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Professur für Afrika – Europa im langen 20. Jahrhundert (Open Rank) / Professorship for Africa – Europe in the Long 20^th Century (Open Rank)

Deutsche Stellenausschreibung

The University of Zurich invites applications for a professorship for Africa – Europe in the long 20^th  century (open rank). The position should be filled by 1 August 2027.

Depending on the qualifications of the appointee, the professorship will be filled as a full professorship, associate professorship or assistant professorship with tenure track.

The applicant is expected to have a proven focus on the history of sub-Saharan African societies and their complex relations with Europe and the world. The research and teaching of the professorship should cover the period between the late 19^th and early 21^st century encompassing colonialism, the decolonization phase and the post-colonial era. The professorship will be responsible for establishing the new research field Africa-Europe in the long 20^th century at the Department of History, with a focus for example on the history of armed conflicts, cultural, economic, environmental history or history of gender, labour, migration, and politics. In addition to the focus on Africa’s relations to Europe, research perspectives on South-South relations and the asymmetrical Africa-Asia connection are also welcome.

In addition to innovative research in the subject area, we expect the successful candidate to participate in interdisciplinary collaborations with other professors at the Department of History, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and with national and international institutions.

Candidates must hold a PhD degree at the time of application and have an excellent and internationally visible record of academic achievements in African History. Depending on the status at the time of application, a second book or advanced research in the history of Africa-Europe in the long 20^th century is expected. Teaching languages are English and German. Non-German speaking candidates are expected to acquire a professional knowledge of German within the first three years of their appointment. The Department of History, the University of Zurich and Zurich as a university location offer a stimulating research and teaching environment with opportunities for professional exchange and cooperation. The University of Zurich is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.

Applications must be submitted online by 13 January 2026. For additional information about the position, please contact Prof. Dr. Monika Dommann, Head of the Department of History (monika.dommann@hist.uzh.ch).

Online-Bewerbung / Online Application

Ausschreibung: 19. November 2025 / Date of publication: 19 November 2025
Bewerbungsfrist: 13. Januar 2026 / Application deadline: 13 January 2026

Professur für Kommunikationswissenschaft mit dem Schwerpunkt Wandel und Innovation in der Kommunikation / Professorship in Communication Sciences with a Concentration on Change and Innovation in Communication

Deutsche Stellenausschreibung

The University of Zurich invites applications for a professorship in communication sciences with a concentration on change and innovation in communication starting on 1 August 2027.

Candidates for this position are expected to have an outstanding academic record of excellent, internationally recognized research in the field of communication and media change and related communication-related in­novations. The subject area covers the co-evolution of technical, economic, political and social change pro­cesses in the field of convergent, digitalized communication environments. This includes change processes in the field of AI and human-machine communication. The professorship is expected to examine the driving forces, development processes, consequences and management of communication and media change and associated innovation processes and teach the relevant courses at the department at the Bachelor’s and Master’s level.

In teaching, the future postholder will be required to cover their subject in all its breadth. In addition to inno­vative research impulses in the relevant field, collaboration in research and teaching with other professor­ships at the Department of Communication and Media Research, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the University of Zurich, as well as with national and international institutions, is expected.

Candidates must hold a PhD degree and a habilitation or comparable achievements, one of which must have been obtained in the field of communication science and media research or in another social science disci­pline. Expertise in social science theories and methods of empirical research into communication and media change and related innovations is expected.

Depending on the qualifications of the person to be appointed, the professorship will be filled as a full profes­sorship or associate professorship. Teaching is conducted in English and German, which is why sufficient knowledge of German is expected within the first three years of employment. The administrative language of the University of Zurich is German.

The Department of Communication and Media Research, the University of Zurich and Zurich as a university lo­cation offer an excellent research and teaching environment with a wide range of opportunities for professional exchange and cooperation. In order to increase the diversity in leading academic positions, qualified women and individuals from other underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply.

Applications must be submitted online by 17 December 2025. For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Thomas Friemel (th.friemel@ikmz.uzh.ch).

Online-Bewerbung / Online application

Ausschreibung: 5. November 2025 / Date of publication: 5 November 2025
Bewerbungsfrist: 17. Dezember 2025 / Application deadline: 17 December 2025

Assistenzprofessur mit Tenure Track für Neueste deutsche Literatur: Neue Literaturformen und deren Vermittlung / Tenure-Track Assistant Professorship in German Studies: The Literary Present and its Communication

Probevortrag: 21. November 2025 / Job talk: 21 November 2025

Professur für Politische Philosophie / Professorship in Political Philosophy

Ausschreibung: 1. Oktober 2025 / Date of publication: 1 Ocotber 2025
Bewerbungsfrist: 12. November 2025 / 12 November 2025

Professur für Archäologie der schriftlosen Kulturen Europas / Professorship in Archaeology of Non-Literatre Cultures of Europe

Ausschreibung: 20. August 2025 / Date of publication: 20 August 2025
Bewerbungsfrist: 1. Oktober 2025 / Application deadline: 1 Ocotber 2025

Professur für Soziologie der Entwicklung von Kindern und Jugendlichen / Professorship in the Sociology of Child and Adolescent Development

Ausschreibung: 16. Juli 2025 / Date of publication: 16 July 2025
Bewerbungsfrist: 27. August 2025 / Application deadline: 27 August 2025

Professur ad personam für Digitale Demokratie für Prof. Dr. Karsten Donnay / Professorship ad personam in Digital Democracy for Prof. Dr. Karsten Donnay

Probevortrag: 20. Mai 2025 / Job talk: 20 May 2025

Professur für Theoretische Philosophie mit dem Schwerpunkt Philosophie des Geistes / Professorship in Theoretical Philosophy with a Focus on the Philosophy of Mind

Ausschreibung: 22. Mai 2024 / Date of publication: 22 May 2024
Bewerbungsfrist: 1. Juli 2024 / Application deadline: 1 July 2024
Probevorträge: 19. und 20. Dezember 2024 / Job talks: 19 and 20 December

Professur für Slavische Sprachwissenschaft (Open Rank) / Professorship in Slavonic Linguistics (Open Rank)

Ausschreibung: 13. März 2024 / Date of publication: 13 March 2024
Bewerbungsfrist: 24. April 2024 / Application deadline: 24 April 2024
Probevorträge: 27. und 28. Oktober 2025 / Job talks: 27 and 28 October 2025

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