Texas/Southwest Archaeology - Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)

The Department of Anthropology at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a tenure-track position in anthropological archaeology at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin Fall of academic year 2025-26. We are particularly interested in candidates specializing in precolonial North America who currently work in, or who are willing to establish a research program in Texas. We especially encourage applications from candidates with a strong record of experience in Cultural Resource Management. Technical expertise in lithic or faunal analysis is desirable; however, candidates with other methodological strengths will be considered.

Job responsibilities and expectations include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses; developing a strong research program; directing graduate research; and exhibiting a commitment to service to the department, college, and university. These duties specifically include developing courses on Texas archaeology (including a Texas field school), Cultural Resource Management, and other subjects related to the scholar’s area of expertise; building connections with the Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory (TARL) and the program in Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS), as appropriate based on the scholar’s work and experience; and contributing to the department’s proposed new BA/MA degree in Applied Archaeology.