Postdoctoral Researcher field of Education Sciences

About the FHSE

The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character.

The Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) at the University of Luxembourg 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.

This postdoctoral research position is connected to the new CHANGES project ("Caring for humanity and nature through global citizenship education"), funded by the André Losch Foundation and embedded within the University of Luxembourg's Sci Teach Center (sciteach.uni.lu), a teacher education resource centre dedicated to supporting sciences at the primary school levels through teacher education and research-based innovations.

Current global challenges call for transformative approaches to education, and the CHANGES project focuses on designing, implementing, and researching dissemination pathways to global citizenship education (GCE) that can support children in developing knowledge, skills, and attitudes for building a more inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable future.

CHANGES seeks to advance GCE through collaborating with primary school (cycle 1‑4) teachers in co‑developing and implementing innovative projects with their students that work towards key civic competencies as elaborated by the Council of Europe (2016) and structured around UNESCO's three dimensions for GCE – cognitive, social‑emotional and behavioural.

The successful applicant will be affiliated with the Institute for Teaching and Learning situated within the Department of Education and Social Work (DESW). The postdoctoral researcher will work in an educational research team led by Dr. Christina Siry, and will coordinate the CHANGES project and related research and development by :

• Co‑developing and co‑teaching GCE modules for primary school teachers and educators
• Conducting education research related to the development and implementation of the PD modules and related actions in participating classes
• Co‑ordinating datasets, including video data collection and management, and multi‑level data analysis
• Co‑authoring and authoring scientific articles for publication and dissemination
• Disseminating results at international scientific conferences
• Co‑ordinating the creation of multimedia stories generated from participating teachers' projects, to be disseminated as inspirations for other teachers
• Collaborating with the Sci Teach Center research team, including partner teachers and student assistants
• Co‑ordinating administrative and organisational tasks within the project
• Organising and participating in project‑related events
• Côteaching Bachelor courses in teacher education

For further details about the role, please contact Christina Siry :

• PhD in education or a related field
• Strong knowledge of qualitative research methods and educational research
• A background in GCE or related foci
• Experience working with primary aged students and / or teachers
• Fluency in English required, and proficiency in either German or French is required due to the plurilingual participants and multilingual nature of our data resources, Luxembourgish will be considered an asset
• A publication record that includes single and co‑authored peer‑reviewed publications in English
• Project management and administrative skills
• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Knowledge of the Luxembourgish education system and the formal settings of education in primary schools will be considered an advantage

• 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…