The Department of Anthropology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Wayne State University seeks a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor of Anthropology (Archaeology) to join our vibrant intellectual community in Detroit. The candidate will be an archaeologist who has obtained a doctorate in anthropology or an allied field by the position start date and has demonstrated experience conducting innovative independent research, university-level teaching, and community engagement. The expected position start date is August 18, 2026. The department’s preference is to hire an archaeologist with research interests in the U.S. Midwest or wider Great Lakes region. Areas of methodological, theoretical, and chronological specialization are otherwise open.   The candidat