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Institution Faculty of History and the Arts - School of History
Remuneration group BesGr W3
Start date 01. April 2026
Application deadline 2025-01-31

Professorship (W3) for Bavarian History and Comparative Regional History with special focus on the Middle Ages (Chair)

The professorship represents the field of Bavarian History at the History Department, covering the medieval history of Bavaria comprehensively in research and teaching, while also incorporating cross-epochal perspectives extending into the early modern period. A willingness to cooperate in ongoing research and editorial projects, both at LMU Munich’s Institute of Bavarian History and at non-university research institutions, as well as impulses for new collaborative projects are expected. 

Prerequisites for this position are a university degree, a doctoral degree or a comparable specific qualification, teaching skills at university level, excellent academic achievements and a productive and promising research program. 

LMU Munich makes a point of providing newly appointed professors with various types of support, such as welcoming services and assistance for dual career couples.

LMU Munich is an equal opportunity employer. The University continues to be very successful in increasing the number of female faculty members and strongly encourages applications from female candidates. LMU Munich intends to enhance the diversity of its faculty members.

People with disabilities who are equally as qualified as other applicants will receive preferential treatment.

Contact:

Please submit your application (comprising a curriculum vitae, documentation of academic degrees and certificates as well as a list of publications and teaching) in electronic form to the Dean of the Faculty of History and the Arts, Prof. Dr. Alexandra Kertz-Welzel, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, D-80539  Munich, Germany, no later than 31.01.2025 (date of receipt): LINK

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