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Professorship for “Global Art History- (f/m/d) Open Rank: Tenure Track Professorship (W1 to W3) or Full Professor (W3) Universität Heidelberg
The Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies (HCTS) at Heidelberg University invites applications for a
Professorship for “Global Art History” (f/m/d)
Open Rank: Tenure Track Professorship (W1 to W3) or Full Professor (W3)
to be filled as soon as possible.
Applicants are expected to be able to represent art history in terms of both the discipline’s academic traditions and its global and transcultural dimensions. Their research should focus on exchange processes within and between specific art forms and regions, as well as transculturation processes, taking into account current social, political, and cultural developments and historical perspectives. A prerequisite for a successful application is proven expertise in at least one non-European region (with the exception of East Asia, which is already represented in art history in Heidelberg); relevant language skills are desirable.
In accordance with Article 51 and 51b Higher Education Act of the state Baden-Württemberg, the appointment to a tenure track professorship (W1) requires a completed degree, an excellent doctorate, and pedagogical aptitude which has generally been proven through teaching experience. If you spent time employed as a research assistant (before or after your doctorate), this employment and the period of your doctoral studies combined should not exceed six years. The Tenure Track Professorship (junior professorship, salary grade W1) will usually be limited to six years and, following a positive tenure evaluation, will be converted to a permanent full professorship (salary grade W3).
The provisions of the evaluation statutes for junior professorships apply https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/research/support-for-early-career-researchers/career-paths-following-a-doctorate/tenure-track-professors-and-junior-professors.
The appointment to a full professorship (W3) additionally requires a Habilitation, a successfully evaluated junior professorship or equivalent qualifications (Article 47 (2), Higher Education Act).
Applicants will be evaluated according to their career status and in consideration of their individual career paths.
The application deadline is March 8, 2026. Please send your application with a curriculum vitae, including academic career and research profile, lists of publications and courses taught, summarized in one PDF file to the Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, Heidelberg University, Voßstr. 2, Gebäude 37, 69115 Heidelberg, e-mail: philosophische.fakultaet@uni-heidelberg.de.
Heidelberg University stands for equal opportunities and diversity. Qualified female candidates are especially invited to apply. Persons with severe disabilities will be given preference if they are equally qualified. Information on job advertisements and the collection of personal data is available at www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/job-market.
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philosophische.fakultaet@uni-heidelberg.de
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