Description
Position overview Position title: Assistant Professor
Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $78,200 - $123,400 (9-month academic year salary), however, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions.
Anticipated start: 7/1/2025
Application Window
Open date: September 17, 2024
Next review date: Friday, Nov 1, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, Nov 1, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.
The Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position, in the area of Critical Heritage Studies in Archaeology, with an expected start date of July 1, 2025
The ideal candidate would address the emerging field of critical heritage studies. Scholarship in critical heritage studies addresses topics stemming from the definition of heritage concepts by international bodies like the United Nations, national governments, and global nongovernmental agencies, and engages with past work on tourism and development that potentially commodifies aspects of culture, particularly of traditional, tribal, or indigenous peoples. Rooted firmly in anthropological archaeology, critical heritage studies ask how power is present in the definition of legitimate participants in the identification, curation, management and dissemination of aspects of cultural practices (intangible heritage), objects subject to international trafficking, and sites or places identified as of historical significant through local, national, and international processes. Both archaeological and ethnographic scholarship can be part of the research program. Successful candidates for our faculty positions will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to advancing equity and inclusion. Successful applicants will have evidence of an ongoing research program (active research in museums, archives, or field sites). Successful applicants will have evidence of teaching effectiveness, and demonstrate evidence of excellence in mentoring and teaching in a diverse university setting. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values at UC Berkeley and the Department of Anthropology. Our excellence can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and staff who share our commitment to these values.