The Institute for Historical Regional Studies and Historical Ancillary Sciences at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Tübingen invites applications for a full professorship as of 1 October 2026:
W3-Full Professor for Medieval and Contemporary History, with a Focus on Historical Regional Studies and Historical Ancillary Sciences.
The focus in research and teaching is Historical Regional Studies in a comparative approach as well as on historical ancillary sciences, both in a historically broad perspective and in the two named areas.
It is expected that candidates are willing to participate in collaborative research projects within the Department of History and the Faculty of Humanities as well as to nurture collaborations with archives, museums and other institutions of historical culture in the wider region. Expertise in digital humanities would be welcome, as well as willingness to consider topics related to regional Jewish history.
Required qualifications include a PhD or equivalent degree as well as postdoctoral qualifications and teaching experience (documented by, e.g., teaching evaluations etc.) equivalent to the requirements of a full professorship.
The University of Tübingen is committed to equity and diversity and actively promotes equal opportunities. Female academics, in particular, are explicitly invited to apply, as are applicants from outside Germany.
Applications from equally qualified candidates with disabilities will be given preference.
General information on professorships, hiring processes, and the German academic system may be found here: https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/213700
Applications should be submitted along with the required documents (curriculum vitae and outline of academic career, copies of certificates and degrees, publications list, list of teaching experience, teaching evaluations, plan for research and teaching) and a selection of relevant publications (monographs and five essays authored by the applicant) via the University’s appointment portal, https://berufungen.uni-tuebingen.de, by June 17th 2025. Enquiries may be directed to the Dean of the Faculty of the Humanities, Professor Dr. Angelika Zirker (berufungen@philosophie.uni-tuebingen.de).