Job description
Posting Number: F1023P
Position Type: Faculty
Department: Anthropology, Sociology and Criminology – Troy
Division: College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Campus: Troy
Faculty Rank: Assistant Professor
If Faculty position: 12 Month
Is this position tenure track or non-tenure track?: Tenure Track
Work Status: Full-Time (FT)
Temporary: No
Location: Troy – T01
Job Summary
The Department of Anthropology, Sociology, and Criminology at Troy University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Anthropology/Archaeology Lab Coordinator position to begin August 01, 2026. The position is a twelve-month appointment with a 2/2 teaching load for the academic year.
The department is seeking a colleague whose work complements and augments the research of our current faculty across the department. We are also seeking a candidate who can offer courses that expand and support our existing curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Our department is dedicated to excellent teaching in a liberal arts environment and welcomes opportunities to work with, mentor, and advise students from diverse backgrounds, academic interests, and learning styles. The successful candidate will teach four courses per semester in a normal academic year. Troy University has a long tradition of in-person and online education, so we seek an anthropologist who will welcome the opportunity to teach in both formats each year. Strong research credentials, a promising scholarly agenda, and service to the department, college, university, and discipline are also essential.
Responsibilities include teaching archaeologically focused courses half-time and dedicating half-time to managing the Archaeology lab. Lab duties include artifact processing and cataloging, curating archaeological collections in compliance with state and federal regulations, and training students in archaeological laboratory and field methods. For more information, contact Dr. Stephen Carmody ([email protected]).In Class Teaching Percentage: 50
Online Teaching Percentage: 50
Minimum Qualifications
1. Ph.D. in anthropology or closely related discipline from a regionally accredited institution (applicants that are ABD and near graduation will also be considered).
2. Must have the ability to teach both face-to-face as well as in online environments.
3. Ability to conduct scholarly research, publish peer-reviewed work, and seek out grant funding in area of specialization.Will this position require driving (personal vehicle, university vehicle, utility vehicle, or golf cart) in order to perform the job duties?
NoWork Hours: TBA
List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position
NADoes this position have supervisory responsibility?: No
Open Until Filled: Yes
Academic Term Position Will Begin: August 2026
How to apply
Qualified applications will be made available to the department/committee for review immediately upon submission. We ask that you provide email addresses for your reference providers and please be certain that the email addresses you list are accurate. If you are selected as a candidate for consideration by the department/committee, an instructional email will be sent to your reference providers to ask that they submit a reference letter on your behalf via a link to our reference portal. Separate reference letters will be requested for each position to which you apply (if applicable), so your reference providers will be contacted separately for each application on which you list them. Reference letters will not be copied from one application to another. You can assure your reference providers that our system is secure and that all letters are confidential. If your reference providers have trouble using the reference portal, please advise them to contact [email protected].
Troy University is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
