The Institute of Cultural Anthropology/European Ethnology in the Faculty of History and Philosophy at the University of Münster, Germany, is seeking to fill the following position, scheduled to commence on 1 July 2027:

Professorship (W1-level with W2 tenure track) in “Historical Anthropology”

The position is initially limited to three years with the possibility of a three-year extension following a positive interim evaluation. Upon receiving a final positive evaluation after those six years, the appointee will be granted a permanent W2-level professorship. Assistant professors are required to teach 4 hours per week during the first three years of employment, and 5 hours per week during the second three years of employment. Permanent W2-level professors are obliged to provide 9 hours of instruction per week.

Your tasks:

• Research and teach cultural anthropology with a focus on historical anthropology of the 19th, 20th and/or 21st century
• Develop digital humanities approaches in this field (e.g. museums, collections, archives) in research and teaching and with visible outreach
• Collaborate in interdisciplinary study programmes and research networks at the faculty and University level
• Teach courses (also in English) and administer examinations in the BA programme “Cultural and Social Anthropology” and the MA programme “Cultural Anthropology”
• Participate in academic administrative duties

Our expectations:

• To be considered for this position, you should hold a university degree in cultural anthropology / European ethnology and/or history / contemporary history / history and philosophy of science (with relevant expertise in anthropological approaches / cultural analysis, demonstrated in particular in a doctoral thesis), pedagogical aptitude in university teaching and special academic qualification, substantiated by an outstanding, subject-relevant doctoral degree.
• Excellent knowledge of empirical historical research (material, visual and/or written sources) is required.
• Excellent knowledge of relevant theoretical and analytical approaches is required.
• Excellent English skills are required. German language skills are not a requirement but a willingness to learn is desirable. • The competence to connect local and regional research on popular culture with a transnational perspective would be welcomed.
• Expertise in the history of humanities is desirable in order to consider classical collections (archives, collections, museums) in research and teaching in a new and interdisciplinary way.
• Competence in digital humanities is welcome.
• Ideally you should already possess international research and teaching experience.

The University of Münster strongly supports equal opportunity and diversity. We welcome all applicants regardless of sex, nationality, ethnic or social background, religion or worldview, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity. We are committed to creating family-friendly working conditions.

We actively encourage applications by women. Women with equivalent qualifications and academic achievements will be preferentially considered unless these are outweighed by reasons which necessitate the selection of another candidate.

Are you interested? Please submit your application as a single PDF file via email or a download link to the address listed below with the following documents: CV, certificates, list of publications, research concept (3 pages) and teaching concept (2 pages). Also include if applicable a list of previously obtained third-party funding and a list of previously taught courses (with evaluation results, if available). The application deadline is 30 June 2026:

University of Münster
Faculty of History and Philosophy (FB 08)
Dean Prof Dr Eva-Bettina Krems
Domplatz 20-22
48143 Münster
Germany
E-Mail:

We look forward to receiving your application. If you have any questions concerning this job offer, please contact .