meanwhile, münzer had been appointed as an unsalaried lecturer at university of basel in 1896; he and clara were supported by their parents and his article-writing. (when applying for the job, he reported himself as a member of the evangelical lutheran church; three years earlier his cv had said he was of jewish faith.) he was promoted to the second chair in classical philology in 1902. in 1912 he accepted a post at königsberg, which made him an official in the german civil service.