Archaeology 07-08

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Positions in Archaeology (2008-2009 Search)

LAST UPDATED: 01-06-09

Notice: I copied this wiki to scratchpad from wikihost.org which seems to be down. In any case, this format seems to be much cleaner and easier to work with. 2007-2008 search is located below '08-'09. Also, don't forget to change the "Last Updated" section above whenever you edit the wiki.

'How many people use this page: //update number if you do// 5

Received an Offer From //cross off searches that have been completed//

• Radford University - offer made and accepted

Scheduled On-Campus Interview With //cross off searches that have been completed//

• Alabama

• Colorado State U: campus interview scheduled

• Colorado College

• Humboldt State U.

• Northwestern

• Radford University

• Smith

Received Rejection Letter From

• Carleton College

• Colorado College (letter dated 12/12/08)

• Colorado State University (email that says there was a large applicant pool. 2X email says we've already narrowed our pool)

• Southern Methodist University (mailed letter says they have their top 12)

• University of Pittsburgh (letter says 80+ applications received X2)

• University of Colorado-Denver (email says review of applicants has been completed)

UNIVERSITY HIRING FREEZES

(This list is sure to grow, other wikis for other fields have them already)

• Albion College (email 12/19, cancelled but no reason given)

• Lehman College (downgraded to 1yr)

• Northern Arizona University (received an email saying the search has been suspended due to state economy. The future of the search will be decided at a later date, but the university may be headed towards a hiring freeze.//This search was cancelled last week due to budget cuts. NAU would like to thank those who applied. Letters are on the way.)

• St. Cloud State University (just received a call saying the search has been suspended due to crappy financial situation/freeze on hiring at the university level. This is getting scary.)

• University of Kansas

• University of Pittsburgh

• University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Dec. 5/08)

Have Scheduled Phone or AAA Interview With/Had Letters Requested From //cross off searches that have moved to the next stage//

• Alabama (AAA interview scheduled)

• Albion College (search cancelled)

• Ball State (AAA interview scheduled)

• Centre College (AAA interview requested, scheduled)

• Colorado College (references requested; phone interview scheduled 12/10)

• Dickinson College (scheduled AAA interview)

• Ft. Lewis (email inquiry into AAA attendance)(had an informal interview/"conversation" with a single member of the search committee at AAA) (Letters requested as of 12/10)

• Grand Valley State (AAA interview scheduled)

• Hamilton College (short list has been made and letters requested)

• Humboldt State (Phone Interview)

• Northern Arizona (phone Interview)

• Northwestern

• Radford University (phone interview on Dec. 3)

• St. Cloud State (letters, supporting material requested; phone interview requested)

• Skidmore (letters requested; AAA interview requested)

• Smith (AAA interview requested & requested additional materials post-AAAs)

• Southern Methodist University (AAA interview requested)

• UNC-Greensboro

• University of Pittsburgh (letters, supporting material, phone interview requested).

• UT-Arlington (scheduled AAA interview)

• UT Austin (copies of publications and letters requested)

• Vanderbilt (AAA interview)

• Wheaton College (AAA interview scheduled, references requested Dec12)

Haven't Heard From //cross off searches that have moved to the next stage//

• Alabama

• Albion (acknowledgement of receipt of materials)

• Ball State U

• Boston U (Professor Classical)

• Brown (Assoc/Full Mediterranean/Near East)

• Centre College

• Colorado College

• Colorado State U

• Dickinson College (acknowledgement of receipt of materials)

• Fort Lewis College

• Grand Valley State U (acknowledgement of receipt of materials)

• Hamilton College (acknowledgement of reciept of materials)

• Humboldt State (acknowledgement of receipt of materials)

• Indiana U of Pennsylvania

• Lehman College/CUNY (heard that this position was canceled and downgraded to a year VAP [2x, it is a 1 year, need Ph.D. in hand by early Jan])

• McGill

• Memphis

• Northern Arizona U

• Northern Michigan U (acknowledgement of receipt of materials)

• Northwestern

• Ohio State- Columbus (acknowledgement of receipt of materials)

• Ohio State- Marion (Phys anth. job wiki says letters and supporting materials have been requested. Yes, this is true.)

• Radford University

• Skidmore (acknowledgement of receipt of materials)

• Smith College (acknowledgement of receipt of materials)

• Southern Illinois U

• Southern Methodist U (acknowledgement of receipt of materials)

South Texas College

• St. Cloud State(cancelled due to crappy economy)

• Stanford

• U Alaska Anchorage

• U British Columbia Vancouver

• UC Santa Barbara

• U Colorado Denver

• U Kansas (**heard that this search has been suspended for the time being b/c of the economic woes, although the search may be resumed later this year**)

• U Michigan

• UNC - Chapel Hill (2 year position)

• UNC Greensboro (acknowledgement of receipt of materials)

• U Pittsburgh (Position cancelled 11/22/08)

• UT Arlington

• UT San Antonio (Assoc/Full)

• UT Austin

• Vanderbilt

• Washburn U

• Wheaton College (huh- others are getting reference requests, and I just received confirmation of receipt of application, which I sent 6 weeks ago 12/16)

• Yale U (acknowledgement of receipt of materials)

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======Positions in Archaeology (2007-2008 Search)

LAST UPDATED: 04-17-09

For 08-09 head on over here: [[1]]

===Haven't Heard From

//just did some alphabetizing to keep things organized....//

• American University
• Augusta State College (position filled)
• California State University Fullerton
• Cornish College of the Arts (Social Science position)
• East Carolina University
• Eastern New Mexico University
• Elon University
• Field Museum Curator Position
• Gainesville State College
• Heidelberg College (Converting to 1 yr temp position and opening tt search again next year)
• Hendrix College. //This department has an inside candidate.//
• Humboldt State University
• Idaho State
• Illinois State University
• Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne
• Louisiana State
• Missouri State
• Muhlenberg College (bioarchaeology position)
• New York University (paleo position)
• Oberlin College //This department may have an inside candidate (one source)//
• Ohio State Marion
• Pennsylvania State (2 positions, GIS)
• Queens College/CUNY
• Rhodes College
• Southern Methodist University (Southwest Archy)
• SUNY Geneseo
• Sweet Briar College
• Texas Christian University
• Texas State University
• U of Alaska, Fairbanks
• U of Arizona
• U of California, Berkeley
• U of California, Santa Cruz
• U of Hawaii (East/SE Asian)
• U of Idaho
• U of Illinois at Chicago
• U of Minnesota //Received email for supplementary material 11-16//
• U of Minnesota Morris //may have inside candidate, the archy there isn't tenure-track//
• U of New Hampshire
• U of New Mexico
• U of North Florida (open to all fields)
• U of Northern Iowa
• U of Pennsylvania (Near East - Jr position)
• University of Texas at San Antonio (Sr Position)
• University of Texas at San Antonio (Jr Position)
• U of Toronto (Latin American)
• U of Toronto at Mississauga (East Asian)
• U of Toronto (Mesopotamian - Jr position)
• Washington College
• Wellesley College (very broad ad) //the social anthro page suggests that materials have already been requested;

This is correct//

//cross off searches that have been completed//

===Have Scheduled Phone or AAA Interview With/Had Letters Requested From

//cross off searches that have been completed//

• American University (Early Dec.: letters and additional info requested)
• Augusta State College (position filled)
• Elon (AAA; phone interviews conducted on 2/27 and 2/28)
• Heidelberg College (post AAA, letters and phone interview requested, converting to 1 yr temp & reopening tt search

                    next year)

• Illinois State U.
• Missouri State
• Muhlenberg College (11/9)
• Oberlin College
• Penn State (GIS archaeology)

    Request for additional information

• Rhodes College
• Sweet Briar
• Texas Christian University (11/19); phone interview scheduled post AAA
• U of Arizona (11/27)

    Did they interview at the AAAs? Don't know, just a request for add'l materials
    Letters requested 11/27

• UC Berkeley
• U of Minnesota-Morris (AAA interviews)
• U of New Mexico
• U of Toronto (Latin American) (asked for letters)
• Wellesley (based on the other Anthro wikis)

===Have Scheduled On Campus Interview With

• Queens College/CUNY
• U of Hawaii (East/SE Asian)
• U of Toronto at Mississauga (East Asian)
• U of New Mexico (2/6)
• U of Minnesota, Minn.
• UC Berkeley

//cross institutions off the list if you know campus visits are finished//

===Received Rejection Letter From

• Illinois State University
• SMU
• UCSC
• SUNY Geneseo
• U of Illinois Chicago
• Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne
• Oberlin
• Penn State
• Rhodes College
• UC Berkeley
• Washington College

===Received an Offer From