Archaeology Jobs 2010-2011

Welcome to the Archaeology job wiki for 2010-2011. Please add any information as you find it, simply edit the page and add your info under the job in question. You don't need an account to edit, just press the "Edit" button at the top of the page. This works best when more people use the wiki, so pass along the link to other people who would be interested.

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On the Job Market: 20

Just Lurking: 1

TENURE-TRACK POSITIONS:
Assistant Professor or Open Rank:

Dartmouth College

Position: Assistant Professor of Anthropology, tenure-track

Preferences: development of complex societies, preferably in North or South America; must have an active program of research and scholarly publications

Due: Oct 15, 2010

California State University, Northridge

Position: Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Tenure Track Position

Preferences (from ad): background in geography or landscape approaches; ability to teach in Geography dept also

http://www.csun.edu/csbs/departments/anthropology/pdf/faculty-position-opening.pdf

Colgate University Position: Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Tenure Track Position

Preferences (from ad): transnationalism, ethnography, indigenous archaeology

Kennesaw State University

Position: Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Tenure Track Position

Preferences: Prehistory of Asia, Africa, or Europe

Due: Oct. 31, 2010

McMaster University

Position: Assistant Professor, Archaeology, Tenure Track Position.

http://oraweb.aucc.ca/pls/ua/ua_re3?ADVERTISEMENT_NUMBER_IN=11892 Due: Oct. 1, 2010

Portland State University

Position: Assistant/Associate Professor, Archaeology, Tenure Track Position

Preferences: Quantitative methods and expertise in geoarchaeology, GIS, or analysis of material remains; proven funding; teaching experience; community engagement. Area specialization in western North America (excluding the Southwest) required.

Due: Oct. 31, 2010

University of Oklahoma

Position: Assistant Professor Position in Southeastern Archaeology, Tenure-Track

Preferences: Southeastern, prehistory, four-fields.

Due: Oct. 1, 2010

Advanced Professor:

Southern Methodist University

Position: Senior Tenured Faculty, Bioarchaeology

Preferences: fairly broad; must be willing to serve as Department Chair in the near future.

NON-TENURE-TRACK POSITIONS:
Research

Southern Illinois University - One year post-doc - Center for Archaeological Investigations Visiting Scholar

SIU knows who they want to offer this position to for 2010-2011, but as of the SAAs, they didn't have approved funding

University of Pittsburgh One Year Visiting Scholar Due Feb 22?

Teaching

Other

Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona - Assistant Curator of Archaeology (with some research and teaching)

Preferred qualifications (from ad): experience in US SW archaeology, human osteology, NAGPRA and CRM experience

https://www.uacareertrack.com/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1278202898955, job number 45562

General Discussion, Rumors, and Speculation:
It would be great if people could add some general information about qualifications/preferences from the job ads along with the jobs as they come in (and even better if insiders could add any rumors concerning what these departments REALLY want but didn't say in the job ad!).

Never trust the "insiders". If they are good members of the committee, they will keep their mouth shut. So "insiders" are either not really involved, or they have their own ax to grind. My partner was assured by an "insider" that she had the job. She didn't, and all the insider wanted was to have sex with her. I got a job after an insider told me I didn't have a chance (turns out he was the only one who thought that). Basically, job ads are the product of a committee, so each person has his/her own view of what they are looking for. The moral of the story, apply to jobs, put your best foot forward, and hope that is what they collectively want.

I agree with the sentiments of distrust, but I'd still like to hear the rumors and speculation; I think most people know to take those with a big grain of salt. Without some rumormongering, the wiki's only usefulness over the official job posting sites is hearing when other people get their rejection letters or interviews scheduled.


 * Dumbarton Oaks -- Nov. 1 deadline?