Tenure-track assistant professorship in religious studies with a focus on gender and power structures
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Department of Religious Studies
Tenure-track assistant professorship in religious studies with a focus on gender and power structures 100 %Start of employment
The Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Zurich is seeking to fill a tenure-track assistant professorship in religious studies with a focus on gender and power structures (funded by the Irene M. Staehelin Foundation).
Your responsibilitiesThe future holder of the position will participate in research, teaching and services at the Religious Studies Seminar and the Irene M. Staehelin Centre for Evolutionary Anthropology and the Study of Religion and Women in Society.
The professorship was created as a joint professorship between the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. The ability and interest to communicate scientific findings to the general public is expected.
The teaching load is 2–4 semester hours.
Prerequisites for application are a degree in religious studies and/or a doctorate in religious studies and a research focus in the area of power structures, control mechanisms, discrimination and violence against women, feminist research, gender and cultural transformation. Willingness to cooperate with primatology is a required condition. Excellent German language skills are a necessity to be able to take up the position.
The university is seeking to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching and therefore expressly encourages qualified female academics to apply. UZH offers familyfriendly working conditions.
Prof. Dr Dorothea Lüddeckens is available to answer any questions. Applications must be submitted by 1 February 2026 via the button below "Apply now".
What we offerWork-Life Balance
- Flexible working models (such as part-time positions, mobile working, job-sharing)
- Childcare at the kihz foundation of UZH and ETH
Learning and Development
- Wide range of continuing education courses of UZH and the Canton of Zurich
- Language Center run jointly with ETH Zurich
Food
- Food and drinks at reduced prices in the UZH cafeterias
- Lunch-Check-card with UZH contribution
Healthcare
- Special conditions on the Academic Sports Association ASVZ
- Free seasonal flu vaccinations
- Rest and relaxation at the quiet room in the university tower
Discounts
- Private traffic: Carsharing, rent a vehicle, parking space
- Digitalization: Hardware, software, mobile phone subscriptions
- Special conditions on hotel reservations
Conditions of Employment
- Policies of the UZH
- Most UZH staff are employed according to public law
International Services
- Support for people from outside Switzerland
Campuses
- Campuses Zurich City, Zurich Irchel, Oerlikon and Schlieren
- Sites Zurich West, Old Botanical Garden, Botanical Garden and Lengg
Department of Religious Studies
Kantonsschulstrasse 1, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
Further informationQuestions about the job
Dorothea Lüddeckens
Prof. Dr., Head of Department of Religious Studies
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