[vslist] Announcement: Open Professorship in Human Performance (combined with Neuroscience)

[Anne Kathrin Mueller]

The Jacobs Center for Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development at the
International University Bremen (IUB) invites applications for a

Professorship in Human Performance
(combined with Neuroscience)

We are looking for a candidate either with a biology, medical or
psychological training background who has a strong research record
concerning the role of physical activity and fitness in psychological and
neurological functioning of adults.

The interdisciplinary Jacobs Center for the Study of Lifelong Learning is
newly founded and plans to offer a Masterís Program in Human Development
(with a focus on work), a professional Masterís Program and programs for
executives in the area of Lifelong Learning and Development as well as
graduate courses in related fields.
Applicants should demonstrate accomplishment in both teaching and research
and are expected to have a strong record of scholarly productivity, a
commitment to instructional excellence and the demonstrated ability to
obtain research funding, but also work in a team on joint research programs
of the Center. Any experience in interdisciplinary settings will be
considered a strength. Our language of instruction is English. The position
can in principle be filled on any of the three levels of professorship
(full, associate and assistant) depending on the specific qualification of
the applicant.

Salaries will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. IUB does
not offer tenure, but contract terms are flexible and may be extended based
upon performance and the universityís needs. An initial contract will range
between three and five years. The annual teaching load is three courses at
three hours each. Preferably, work at the Jacobs Center for the Study of
Lifelong Learning should begin in May 2004. However, a later start is also
possible.

IUB is an equal opportunity employer. Please send a letter of application, a
curriculum vitae, two letters of recommendation and three representative
examples of your work (preferably articles in reviewed journals) no later
than April 15, 2004, to the attention of Prof. Dr. Ursula M. Staudinger,
Dean of the Jacobs Center for Lifelong Learning and Institutional
Development, Ref. No. 550, P.O. Box 750 561, D-28725 Bremen (Germany). For
further information please contact a.mueller at iu-bremen.de and see
www.iu-bremen.de <http://www.iu-bremen.de>.




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