Assistant Professor, Archaeology Anthropology

Assistant Professor, Archaeology Anthropology
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Location: Bellingham, WA
Categories: College of Humanities & Social Science
Position TitleAssistant Professor, Archaeology Anthropology
About the UniversityWestern Washington University, with over 16,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western is the highest-ranking public, master's-granting university in the Pacific Northwest, according to the 2022 U.S. News & World Report rankings.
About the Department
The College of Humanities and Social Science and the Department of Anthropology support Western's mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.
The Department of Anthropology is actively engaged, in cooperation with our students and community members, in decolonizing our curriculum. We include a wide variety of courses that specifically incorporate accessibility, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI) topics and active research. As a community of scholars, we have an extensive history of collaborative, graduate, and undergraduate papers, posters, and publications in national and regional forums directly addressing ADEI issues and research. We have worked, over several decades, to create collaborative ties with local Coastal indigenous communities and create a welcoming and supportive learning environment at the University.
For more information about the Department of Anthropology, please visit the department's website (https://chssdepts.wwu.edu/anthropology) .
About the Position
The Department of Anthropology invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Archaeology, to begin in September 2023. The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. at the time of application and will have a strong foundation in the archaeology of the Salish Sea and Pacific Northwest regions. The specialty within archaeology is open. The Department is committed to maintaining a strong four fields approach to teaching and scholarship.
We would like to add an Archaeologist whose research builds upon the department's existing collaborative and inclusive archaeology -- research that is focused on community engagement, with implications for education, heritage management, and repatriation. The ideal candidate will apply their expertise to issues affecting local communities and populations, incorporating experiential learning, original collaborative research, and local/regional partnerships. The successful candidate will demonstrate the potential for an active field or laboratory research program in archaeology that could involve both undergraduate and graduate students. Teaching priorities include Introduction to Archaeology, Archaeology Methods and Theory, Cultural Resource Management, Lab Methods in Archaeology, and courses developed in their own specialty.
The Department of Anthropology is committed to advancing diversity in all areas of faculty effort, including scholarship, instruction, and engagement. The successful candidate will be expected to fulfill teaching and mentoring responsibilities that provide equitable and inclusive learning environments for all students. Candidates should address at least one of the topical areas outlined above in their cover letter, indicating how their past experiences, current interests and activities, and/or future goals could promote a work climate that values and supports inclusion.
The successful candidate will build and maintain a research program involving both undergraduate and graduate students and will collaborate with researchers in and beyond the department and program.
Required Qualifications
- Ph.D. (by time of application) in Anthropological Archaeology or related field.
- Experience in collaborative/inclusive Archaeological or Heritage Preservation research with Indigenous communitiesin the Salish Sea region
- Evidence of the ability to develop and sustain an externally funded research program
- Demonstrated ability to create an active and effective learning environment teaching university-level courses in Archaeology / Anthropology
- Demonstrated ability and commitment to cultivating learning environments that are equitable and inclusive of students with diverse social identities and backgrounds
Preferred Qualifications
- Interest and demonstrated expertise in repatriation efforts and issues
- Interest and experience in curation and Archaeological laboratory organization
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and support the success of graduate students
- Post-doctoral fellowship or additional relevant professional experience
Conditions of Employment
All employees must comply with our Immunization policies, includingCOVID vaccination (https://hr.wwu.edu/covid-19-employee-vaccination-information) by time of hire andProof of Rubeola Measles Immunity (https://policy.wwu.edu/POL-U1300.01-Requiring-Proof-Of-Rubeola-Measles-Immunity) within 60-days of hire. Please reach out toHR@wwu.eduif you need information regarding medical or religious exemption and applicable accommodations.
Salary
$66,000 to $69,000 commensurate with experience and qualifications, including an excellent benefits package. Relocation assistance may be available per University guidelines. Salary and start-up funds are to be determined upon being offered the position. In addition, WWU offers internal research, publication and course development funding, and yearly travel/professional development funding.
Benefits Information
2022 Benefits Overview for Faculty Positions (https://hr.wwu.edu/files/2022-06/Benefits-Faculty.pdf)
Bargaining Unit
United Faculty of Western Washington
Application Instructions
A cover letter and curriculum vitae are required and should address your experience related to the position responsibilities and the required and preferred qualifications.
As part of your application, you will be asked to provide contact information of three references. Do not provide letters of recommendation; these will only be requested for semi-finalists or finalists, with the PageUp application system sending out requests for three letters of recommendation to the references provided.
Required Supplemental Materials
Also required is a separate statement, addressing how you would fulfill teaching and mentoring responsibilities that provide equitable and inclusive learning environments for all students. You may draw upon your personal as well as professional experience in developing this statement. For more information about Western's commitment to and work on equity, inclusion, and diversity, please see Western President's page onAdvancing Inclusion and Diversity (https://president.wwu.edu/advancing-diversity-and-inclusion-western) .
Closing Date NotesApplication review begins September 26, 2022; position is open until filled.
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Job no: 499941
Advertised: Aug 26 2022 08:00 Pacific Daylight Time
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