She is Director of the Centre for the Literatures of the Roman Empire at the University of St Andrews and lectures in Latin and Classical Studies.
König is a member of the Young Academy of Scotland (YAS) established by the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2011, and in 2018 she was elected as co-chair 2019–2020.
[3][4] The organisation provides mid-career professionals with a platform to challenge social issues in Scotland and the wider world.
König is particularly involved in YAS projects on Responsible Debate and the future of tertiary education in Scotland.
She has written for The Scotsman,[5] serves on the Royal Society of Edinburgh's Human Rights Committee, and is a Community Ambassador for the charity Book Aid International.