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Cornell University

Assistant or Associate Professor in Archaeology of Liberation

Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States,


Assistant or Associate Professor in Archaeology of LiberationThe Cornell University Department of Anthropology invites applications for an assistant or associate professor in the archaeology of liberation, with all its promises, possibilities, and complexities. We seek an archaeologist whose practice includes collaborative approaches that contribute to public and descendant community engagement with the past and our collective imagination of a just future. Research interests might include, but are not limited to, archaeologies of exploitation and resistance; forced migration; enslavement and emancipation; the materiality of coloniality and anti-colonial movements; heritage and its contestations; Indigenous survivance and resurgence; archaeological landscapes of violence, racialization, and refusal; and reparative engagements with material collections. Geographical area and technical specializations are open.

This search is being undertaken under the auspices of Cornell's Critical Inquiry into Values, Imagination, and Culture (CIVIC) initiative, the Provost's Taskforce for Radical Collaboration in the Arts and Humanities. CIVIC's "Humanities and Public Life" focus emphasizes humanistic approaches to the critical questions of democracy, representation, expression, individuality, difference, citizenship, and inequality.

Interested applicants should have a PhD prior to the appointment start date and should upload the following materials to

this link :Cover letterCurriculum Vitae

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The deadline for submission of applications is October 15, 2024.

Pay Range:

$79,400 - $180,000. Actual salary offers in the College of Arts and Sciences will be based on education, experience, discipline, and relevant skills.

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Cornell University embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff from all identities and backgrounds. We encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply.

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