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LUTHER COLLEGE
DECORAH, IOWA

NOTICE OF A TENURE-ELIGIBLE POSITION IN ARCHAEOLOGY

POSITION: Assistant Professor of Archaeology

BEGINNING DATE: Late August 1999

QUALIFICATIONS: Completed Ph.D. by beginning date in late August, 1999
required.  Teaching experience and substantial field experience acquired
through field research and/or CRM required.  Preference will be given to
candidates with a geographical focus on the Midwest.  Other regional and
topical specializations are open, but preference exists for candidates with
strength in one or more of the following:  geoarchaeology, environmental
archaeology, GIS, ethnicity, public archaeology.  Women and members of
minority groups are especially encouraged to apply.

RESPONSIBILITIES: To teach archaeology (introductory, advanced, lab methods,
special topics, field school), history and theory of anthropology,
introduction to physical anthropology, and possibly introduction to cultural
anthropology; also some responsibilities for management of the anthropology
laboratory and care of the archaeological and ethnographic collections.  We
seek candidates with a commitment to the 4-field approach in anthropology,
to undergraduate teaching in a liberal arts setting, and to involvement of
undergraduates in research.  Total number of courses is seven over the
course of the academic year:  fall semester (3), January Term (1), and
spring semester (3), plus archaeological field school every other summer,
beginning summer 2000.  Must be prepared to develop field school
opportunities locally.

SALARY RANGE: Competitive.  Commensurate with academic qualifications and
professional experience.  Competitive fringe benefits.

We welcome applications from the widest range of candidates who meet the
qualifications listed above.  Luther College is a comprehensive and
selective liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
and maintains close ties with that church.  The college is committed to
fostering cultural diversity in its faculty, staff and students.  We seek
faculty who are interested in pursuing the encounter between liberal
learning and faith commitments.  Excellent teaching is of paramount
importance.  Further information about the college is printed on the reverse
side of this announcement.  Luther is one of only 249 colleges and
universities in the USA having a Phi Beta Kappa chapter.  For more
information about Luther College and the Anthropology program see the
college website www.luther.edu and the Anthropology webpage
www.luther.edu/dept/anthro.htm.

Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the position
is filled; preliminary interviews will be conducted at the AAA meeting in
Philadelphia in December 1998.  The successful applicant will be required to
complete Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 of the U.S.
Immigration and Naturalization Service.  All correspondence including letter
of application, curriculum vitae, names/addresses/phone/e-mail addresses of
3 references (at least two who can provide evaluative comments on
applicant's teaching history) and official transcripts of undergraduate and
graduate work should be sent to:

 Lori A. Stanley, Chair, Search Committee
 Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
 Luther College
 700 College Drive
 Decorah, Iowa  52101-1045
 Telephone:     319/387-1283 (office) or
 FAX:            319/387-1107
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LUTHER COLLEGE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
CAMPUS SECURITY ACT-PUBLIC LAW 101-542.