Postdoctoral researcher Educational Sciences

The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character. The University was founded in 2003 and counts more than 6,700 students and more than 2,000 employees from around the world. The University’s faculties and interdisciplinary centres focus on research in the areas of Computer Science and ICT Security, Materials Science, European and International Law, Finance and Financial Innovation, Education, Contemporary and Digital History. In addition, the University focuses on cross-disciplinary research in the areas of Data Modelling and Simulation as well as Health and System Biomedicine. Times Higher Education ranks the University of Luxembourg #3 worldwide for its “international outlook,” #20 in the Young University Ranking 2021 and among the top 250 universities worldwide.

The Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) brings together expertise from the humanities, linguistics, cognitive sciences, social and educational sciences. People from across 20 disciplines are working within the Faculty. Along with the disciplinary approach a very ambitious interdisciplinary research culture has been developed.

The faculty’s research and teaching focuses on social, economic, political and educational issues with the common goal of contributing to an inclusive, open and resourceful society. The FHSE offers six Bachelor and twenty Master degrees and a doctoral school providing students with the necessary knowledge and high-qualified skills to succeed in their future career.

The Postdoctoral researcher will be working in the Institute of Teaching and Learning, within the Department of Education and Social Work. He/she will be part of a dynamic organisational context of a growing, globally connected research university. The postdoctoral researcher will collaborate closely with Michelle Proyer on topics related to inclusion, specifically inclusive education. The ideal candidate holds experience in developing and coordinating research projects, both individually and in (multidisciplinary) teams. The potential candidate is interested in promoting research approaches in an inclusive, participatory, creative and potentially digitally-informed way.

• Collaboration and support of research and administrative tasks in the field of inclusive education
• Self-organised and collaborative research
• Application for and coordination of (international) third-party funding
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Innovative teaching
• Independent supervision of students and doctoral researchers
• Transfer of relevant research results to various communities and a wider public
• Academic self-administration (Institute, Department and Faculty)

• PhD in Inclusive education, with a focus on at least one of the below areas
  • Inclusive pedagogy (critical perspectives on UDL)
  • Participatory research
  • Research ethics
  • Comparative, international approaches
  • De*colonial approaches
  • Digitally informed and/or arts-based approaches
  • Community work
• Interest in educational science issues, strong personal commitment to science at the interface of education and social work and ambition to advance one of the aforementioned subject areas
• Fluency in English is required; good command of French, Luxembourgish and / or German is considered an asset
• Training and experience in qualitative empirical methods/mixed methods research
• Openness to further research in participatory, arts-based and or digitally-informed contexts in the area of inclusive education
• International publications in peer-reviewed journals and / or book publications as well as alternative approaches to research communication/ data management
• Innovative teaching experience

Applications should include

• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover letter

Early application is highly encouraged, as the applications will be processed upon reception. Please apply formally through the HR system. Applications by email will not be considered.

The University of Luxembourg embraces inclusion and diversity as key values. We are fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, and not only, in recruitment and career progression of our staff.

General information

• Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract 24 Month
• Work Hours: Full Time 40.0 Hours per Week
• Location: Campus Belval
• Internal Title: Postdoctoral researcher
• Job Reference: UOL06560

The yearly gross salary for every Postdoctoral Researcher at the UL is EUR 83099 (full time)

• Multilingual and international character. Modern institution with a personal atmosphere. Staff coming from 90 countries. Member of the “University of the Greater Region” (UniGR).
• A modern and dynamic university. High-quality equipment. Close ties to the business world and to the Luxembourg labour market. A unique urban site with excellent infrastructure.
• A partner for society and industry. Cooperation with European institutions, innovative companies, the Financial Centre and with numerous non-academic partners such as ministries, local governments, associations, NGOs …