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Archaeology Lecturer, Winter 2025
Position overview
Position title: LecturerApplication Window
Open date: December 2, 2024
Next review date: Friday, Dec 13, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Wednesday, Jan 1, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Archaeology Interdepartmental Program at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) invites applications for a lecturer position to teach the following course during the Winter quarter, 2025. The quarter begins on January 2 and ends on March 21.
Laboratory Topics in Archaeology: Provenance Research: M205A
Scientific examination of cultural heritage objects investigating materials, technology, provenance, and authenticity. Practical work on archaeological artifacts.
The appointment will be at the lecturer level and will be located at the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology. Duties include preparation and delivery of lectures and laboratory practical sessions and supervision of technical studies conducted on archaeological objects.
Candidates should hold a graduate degree in conservation from a recognized academic institution and a PhD in a related discipline. Applicants should have a specialization in the analysis of archaeological objects, with at least 5 years experience investigating ancient materials to determine provenance and/or authenticity. Experience with the following techniques is required: multimodal examination and imaging, PLM, metallography, pXRF, XRD. Preference will be given to candidates who have previous academic teaching experience at the graduate level, both in delivering theoretical lectures and developing and supervising technical studies in the laboratory. Strong candidates will have a demonstrable commitment to the Program’s core values of collaboration, sustainability, and diversity, equity, & inclusion.
Qualifications
Candidates should hold a graduate degree in conservation from a recognized academic institution and a PhD in a related discipline. Applicants should have a specialization in the analysis of archaeological objects, with at least 5 years experience investigating ancient materials to determine provenance and/or authenticity. Experience with the following techniques is required: multimodal examination and imaging, PLM, metallography, pXRF, XRD.
Preference will be given to candidates who have previous academic teaching experience at the graduate level, both in delivering theoretical lectures and developing and supervising technical studies in the laboratory. Strong candidates will have a demonstrable commitment to the Program’s core values of collaboration, sustainability, and diversity, equity, & inclusion.
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter (Optional)
Statement of Research (Optional)
Statement of Teaching (Optional)
Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our EDI Statement FAQ document.
Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form
Publications - 3-4 publications demonstrating experience conducting research on the provenance and/or authenticity of archaeological objects (optional)
(Optional)
- 2 required (contact information only)
2-3 reference contact information required.
Help contact: bronson@ioa.ucla.edu
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