Postdoctoral Phase

If you wish to pursue a career in research after completing your doctorate, you should carefully plan your next steps in order to build up a comprehensive academic career portfolio. The postdoctoral phase should see you growing more independent in your scientific work. Topics such as refining your research profile, securing third-party funding and mobility are becoming increasingly important.

The Graduate Academy for Educational Sciences is a central institution that will support you on your career path. As a postdoctoral researcher, you can access a wide range of qualifications, coaching, mentoring, career counselling, strategic application advice and financial support offered by the university.

Habilitation (Postdoctoral Qualification)

Habilitation is the recognition of specialised research and teaching qualifications in a specific subject or subject area at the University of Education Freiburg.

It requires a doctoral degree and several years of academic research and teaching experience in the subject area of the habilitation, as well as several years of practical school experience.

In order to obtain a habilitation, the following requirements must be met: 1) a written habilitation thesis consisting of a habilitation paper or several scientific publications; 2) a scientific lecture followed by a colloquium; and 3) delivery of a course related to a degree programme, to demonstrate pedagogical and didactic aptitude.

If you have any questions, please contact the dean's office of the relevant faculty.

Completed Habilitations

Subject of the habilitation thesis:

„Is Mathematical Knowledge Certain? – Are You Sure?
Epistemological Beliefs of Pre-Service Teachers“

The Venia Legendi was awarded for the subject area of mathematics education.

Reviewers:

  • Prof. Dr. Timo Leuders
  • Prof. Dr. Lars Holzäpfel
  • Prof. Kim Beswick, PhD, Head, School of Education, University of New South Wales, Sydney/Australia

Subject of the habilitation thesis:

„Gott und Gewalt. Die alttestamentlichen Exodus- und Landnahmetexte: Exegetische Analyse und religions-pädagogische Relevanz“

The Venia Legendi was awarded for the subject area of Catholic theology / religious education.

Reviewers:

  • Prof. Dr. Sabine Pemsel-Maier
  • Prof. Dr. Hermann Josef Riedl
  • Prof. Dr. Andreas Michel, Universität Köln
  • Prof. Dr. Egbert Ballhorn, Universität Dortmund

Subject of the habilitation thesis:

„Die Stimme im Lehrerberuf"

The Venia Legendi was awarded for the subject area of educational psychology with a focus on teaching and learning in the field of music.

Reviewers:

  • Prof. Dr. Josef Nerb
  • Prof. Dr. Wolfram Rollett
  • Prof. Dr. Georg Brunner
  • Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Claas Lahmann, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

Subject of the habilitation thesis:

“Vorschulische Bildungs- und Sozialisationsbedingungen von Türkeistämmigen Migrantenkindern”

The Venia Legendi was awarded for the subject area of migration sociology, with a focus on research into education and socialisation.

Reviewers:

  • Prof. Dr. Albert Scherr
  • Prof. Dr. Uwe Bittlingmayer
  • Prof. Dr. Matthias Grundmann, Universität Münster

Subject of the habilitation thesis:

„Zwischen Medienmüdigkeit und Mediensucht – Computerspielabhängigkeit aus der Perspektive sozialwissenschaftlicher Suchtforschung: Theorie und Praxis der Prävention problematischer und suchtartiger Bildschirmmediennutzung“

The Venia Legendi was awarded for the subject area of health education.

Thema der Habilitationsschrift:

„Strukturierungen von Termen und Gleichungen – Eine empirische und theoretische Studie über den Gebrauch von algebraischen Zeichen durch Novizen und Experten aus
semiotisch-pragmatischer Sicht“

Die Venia Legendi wurde im Jahr 2014 verliehen für das Fachgebiet Didaktik der Mathematik.

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