Opening: University of Oregon (II)

The University of Oregon, Department of Anthropology announces a 1.0 FTE tenure-track position in archaeology at the Assistant or Associate Professor level beginning Fall Term, 2012. We seek an outstanding, broadly-trained coastal or island archaeologist whose work addresses environmental and cultural change that has relevance for problems facing society today. An archaeologist working on population migrations or continental or island colonizations would also supplement our regional expertise. We seek a colleague who will diversify us, complementing not duplicating the existing strengths in the department. Candidates should also have a strong record of publication and working collaboratively with local communities. We aim to hire an individual with interdisciplinary interests who will strengthen links among the subfields of anthropology in the department. The successful candidate is expected to conduct a rigorous, fieldwork and laboratory based, externally-funded research program as well as teach at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. A Ph.D. is required by October 15, 2011.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest describing current and future research as well as teaching experience, together with a CV and the names and contact information of three references. Submission is via academicjobsonline.org. If you have questions you may send an email to anthro@uoregon.edu; “Archaeology Search II” should appear in the subject line. Closing date for submission of materials is October 15, 2011.

The University of Oregon is an equal-opportunity, affirmative-action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The successful candidate will have the ability to work effectively with faculty, staff and students from a variety of diverse backgrounds.

Opening: University of Oregon (I)

The University of Oregon, Department of Anthropology announces a 1.0 FTE tenure-track position in archaeology at the Assistant Professor level beginning Fall Term, 2012. We seek an outstanding, broadly-trained archaeologist who will further diversify us geographically and topically. Possible specialties or interests include human-environment interaction, historical ecology, climate change, sustainability, indigenous archaeology, landscape archaeology, geoarchaeology, historical archaeology, bioarchaeology, museum studies, and heritage resource management.

Candidates should also have a strong record of publication and working collaboratively with local communities. We aim to hire an individual with interdisciplinary interests who will strengthen links among the subfields of anthropology in the department. The successful candidate is expected to conduct a rigorous, fieldwork and laboratory based, externally-funded research program as well as teach at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. A Ph.D. is required by October 15, 2011.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest describing current and future research as well as teaching experience, together with a CV and the names and contact information of three references. Submission is via academicjobsonline.org. If you have questions you may send an email to anthro@uoregon.edu; “Archaeology Search I” should appear in the subject line. Closing date for submission of materials is October 15, 2011.

The University of Oregon is an equal-opportunity, affirmative-action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The successful candidate will have the ability to work effectively with faculty, staff and students from a variety of diverse backgrounds.

Archaeology Events at the 2011 AAA Meetings, Montréal

WEDNESDAY (November 16)
Legacies of the Past in the Present
2:00-3:45 PM

Inuit Memories and Archaeological Reconstructions: Contemporary Reifications of the Inuit Past
6:00-9:45 PM Organized by Sarah Merina Hazell and Marie-Pierre Gadoua

The Materiality of Traces and Legacies: Papers Celebrating the Work of H. Martin Wobst
6:00-9:45 PM Organized by Kimberly C. Kasper and Robert Paynter

Archaeology in and of the Modern World
8:00-9:45 PM

THURSDAY (November 17)
Gitxaała Laxyuup (Kitkatla Nation): Tracing Gitxaała History and Culture through Archaeology and Anthropology
8:00-9:45AM Organized by Charles R Menzies and Caroline F Butler

Canadian Perspectives on the Paleolithic and Old World Prehistory (Part I)
8:00-11:45 AM Organized by Danielle Aviva Macdonald and Katie Margaret Bittner

The Resilience and Vulnerability of Ancient Landscapes: Transforming Maya Archaeology through IHOPE
8:00-11:45 AM Organized by Arlen F. Chase and Vernon Scarborough

Ephemerality and Permanence: Tracing the Likeness, Confounding the Difference
10:15-12 Noon Organized by: Jason David Ramsey and Rebecca S. Graff

Examining Traces of Human Mobility across Spatiotemporal Scales
10:15-12 Noon Organized by Julia I. Giblin

Canadian Perspectives on the Paleolithic and Old World Prehistory (Part II)
1:45-3:30 PM Organized by Jayne Wilkins and Danielle Aviva Macdonald

Tracing Cultures and Creating Memory in Africa and the African Diaspora
1:45-3:30 PM Organized by Bennetta Jules-Rosette and Erica L. Fontana.

Co-Sponsored with the Association for Africanist Anthropology
Legacies, Shifting Realities, and (Re)Inventing Roles for Women in Archaeology
1:45-5:30 PM Organized by Sarah L. Surface-Evans

Traces of the Human Presence: Antecedents and Precedents
4:00-5:45PM An Executive Session organized by Rosemary A. Joyce

Archaeological Societies in West Mexico, Photography in Archaeology, and the Archaeology of Colonialism
4:00-5:45 PM Poster Session

FRIDAY (November 18)
The Rhetoric of Heritage
8:00-11:45 AM Organized by: Kathryn Lafrenz Samuels and Trinidad Rico

Material Culture in Moments of Transition
1:45-3:30 PM

Studying History Backwards: Toward an Archaeology of the Future
1:45-3:30 PM Organized by LouAnn Wurst and Stephen Albert Mrozowski

On Northern Algonquin Material Culture
1:45-5:30 PM Organized by Donald H. Holly, Jr. and Moira McCaffrey

Archaeological Study of Burials
4:00-5:45 PM Poster Session

Archaeologies of the Personal and the Political
4:00-5:45 PM Poster Session

Reaping the Tides: The Archaeology of Ancient Maya Salt Works
4:00-5:45 PM Poster Session

Business Meeting of the Archaeological Division of the AAA
7:45-8:45 PM Includes a plated reception

The Archaeology Division’s Patty Jo Watson Distinguished Lecture, Dr. Barbara J. Mills
8:45-10:00 PM “More than Metaphor: Social Networks in Archaeology”

SATURDAY (November 19)
Preserving Traces, Revealing Tidemarks, Exploring Legacies: The Persistent Difference(s) of Shell Midden Archaeology
10:15 AM-12:00 PM Organized by: Michelle A. Lelievre

Material Traces and Social Relationships
1:45-3:00 PM

Ceramic Ecology 25: Current Research on Ceramics 2011
1:45-3:30 PM Organized by Charles C. Kolb

Tracing Resource Use through Archaeology
4:00-5:45 PM

SUNDAY (November 20)
New Approaches in Archaeological Anthropology
12:15-2:00 PM

2012 Southwest Symposium

Call for Posters – 2012 Southwest Symposium

During the Symposium there will be two poster sessions, one each day of the meetings. Posters sessions will be tied to the conference themes. We anticipate space for 40 posters, 20 each day. Poster size must not exceed 4 x 6 feet. Those interested in presenting a poster should submit by email title and abstract of 100 words to the Southwest symposium website ( swsympos@unm.edu) by Oct. 17.

Indicate in your application the size of the poster. Symposium organizers will review and contact applicants regarding the status of their submissions by November 14. The symposium will be held Saturday and Sunday January 14 and 15 at the University of New Mexico, with a reception at the Maxwell Museum. The website is up and registration is open!

http://www.unm.edu/~swsympos/posters.html

Ethics and Aesthetics in Indigenous Arts and Research

October 15, 2011, 1pm-3pm
Free Public Roundtable
Newberry Library, Ruggles Hall

This event will consist of short presentations by each participating speaker followed by a roundtable discussion. Our main topic will focus on those moments that required us to consider the place of cultural ethics in our creative work or scholarship-be they about family traditions, cultural sensitivities, or traditional religious taboos.

Participants:
Mique'l Dangeli, Tsimshian scholar of traditional dance, PhD candidiate at the University of British Columbia

Castle McLaughlin, Associate Curator of North American Ethnography, Peabody Museum, Harvard University

Victor Masayesva, Hopi photographer and filmmaker

Jolene Rickard, Tuscarora artist and Associate Professor, Department of History of Art and Visual Studies, Cornell University

Scott Manning Stevens, Mohawk scholar and Director, McNickle Center, Newberry Library

RSVP by Oct. 7, 2011 via email: mcnickle@newberry.org.

Opening: Haffenreffer Museum Director

Director of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology

Brown University seeks a Director of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology (1/2 time), who will also be a faculty member (1/2 time) in the Department of Anthropology beginning with the 2012-2013 academic year.

Applicants must demonstrate distinction in anthropological scholarship, aptitude for university museum leadership, and zeal for museum-related teaching. Candidates must possess qualifications suitable for appointment to a tenured Associate or Full Professorship; Ph.D. in Anthropology is required. The Haffenreffer Museum is an anthropology museum that facilitates research and teaching across the disciplines interested in material culture. The collections are particularly strong for the Americas, the Arctic, and Africa, and are actively expanding in other areas as research needs grow. Its gallery location at the center of the campus green offers a window to the advanced research life of the university. The Director fully participates in the Anthropology Department’s strong undergraduate and graduate programs. Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and the names of three references to William S. Simmons, Search Committee Chair, Box 1921, Brown University, Providence R.I. 02912. Review of applications will begin November 1, 2011.

Brown is an EEO/AA employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.

2012 SHFG Powell Prize

Call for Nominations for the 2012 SHFG Powell Prize

The Society for History in the Federal Government (SHFG) seeks nominations for its 2012 John Wesley Powell Prize for excellence in the field of historic preservation. The prize commemorates the explorer and federal administrator whose work demonstrated early recognition of the importance of historic preservation and historical display. In 2012, the prize will be awarded to an individual or to principal collaborators for a single major historic preservation project completed in 2010 or 2011. The winner will be announced in the spring of 2012 at the annual meeting of the SHFG.

Go to http://shfg.org/shfg/awards/awards-requirements/ for complete details regarding eligibility, criteria for evaluation, and submission requirements for the Powell Prize.

Opening: Assistant Professor

The George Washington University Department of Anthropology invites applications for an assistant professor position in socio-cultural anthropology. The position will start in August 2012. It involves teaching B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. students. The Department has an integrated four-field approach to anthropology with strengths in human origins, museums, performance, international development, and medical anthropology. The Department has strong links with GW's Elliott School of International Affairs and the School of Public Health, as well as the Smithsonian Institution.

Basic qualifications: A Ph.D. (all requirements completed by December, 2011) in anthropology. Applicants must have an active and theoretically informed research agenda as demonstrated by strong publications or work in progress, and teaching experience or potential as demonstrated in course evaluations or scholarly presentations. Preferred qualifications: Research and teaching interests in one or more of the following areas: science and technology studies (STS), materiality/material culture, heritage, and museums, located in the Western Hemisphere, South Asia, or East Asia.

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Outrage Over Sale of Sacred Aboriginal Stone

An English auction house will today sell off a rare Aboriginal Tjuringa stone, a totem so sacred to indigenous culture than Australian museums refuse to even exhibit them out of respect for indigenous mores.

The sale of the etched oval stone, listed as Lot 825 by the Canterbury Auction Galleries, has outraged Australian museum authorities, who say the piece should not be seen by anyone other than initiated male elders, let alone a foreign white woman who was apparently given it as a birthday present while briefly in Sydney.

The artefacts are regarded to be physical manifestations of sacred ancestral beings and have great spiritual power.

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Opening: Curator of Collections and Exhibitions

The Museum of the Southwest seeks applications for the position of Curator of Collections and Exhibition. The position requires specialized curatorial work involving collection development and management; the planning and organizing in-house and traveling exhibitions; and assisting with the development of related educational programs and materials for school and public audiences. The successful candidate will have education, experience and background relative to the mission and collection of the Museum. Likewise, she or he will be a highly self-motivated professional with an outgoing personality who can work well with a diverse interdisciplinary team.

Compensation: The salary range for this position is $28,000 to $32,000 with the addition of health insurance, life insurance, paid vacations, holidays and other benefits.

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9/11 Anthropology Articles

In the 10 years since the events of September 2001 a vast amount of scholarly research has been written on the impact of 9/11. Wiley-Blackwell is pleased to share with you this collection of free book and journal content, featuring over 20 book chapters and 185 journal articles from over 200 publications, spanning subjects across the social sciences and humanities.

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Opening: Assistant Professor

University of Victoria Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Anthropology Assistant Professor in Sociocultural Anthropology The Department of Anthropology at the University of Victoria--a vibrant department with a new PhD program centred on integrative themes that cross-cut anthropology's traditional sub-disciplines--invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in the area of sociocultural anthropology. We seek an individual whose primary research and teaching interests will contribute strength toward our "Visual Anthropology & Materiality" program theme (http://anthropology.uvic.ca/research/integrative_themes.php). The successful applicant will benefit from the department's dedicated visual research and teaching labs and may benefit in either research or teaching from access to the university's visual collections and those of the neighbouring BC Archives and Royal BC Museum.

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Opening: Curator Position

The Assistant/Associate Curator, Arts of Africais a newly created curatorial position with a strong emphasis on interpretation, reporting to the Senior Curator, Department of the Arts of Africa and the Americas/Curator, Arts of Africa and also working closely with the Museum's Education department. The selected candidate must have expertise in African art and will work with the permanent collection to foster the educational mission of the museum. In collaboration with Education staff, the Assistant/Associate Curator's primary responsibility is to expand the understanding and appreciation of the Museum's collection and to ensure the most effective interpretative program and its integration into teaching. The Assistant/Associate Curator will be responsible for the cataloguing of the collection and will promote knowledge of the collection through exhibitions, publications and educational programs that inform the public, students and scholars.

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Opening: NAGPRA Position

Deadline: Sept 7!

Job Title: Notice Coordinator
Department: Department Of The Interior
Agency: National Park Service
Job Announcement Number: NPSWASO-HW-11-522243

SALARY RANGE: $62,467.00 - $97,333.00 /year
OPEN PERIOD: Monday, August 29, 2011 to Wednesday, September 07, 2011
SERIES & GRADE: GS-0301-11
POSITION INFORMATION: Full Time Term NTE 13 Months
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 11
DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy - Washington DC Metro Area, DC
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: United States Citizens

This position is located in the National NAGPRA Program, Cultural Resources, National Park Service in Washington, DC. As a Notice Coordinator, you will assist the Manager, National NAGPRA program in implementing some of the Secretary of the Interior's responsibilities under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

This is a Term appointment for 13 months, which may be extended up to maximum of 4 years pending funding.

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