The Faculty of Theology at the University of Zurich invites applications for the position of Professor of Ancient Christianity and Digital Humanities to be filled as of 1 August 2025. The professorship will be filled as an assistant professorship with Tenure Track. The future holder of the position will be involved in research, teaching, and services to the Theological Seminary and an affilliated member of the Digital Society Initiative at the University of Zurich.

The teaching load of an assistant professorship is 2-4 semester hours per week. A willingness to engage in interdisciplinary cooperation and the ability to communicate scientific findings to a broader public are expected. 

Applicants research profile should include historical, philological, theological, and other methodological approaches to the history and culture of the first millennium, as well as the use and further development of subject-related approaches in digital humanities. Applicants must have a degree in theology and a doctorate in theology in the field of Ancient Christianity, excellent philological competence in Greek and Latin, proven knowledge of the history of the Church and theology in Antiquity and the Middle Ages, relevant academic teaching experience, and the ability to teach in German after three years at the latest. Additional competence in (historical) religious studies, Byzantine studies, or the languages and cultures of the Christian Orient is desirable.

Experience in the approaches and methods of digital humanities is also required, e.g., in digital editing practices, in the conception, indexing and use of digital text corpora and databases in research and teaching as well as in digital research and teaching formats.