The Department of Anthropology at Texas State University invites applications for a new tenure-track appointment at the assistant professor level in historical archaeology with an emphasis in the archaeology of Spanish colonialism or the African Diaspora in the Americas or Caribbean, to begin Fall 2025. The successful candidate will contribute to the department’s baccalaureate degrees in anthropology, M.A. in anthropology, and Ph.D. in applied anthropology. For information about the Center for Archaeological Studies, please visit cas.anthropology.txstate.edu/.
Position responsibilities:
1) Teach introductory and advanced classes in archaeology, historical archaeology and applied archaeology in all degree programs, as assigned. 2) Provide practical training for undergraduate and graduate students. 3) Maintain an externally funded, active research program that results in peer-reviewed publications. 4) Mentor undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. students. 5) Contribute to service activities in the department, college, and university.
This position is subject to the availability of funds.
Required Qualifications:
Earned Ph.D. in anthropology or archaeology at the time of hire.
Research in the archaeology of Spanish colonialism or the African Diaspora in the Americas or Caribbean.
An active record of publication.
Experience in teaching, or the ability to teach, courses such as Introduction to Archaeology, Historical Archaeology, Archaeological Theory, Historical Archaeological Methods, a field school, and other courses as needed.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience mentoring students
Experience with descendent community collaboration.
Experience in methodologies and/or technologies that expand on those currently offered by the department.
Evidence of external research funding, or a plan to obtain future external research funding that would support the candidate’s research and/or teaching.
The Anthropology Department at Texas State currently has 21 full-time faculty members, over 280 undergraduate BA and BS majors, and over 50 master’s and doctoral students. For more information about the Department, please see www.txstate.edu/anthropology.
Texas State University, to the extent not in conflict with federal or state law, prohibits discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, veterans’ status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. Employment with Texas State University is contingent upon the outcome of record checks and verifications including criminal history, driving records, education records, employment verifications, reference checks, and employment eligibility verifications. Texas State University is a tobacco-free campus. Smoking and the use of any tobacco product will not be allowed anywhere on Texas State property or in university owned or leased vehicles. Texas State University is a member of the Texas State University System. Texas State University is an EOE.
Texas State University is home to more than 38,000 students and 2,000 faculty members in the growing Austin-San Antonio ...corridor. A member of the Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity Carnegie classification, the university creates new knowledge, fosters cultural and economic development, and prepares its growing population of diverse students for the endless possibilities that await them as citizens of Texas, the nation, and the world.
Bolstered by research with relevance and innovation in creative and scholarly work in a full range of academic disciplines and a spirit of inclusiveness, Texas State seeks outstanding candidates for a variety of faculty positions.