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Job Description
 * This is a tenure track position which will begin on January 1, 2014.

Minimum Qualifications
 * The Department of Anthropology at Northern Arizona University seeks a tenure-eligible Assistant Professor in Archaeology whose duties include both undergraduate and graduate level teaching, as well as standard tenure-eligible research and service activities.

Preferred Qualifications
 * Minimum qualifications are PhD in Anthropology by December 31, 2013, emphasis in Archaeology, and demonstrable record of at least one year of teaching experience as instructor of record.

Application Procedure
 * Preference will be given to individuals with a strong archaeology background within a four-field anthropology program and strong research agenda, who have a record of success in obtaining external funding and providing students with high-quality field experiences. Preferred areas of research and teaching interest include (but are not limited to) one or more of the following: heritage management, indigenous perspectives, colonial encounters, and long-term human-environment relationships, with expertise in one or more of the following: paleoethnobotany, faunal analysis, traditional ecological knowledge, landscape, or climate change. Preference will be shown to individuals with evidence of teaching effectiveness. Evidence of applied activities, such as community engagement, in keeping with the department's applied anthropology orientation is desirable. The candidate's geographic, cultural, and temporal foci are open. Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate a commitment to diversity, expertise in web-based teaching, a strong record of scholarly publications, and demonstrated grant and contract success. Demonstrated experience with external funding of research is highly desirable.


 * Submit a letter of interest/intent, CV, and names of three potential references to Archaeology Search Committee, Department of Anthropology, Northern Arizona University, Campus Box 15200, Flagstaff AZ. 86011. Applications can be sent electronically to: [[mailto:nauanthropologysearch@nau.edu nauanthropologysearch@nau.edu]...]. Candidates must submit teaching portfolios (including syllabi, teaching philosophy, and student and peer evaluations) to the screening committee.