Visiting Professor in Humanities or Theology, Lund University

We are looking for visiting professors to join the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology to provide international perspectives to our subjects

Lund University Visiting Professors Programme

Lund University invites expressions of interest for its Visiting Professors Programme.

We seek individuals eager to engage with our vibrant research environment, renowned for its academic freedom and democratic values. Our university hosts a significant number of international students and faculty, fostering a multilingual setting where English is widely spoken. As a visiting professor, you will experience Nordic academic culture, known for its high quality, flat organisational structure, and openness to collaboration beyond academia.

The Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology at Lund University are advancing across a range of disciplines, with a strong commitment to shaping the future of research and education. We warmly invite you to be part of our journey.

Lund University offers a robust research infrastructure. At the HT Faculties, this includes the Lund University Humanities Lab, a dynamic environment for interdisciplinary research and technological innovation. We are committed to integrating the humanities with the broader academic landscape of the university and actively encourage collaboration across disciplines—including natural sciences and economics.

We also manage Lund University Press, and would be delighted if your time here resulted in a short book proposal or similar scholarly contribution. This could be a meaningful way to document and share your work with a wider audience.

About the role

As a member of Lund University Professors Programme, you'll have the opportunity to focus primarily on research. Additionally, if it aligns with your interests, you may also engage in mentorship. The specifics of your role will be tailored to your individual profile and preferences.

About you

You are currently employed as a full professor at a higher education institution outside of Sweden, and meet the requirements presented below.

Requirements – essential qualifications to carry out your duties

We are looking for candidates who: 

• Are currently employed as full professors at higher education institutions outside of Sweden. 
• Demonstrate an outstanding scientific track record of the highest international standard within their field of expertise.
• Possess unique competencies valuable to our departments. 
• Demonstrate strong academic leadership, with a proven ability to develop research environments and academic communities. 
• Have excellent communication skills.
• Are proficient in both oral and written English. 

Additional qualifications

We are deeply committed to ensuring that you thrive during your time at Lund University and make the most of your experience within our faculties and departments. To that end, we particularly value candidates who can demonstrate the following:

• A research agenda that addresses pressing questions and challenges at the forefront of your field—topics that you believe are essential to understand and promote in order to advance disciplinary boundaries.
• A willingness to contribute to the development of the Lund Humanities Village, envisioned as part of Lund University’s Innovation District. Your ideas and interest in collaborating with Faculty leadership on this initiative is not required, but would be highly appreciated and warmly welcomed.

Form of employment

Fixed-term employment for two years in accordance with Chapter 4, Section 12 of the Higher Education Ordinance, with the possibility of extension. Employment rate: at least 20%.

Forms for application

1. Short presentation (1-2 pages) detailing your interest in Lund University and outlining your goals as a visiting professor
2. Short CV (2–3 pages)
3. List of publications
4. Name of a current HT faculty collaborator – if applicable

Related international initiatives and ongoing research at HT during your Programme

The HT Faculties’ ambition is clear: to strengthen our international profile and to take a leading role in selected fields and thematic areas. As part of this effort, parallelly to this call for Lund University Visiting Professors, we are announcing an associate senior lecturer position, intended to support the development of one or more of the following research areas: Advanced 3D Visualization in Archaeology, Analytic Philosophy or Cognitive Science, Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studies, Digital Culture in Times of Crises, Global History of Knowledge,Psycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics, or Language Variation.

In addition, the HT Faculties together with LU’s seven other faculties are concurrently advertising associate senior lecturer positions with a specialization in Artificial Intelligence. Lund University’s profile areas of Human rights and Natural and artificial cognition are also dynamic research environments, where HT and HT researchers participate actively.