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) on 1 August 2027. The 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. 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 professorship was created as a joint professorship between the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. The teaching load is 2–4 semester hours. The ability and interest to communicate scientific findings to the general public is expected. 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 (dorothea.lueddeckens@uzh.ch) is available to answer any questions. Applications must be submitted by 15 February 2026 via this link: https://www.facultypositions.phil.uzh.ch/position/76382209