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Assistant Professor of Archaeology, Tenure-Track

Employer
University of Denver, Department of Anthropology
Location
Denver, Colorado
Salary
$75,000 - $80,000
Closing date
Oct 27, 2024
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Job Details

The Department of Anthropology invites applications for an assistant professor tenure-track position with an anticipated starting date of September 2025. We seek a candidate with specialization in North American Archaeology or Latin American Archaeology whose work addresses one or both of the following departmental priorities:

  1. Archaeology: digital/emergent practices, and non-invasive archaeological methods. For example: lidar, drone-based data collection, integration with GIS, bridging heritage management and technology with descendant communities.
  2. Heritage studies: Traditional ecological knowledge, folklore, oral history, digital archives/mapping, migration and mobility, critical heritage studies, natural resource use, or the application of heritage-based technologies or frameworks to archaeological practice.

The successful candidate will be encouraged to integrate the extant archaeological collections housed in the University of Denver Museum of Anthropology (DUMA) into their teaching and/or research. To do so, they may need to collaborate with faculty and staff outside the department for shared university resources (e.g., material analysis laboratories, GIS).

The successful candidate will teach five courses per year over three quarters (fall, winter, spring). The ideal candidate, in addition to courses in anthropology and their regional area of specialization, should be able to offer courses that are accessible and appealing to undergraduate students who represent a broad range of majors. They will also teach courses that provide methodological, analytical, and/or theoretical training for students in the MA program. Some upper-divisional courses will be open to a mix of advanced undergraduate and entry-level MA students. Interest in and the ability to teach community engaged and/or service learning courses would be welcomed. Candidates may also be asked to establish and teach an archaeological or applied field school.

Company

The University of Denver’s vision is to be a great private university dedicated to the public good. The University is committed to Inclusive Excellence: the recognition that an institution’s success depends upon how well it values and engages the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints of students, staff, faculty, administrators, and alumni. Faculty in the Department of Anthropology contribute to Inclusive Excellence goals through their teaching, scholarship, and service. The University of Denver is centrally-located in a culturally vibrant and ethnically diverse metropolitan area that is home to nearly 2.6 million people. Denver offers many cultural resources and world-class museums capable of supporting experiential and community engaged teaching and learning. The university is comprised of approximately 5000 undergraduates, 6500 graduate students, and more than 600 full-time faculty.
This employer does prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation/preference.
This employer does prohibit discrimination based on gender identity/expression.
This employer does not offer health insurance benefits to eligible partners.
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