< img src=" https://jobeternal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/postdoc-in-the-development-of-a-pedagogy-of-world-care-for-green-transition-and-sustainability-in-early-childhood-education-and-care.jpg "class=" ff-og-image-inserted" > The Department of Educational Psychology at the Danish School of Education, Aarhus University welcomes applications for a postdoctoral position in the research study job: Green Transition and World-Care in Early Childhood Education and Care.The postdoc position is full-time( 37 hours a week )and is expected to begin on 1 January 2023 or as soon as possible afterwards, and to end 30 months later 30 June 2025. The position is based at DPU Copenhagen Campus.The Danish School of Education is dedicated to variety and motivates all certified candidates to use regardless of their personal background. The research context The overall project examines the challenges of the green shift and sustainability as a new pedagogical job in early youth education and care( ECEC). In this project we resolve these difficulties as a concern of establishing and practising world-care. The job is financed by the Danish Research Council (FKK ), See more information at: https://dpu.au.dk/om-dpu/nyheder/nyhed/artikel/dagtilbud-skal-skabe-verdensomsorg!.?.!The directing research questions are: How can we motivate and cultivate a caring mindset towards the non-human world, including biodiversity andsustainability, without overburdening children with eco-anxiety and a sense of powerlessness? What stories of nature and the human-natural environment relationship( incl. sustainability and green change) are 2-5 year-old children introduced to in ECEC by professionals, parents and cultural products (like books, film and programs directed at kids)? What professional resources are needed to offer much better world-care in ECEC? The position The successful candidate will operate in close cooperation with the job team at DPU, consisting of Associate Professor Ditte Winther-Lindqvist( the PI), Associate Professor Anne Maj Nielsen and Associate
the task investigates the way in which professionals perceive the task of creating more sustainable habits and regimens in their practice and how they get and understand this as an effort of looking after the world( world-care) together with kids. The postdoc will document and evaluate the method which understandings of the human-non-human environment relationship are communicated to children, and what characterise this pedagogy. These problems are checked out in research circles and in daily practices, which in turn generate locally situated efforts for change and for continuing or breaking routines in ECEC. This consists of the analysis of practices in ordinary activity settings (mealtimes, circle-time, play time), and of the ways in which sustainability and the green shift exist in these circumstances. However, in pedagogical tasks, children’s books and popular culture about nature children are also exposed to stories about nature, human and non-human relationships and sustainability which highly influence their appreciation and understanding of these phenomena. The postdoc will identify and evaluate the ways in which nature, living beings and the environment are understood by specialists– and how they are communicated to children in pedagogy and cultural products in ECEC.The effective applicant for the postdoc position will be expected to contribute considerably to the research study task by participating in theoretical and conceptual advancement within the field, and to work independently and in close partnership with the senior scientists. Applicants are for that reason encouraged to suggest a research study plan as part of their application Qualifications The effective candidate for the postdoctoral position should have a PhD or comparable certifications
in psychology, education or sociology (or a related field ). Applicants should have the ability to file: Experience of participatory research study method Exceptional English composing abilities. It is an advantage if applicants can likewise record prior expert experience in and/or understanding of: ECEC Sustainability and education Embodied education Developmental psychology Relational care principles
Expert development
. Due to the nature of the research methodology, the candidate must be able to release in English as well as working in close partnership with expert practitioners in Danish. For more details
the department’s outstanding teaching and research study environment, the successful applicant is anticipated to be present at the department on an everyday, or a minimum of weekly, basis.We regard
the balance between work and personal life and aim to create a workplace in which that balance can be preserved. For more info
, go to https://international.au.dk/life/lifeindenmark/familyworklife/. International applicants For further info about the benefits of operating at Aarhus University and in Denmark, including health care, paid vacations and, if pertinent, maternity/paternity leave, child care and
schooling, international candidates are encouraged to
check out https://international.au.dk/research/researcher-positions/workingconditions/. Aarhus University provides a broad variety of services for worldwide scientists and accompanying households, consisting of a relocation service and profession counselling for expat partners. For details about tax, check the tax aspects of worldwide scientists’ employment by AU. Qualification requirements Candidates ought to hold a PhD or comparable scholastic certifications. Formalities Faculty of Arts refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities( the Appointment Order). AarhusUniversity likewise offers a Junior Researcher Development Programme targeted
at profession advancement for postdocs at
AU. You can learn more about it here: https://talent.au.dk/junior-researcher-development-programme/If nothing else is noted, applications need to be submitted in English. Application due date is at 11.59 pm Danish time( same as Central European Time) on the due date day.Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and motivating workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has chances to prosper, attain and establish. We see equality and variety as possessions, and we invite all applicants.Shortlists may be prepared with the candidates that have actually been chosen for a detailed scholastic evaluation. A committee established by the head of school is responsible for picking the most competent candidates. See this link for additional info about shortlisting at the Faculty of Arts: shortlisting Faculty of Arts The Faculty of Arts is one of 5 main scholastic locations at Aarhus University.The professors contributes to Aarhus University’s research study, talent development, knowledge exchange and degree programmes.With its 550 scholastic personnelmembers, 275
PhD trainees, 9,500 bachelor’s degree and MA trainees, and 1,500 trainees following continuing/further education programmes, the professors constitutes
a strong and diverse research and teaching environment.The Faculty of Arts includes the School of Communication and Culture, the School of Culture and Society and the Danish School of Education. Each of these systems has strong scholastic environments and forms the basis for interdisciplinary research study and education.The faculty’s academic environments and degree programs engage in worldwide collaboration and share the typical objective of contributing to the advancement of knowledge, well-being and culture in interaction with society.The application need to be sent
by means of Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the task advertisement on Aarhus University’s website. Aarhus University Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong dedication to top quality research and education and the advancement of society nationally and internationally. The university provides a motivating research study and mentor environment to its 38,000 trainees (FTEs) and 8,000 staff members, and has a yearly profits of EUR 885 million. Discover more at www.international.au.dk/ Click Here to Apply For The Job