pedal is part of the psychology , education and playing . at the minimum , it is clear that play is enjoyed by its participants , and this alone indicates it the faculty of education at the university of cambridge is consistently ranked in the top five in the world and now seeks to appoint a new professor in the faculty arising from an endowment to the university from the lego foundation . there are only three days left to apply for what could be the most coveted job in education : the lego professor of play , development and learning at the university of cambridge . finally , the lego foundation has further funded the establishment of a research centre in play in education , development and learning the world ’s first professor of play – funded by lego – is being sought by cambridge university . while they ’re not offering anyone money to take naps or collect beanie babies , the university is looking to hire someone who ’ll be paid to pedal is located in the university of cambridge ’s faculty of education , and was launched in october 2015 with funding from the lego foundation . that we ’re go - getters , and secretly enjoy spreadsheets and meetings and giving presentations .