Job Opportunities
TEACHING TERM APPOINTMENT
Department of Archaeology
Faculty of Arts
The Department of Archaeology at Memorial University is seeking a candidate to fill a four-month teaching term appointment to teach ARCH 3583 (Archaeological Field School Orientation) and ARCH 3585-3586 (Archaeological Field School). The position will commence on 6 May 2013.
The field school component will be held at Admiralty House, Mount Pearl. Candidates should have expertise on the history and archaeology of World War I, and have experience directing historic period site excavations.
Interested candidates should email a curriculum vitae and the names of three referees to Dr. Lisa Rankin, lrankin@mun.ca, Department of Archaeology, Memorial University, St. John's, NL A1B 3X9. The closing date for receipt of applications is February 28th, 2013.
Memorial University is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from qualified women and men, visible minorities, aboriginal people and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Memorial University is the largest university in Atlantic Canada. As the province's only university, Memorial plays an integral role in the education and cultural life of Newfoundland and Labrador. Offering diverse undergraduate and graduate programs to nearly 18,000 students, Memorial provides a distinctive and stimulating environment for learning in St. John's, a safe, friendly city with great historic charm, a vibrant cultural life, and easy access to a wide range of outdoor activities. With over 185 regular faculty members in 16 academic departments and a wide variety of interdisciplinary major, minor and diploma programs, the Faculty of Arts offers breadth, depth and diversity. Counting around 5000 students with declared majors or minors, and with strong graduate programs, the Faculty is committed to providing solid teaching and research support to new appointees. The Faculty of Arts houses, among other units, the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), ISER Books and the Digital Research Centre for Qualitative Fieldwork. It is also home to outstanding archival collections, including the Maritime History Archive, the Folklore and Language Archive and the Native Language Archive. Memorial's Queen Elizabeth II Library has excellent holdings with the most extensive collection of journals in the region. Please see http://www.mun.ca/arts/.
