COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - NEW YORK, NY
POSITION LOCATION: EGYPT.
Lecturer in Archaeology and Assistant Director of Archaeological Fieldwork. Columbia University seeks to make a full-time appointment of an individual to provide on-site direction of its excavations and education programs in Egypt, beginning with the 2001-02 academic year. The Assistant Director's duties will include the following:
* Teaching in the University's undergraduate program on site in Egypt during the winter semester (January-March), including supervision of fieldwork experience, leading visits to sites and museums, and classroom teaching;
* Day-to-day conduct, under the overall direction of the project co-directors (Roger Bagnall and Lynn Meskell), of excavations and other field work in the Dakhleh Oasis during the winter excavation and study season (November-April);
* Representation of the interests of Columbia's archaeological program in Egypt during other parts of the year;
* Coordination of Columbia's activities with other components of the Dakhleh Oasis project;
* Major editorial role in the preparation of excavation results for dissemination, both electronic and print.
We seek an individual with a broad training in archaeology and history (including an advanced degree in a suitable discipline) and significant field experience, preferably in Egypt. Editorial experience will also be useful. The period of specialization is not an important consideration, but ability to teach across a broad span of time and work with a wide range of materials is essential. The appointee will be expected to be based in Egypt, but there is considerable flexibility outside the active field season, and the appointee will have a considerable amount of time available for his or her own scholarly projects. The appointment will be made in the first instance for a year, and subsequently on renewable contracts for longer periods. The project's duration is open-ended but is expected to be at least ten years.
Applications should be sent to Professor Lynn Meskell, Department of Anthropology, 965 Schermerhorn Hall, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027. Review of candidates will begin on November 15, 2000. Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.