Prof. Dr. Timm Albers
Universität Paderborn
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Professor Timm Albers has been appointed as a Professor for Inclusive Education at the University of Paderborn in January 2014. After graduating from Leibniz University of Hanover (2nd state examination) he has worked as a teacher at a school for children with special educational needs.
Timm lectured at the department of Inclusive Education at the Leibniz University of Hanover, where he completed his dissertation titled "Language acquisition and Interaction in German Kindergartens" in 2008.
He teaches nationally and internationally in Paderborn, Karlsruhe, Landau, Berlin and Bolzano/Italy.
His main research interests lie in the fields of Inclusive Education in schools and early childhood education as well as in (second) language acquisition, peer-interaction and early childhood intervention.
Timm is a member of several german-wide expert groups in the field of inclusive education and fostering language acquisition. He is also a member of the international editorial boards of the Journal of Educational and Social Reserch (JESR), the Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies (AJIS), Zeitschrift Inklusion Online and a reviewer for the Swiss National Fund (SNF), the Scientific Commission of Lower-Saxony, the AHPGS, the World Applied Sciences Journal, Zeitschrift Frühe Bildung (Springer) among others.
​Timm Albers
University of Paderborn
Warburger Str. 100
33098 Paderborn
Germany
Office Hours (Students)
Tuesday, 10 a.m.
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Job History
Professional Experience in Universities
Current Position: Head of the Department of Inclusive Education at the University of Paderborn
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02/2014: Ranked first at the W3-Professorship for Inclusive Education, University of Leipzig.
08/2013: Ranked first at the W3-Professorship for Primary Education, Ludwigsburg University of Education.
07/2013: Ranked first and offer to accept a chair at the University of Paderborn, W2-Professorship for Inclusive Education
07/2013: Positive Evaluation of the Juniorprofessorship at Karlsruhe University of Education
06/2012: 2nd Rank, W3-Professorship Educational Science, Ludwigsburg University of Education

10/2010: Offer to accept a Juniorprofessorship for Early Childhood Education at Karlsruhe University of Education (accepted)

04/2010 - 09/2010: Substitution of the Professorship "Early Childhood Education" at Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences
04/2009 - now: Guest-Professor at the Free University of Bolzano/Italy, Faculty of Education, Primary and Elementary Education

07/2009 - 09/2010: Post-Doc-Researcher at the Leibniz University of Hanover, Faculty of Philosophy, Institute for Special Education, Department of Inclusive Education
10/2005 - 06/2009: Lecturer at the Leibniz University of Hanover, Faculty of Philosophy, Institute for Special Education, Department of Inclusive Education
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Professional Experience in Schools and Teacher Training Colleges
2010 - present
2010 - present
01/2005 - 10/2005: Lecturer at the Teacher Training College for Primary Education, Helmstedt

05/2004 - 10/2005: Lecturer at the Teacher Training College for Special Education, Wolfenbüttel

06/2003 - 05/2004: Setup of a regional counseling- und support-system for children with special educational needs in inclusive settings in Wolfsburg, together with the state of Lower-Saxony

02/2003 - 10/2005: Teacher for children with special educational need at the Pestalozzi-School Wolfsburg

05/2001 - 11/2002: Teacher traning at the Helen-Keller-School Braunschweig

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Education
01/2006 - 10/2008: Dissertation at the Leibniz University of Hanover: „Language Acquisition and Interaction in German Kindergartens“, awarded summa cum laude (with distinction)

Dissertation Advisor: Prof. Dr. Bettina Lindmeier (Inclusive Education, Leibniz University of Hanover)
Dissertation Advisor: Prof. Dr. Tanja Jungmann (Special Educational Psychology, Leibniz University of Hanover)
Head of the Commission: Prof. Dr. Elfriede Billmann-Mahecha (Educational Psychology, Leibniz University of Hanover)

05/2001 - 11/2002: Teacher Training at theHelen-Keller-School, School for children with special educational needs
Degree: 2nd State Examination (Grade: 1,2, very good)

10/1997 - 06/2000: Additional Studies: Sports in Education
Degree: 1st State Examination (Grade: 1,6, good)

10/1995 - 07/1998: Additional Degree Course (2 years) in Psychomotility (Prof. Eggert) at the Leibniz University of Hanover (successfully completed)

10/1995 - 06/2000: Studies in Special Education (qualification to teach as a teacher for children with special educational needs) at the Leibniz University of Hanover. Specialisation in Speech and Language Pedagogy and Therapy, German Philology, Sports (Grade: 2,2, good)
​06/1994 - 09/1995: Civil Service at the Kindergarten for children with special educational needs, Nordhorn.
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1994: Abitur, Gymnasium Nordhorn.