Kiel University aims to attract more qualified women to professorships.
The Institute of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of Kiel University, within the context of the Excellence Cluster ‘ROOTS – Social, Environmental, and Cultural Connectivity in Past Societies’, invites applications for a
W 2-Professorship in prehistoric and protohistoric archaeology with a focus on historical and global historical archaeology
to start at the earliest possible date.
The future job holder shall be responsible for the fields of prehistoric and protohistoric archaeology – with a focus on historical and global historical archaeology – both research and teaching.
The main focus of the professorship lies in the subject area of European historical archaeology (including protohistoric archaeology and/or medieval archaeology and/or post-medieval archaeology), while considering the global dimension of social, cultural, economic, and ecological interrelationships. The future job holder should have extensive knowledge of historical archaeology and global historical archaeology, combined with knowledge of the methodological spectrum extended by the natural and life sciences.
The duties of the professorship include participation in teaching within the existing degree programs in prehistoric and historical archaeology (of Europe) and to represent historical archaeology with a global orientation in both research and teaching, providing new impetus. Non-German-speaking applicants are advised that they are required to conduct courses in German after a period of three years at the latest.
The future job holder will integrate findings from archaeology, history, the natural and life sciences, as well as theory, and analyze the development of past societies using both quantitative and qualitative methods. These tasks are to be handled in the framework of interdisciplinary collaboration at the Institute of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology, the Cluster of Excellence ROOTS, the ARCWorlds Research Building, and within the priority research area Societal, Environmental and Cultural Change (SECC) of Kiel University. Internationally, the professorship will be engaged in shaping the Collaborative Center of Archaeological Synthesis (CCSA Kiel) and the “Coalition for Archaeological Synthesis (CfAS)” network.
Requirements for appointment:
- a university degree in prehistoric and historical archaeology, prehistoric and protohistoric archaeology, or a comparable field of study,
- a PhD in a relevant subject area,
- additional academic achievements, demonstrated in the framework of a junior professorship, or a habilitation, or equivalent scientific accomplishments in the field of historical archaeology (protohistoric archaeology and/or medieval archaeology and/or post-medieval archaeology),
- high-ranking publications in the field of European historical archaeology (protohistoric archaeology and/or medieval archaeology and/or post-medieval archaeology), which also include global perspectives as well as aspects from the natural and life sciences,
- a successful record in securing third-party funding,
- experience in leading and conducting archaeological fieldwork,
- attested evidence of teaching experience in protohistoric archaeology and/or medieval archaeology and/or post-medieval archaeology.
Desired qualifications include:
- attested experience of working in interdisciplinary collaborative projects,
- attested experience in the conception and organization of academic conferences.
Please refer to the recruitment requirements of § 61 of the Higher Education Act of the State of Schleswig-Holstein. More information can be found at the website www.berufungen.uni-kiel.de (in German).
Kiel University sees itself as a modern and cosmopolitan employer. We welcome your application regardless of your age, gender, cultural and social background, religion, ideology, disability, or sexual identity. We promote gender equality. You can find out more about our values in our Code of Conduct: https://www.uni-kiel.de/gf-praesidium/de/recht/interne-richtlinien/code-of-conduct
Kiel University is committed to the employment of people with disabilities: Applications from severely disabled persons and persons of equal status will be given preferential consideration if they have the equivalent qualifications.
We expressly welcome applications from people with a migration background.
The university is committed to increasing the proportion of female scientists in research and teaching and therefore strongly encourages suitably qualified women to apply. Women will be given priority if they have the same aptitude, qualifications, and professional performance.
Please note that we expressly do not require application photos and therefore request that you refrain from submitting any.
Applications with the usual supporting documents – a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a list of courses taught, a research and a teaching concept (each with a maximum of 3 pages to be used for assessing academic and pedagogical suitability), and copies of academic certificates – should be submitted by 15 November, 2026 (preferably in electronic form as a single PDF document) with both your private address and your business address with telephone number and e-mail address.
Please send your application to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Kiel University, Olshausenstraße 40, 24098 Kiel (bewerbungen@philfak.uni-kiel.de).