Instructional Faculty - Archaeology/Anthropology (1- year Provisional)

About the role

The position is available for the 2026-27 academic year as a 1-year provisional contract. Faculty teach and work a set schedule over a nine-month academic year, August–May, that could include day, evening, and weekend duties.

Responsibilities

• Full-time faculty are expected to teach the equivalent of 15 load hours per semester.
• Facilitate learning and help students achieve academic success and retention.
• Evaluate and assess student performance.
• Provide academic advising.
• Maintain competency and currency in the teaching fields.
• Engage in professional development in current and emerging instructional approaches.
• Serve actively as a member of the department and discipline groups.
• Participate in fostering partnerships that strengthen educational opportunities in response to community needs.
• Represent the department and/or campus on college-wide committees.
• Work collaboratively with faculty, staff and students and utilize a collegial style in all forms of communication.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Master’s degree in the field of study OR
• Master’s degree in any discipline and a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the field of study. Fields of study (disciplines/subfields) are: Anthropology; archaeology; other closely related fields.
• The Selected Candidate Will Have a specialization in Archaeology
• Qualified as a Principal Investigator (PI) in the state of Arizona under the criteria of the Arizona State Museum and provide documentation of such qualification. Or, if not already a Principal Investigator in Arizona, explain in detail how their experience meets each of the criteria listed in the "Policy on Qualifications for Principal Investigators" document found on the Archaeological Principal Investigator Qualifications page on the Arizona State Museum website.
• Demonstrate experience working with staff on projects which require a cooperative team-oriented effort.
• Have professional experience in archaeology, outside of teaching, that includes experience supervising others in an archaeological field and/or laboratory setting.
• Be able to use scientific instruments and application software appropriate to archaeological field and/or laboratory settings.
• Work a flexible schedule including afternoons and evenings as needed to meet student demand.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with innovative teaching methodologies.
• Experience teaching online courses and/or alternative instructional formats.
• Experience using a Learning Management System, preferably D2L Brightspace Knowledge.