The University of Zurich invites applications for a Professorship for Africa – Europe in the Long 20th Century (open rank)  The position should be filled by 1 August 2027. Depending on the qualifications of the appointee, the professorship will be filled as a full professorship, associate professorship or assistant professorship with tenure track. The applicant is expected to have a proven focus on the history of sub-Saharan African societies and their complex relations with Europe and the world. The research and teaching of the professorship should cover the period between the late 19th and early 21st century encompassing colonialism, the decolonization phase and the post-colonial era. The professorship will be responsible for est