Two-year Residential Postdoctoral Fellowship in Historical Archaeology
Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening.
| Classification Title | Two-year Residential Postdoctoral Fellowship in Historical Archaeology |
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| Division | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| Department | Southern Studies |
| FLSA Status | Exempt (Overtime exemption status is determined at the time of hire based on the rate of pay) |
| Work Schedule | 10 month |
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| Full Time vs Part Time | Full Time |
| Appointment | Term |
| If Term, specify number of years | 2 |
| Primary Function |
The University of the South invites applications for a two-year residential postdoctoral fellowship in Historical Archaeology with a focus on the study of the U.S. South to start in August 2019. The position will be affiliated with a newly instituted Southern Studies program, funded by a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. |
| Typical Duties & Responsibilities |
Teaching responsibilities are two courses per year; additional duties include development and implementation of a local/regional research project that will enhance the new program in Southern studies. Such a project should actively integrate undergraduate students and link the region’s late 18th, 19th, or 20th century history. |
| Education |
Applicants must have completed all requirements for the PhD by the time the position begins. |
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| Experience |
The position, which carries the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor, may also include leading an archaeological field school. The University has a 13,000 acre land base and is adjacent to thousands of acres of state land. |
| Special Instructions |
Please submit a cover letter outlining research and teaching interests; a C.V.; graduate transcripts (unofficial accepted); and three letters of reference*, at least one of which speaks to teaching experience through the application portal. Contact Sarah C. Sherwood at sherwood@sewanee.edu if you have questions. *Letters of reference may be submitted directly from the referees or via dossier services to Kristen R. Kleinfeld, Assistant for Finance & Administration, at fachire@sewanee.edu. |
| Physical Requirements and Work Conditions |
Work is primarily performed in an office, classroom, lecture hall, auditorium, laboratory, and/or other University facilities. |
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