (Staatsexamina; written in German language) in educational psychology and school psychology.

Applicants are expected to have a strong record of peer-reviewed publications in international journals and teaching experience in school and/or educational psychology. Candidates should also explain how they have pursued and intend to pursue transparent and reproducible research (e.g., through open data, open materials, preregistrations). In addition, experience in acquiring, managing, and/or coordinating third-party funded research projects is desirable. Candidates are further expected to outline how they intend to contribute to the development of school psychology at LMU within the Bavarian system (LPO I; § 110).

LMU Munich seeks to appoint a highly qualified junior academic to this professorship and, therefore, especially encourages early-career scholars to apply. Prerequisites for this position are a university degree and a doctoral degree or a comparable specific qualification. With an excellent record in research and teaching to date, prospective candidates will have demonstrated the potential for an outstanding academic career.

The initial appointment will be for six years. After a minimum of three years, it can be converted into a permanent position pending a positive evaluation of the candidate’s performance in research and teaching as well as his or her personal aptitude and if all legal conditions are met.

LMU Munich makes a point of providing newly appointed professors with various types of support, such as welcoming services and assistance for dual career couples.

LMU Munich is an equal opportunity employer. The University continues to be very successful in increasing the number of female faculty members and strongly encourages applications from female candidates.

LMU Munich intends to enhance the diversity of its faculty members. Furthermore, disabled candidates with essentially equal qualifications will be given preference.

Applications with all documents (cover letter: max. 2 pages; CV including lists of publications and teaching activities; research statement: max. 2 pages; teaching statement: max. 1 page; Open Science statement: max. 1 page; statement on the intended representation of school psychology at LMU: max. 1 page; copies of degrees: Master/Diploma, PhD, if applicable Habilitation, other; if available: teaching evaluations) should be sent via email to the Dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences (Prof. Dr. Simone Schütz-Bosbach), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Leopoldstraße 13, 80802 München at no later than .

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN Country Germany City Munich Geofield

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