Jochen Laub

Jochen Laub is a Professor of Geography and its Didactics (W3) at the University of Trier, appointed in April 2024. Previously, he held positions as a research associate at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau and guest professorships at Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg. His academic background includes a doctorate from Freie Universität Berlin (2010) focused on societal constructions of geographical knowledge.

Laub's research centers on geography education, ethics, and sustainability. Key interests include:

• Ethical judgment formation in geography classrooms
• Transformative education for sustainable development
• Futures literacy and spatial understanding
• Professional development of geography teachers
• Digital learning innovations (AR, critical mapping)

His publications demonstrate a strong focus on ethical dimensions of geography education, with recurring themes of responsibility discourse, sustainability paradoxes, and digital methodologies. Recent works emphasize pedagogical antinomies in sustainability education and augmented reality applications.

Awards:

• Teaching Award for 'Neue Kulturgeographie' lecture (2021)

Laub leads academic initiatives including the digital Geo-Ethik-Café discussion forum and serves as Deputy Chair of the Hochschulverband für Geographiedidaktik (HGD). His research group explores intersections of geography education, philosophy, and digital innovation.