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SMU 00052693 Lecturer in Archeology

Position Number: 6735645
Location: Dallas, TX
Position Type: Liberal Arts - Anthropology

SMU 00052693 Lecturer in Archeology
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences

Location: Dallas
Open Date: Nov 19, 2025

Description:
Position No. [00052693]. The Department of Anthropology at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, invites applications for a Lecturer in archaeology. The annual position will start August 1, 2026. We are looking for an individual who can teach introductory courses in archaeology, world prehistory, and biological anthropology, as well as upper division regional and/or topical courses. The ideal candidate will have a track record of excellence in teaching. Typical teaching load is 4:4 with no contractual obligations for research or service. This is a position for one year pending satisfactory performance reviews. Teaching will be largely undergraduate courses with occasional graduate level teaching possibilities in the candidate's area of expertise. Teaching faculty have access to internal conference funds and competitive research funds upon submission and approval.

Southern Methodist University is a secular, R-1 University growing in exciting ways with a new $100 million Moody Graduate School offering enhancements for our graduate students and faculty, a new $30 million Peter O'Donnell Data Science Institute, and a new membership in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for college athletics. We have an intellectually vibrant community of internationally recognized scholars across the humanities, social sciences, mathematical sciences, engineering, law, fine arts, and business. SMU offers excellent benefits. In Anthropology our faculty advance intellectual frontiers, both ancient and modern, through groundbreaking interdisciplinary research, innovative teaching, and community outreach, aimed at bringing insight and understanding to issues around global health and development, migration and borderland communities, and human impacts on and responses to environmental challenges. Anthropology has long been one of the strongest programs at SMU and we have one of the oldest graduate medical anthropology programs in the U.S. Our undergraduate, Masters' and PhD-level programs help students build a complex understanding of difference, critical thinking, and global reach to best prepare them for life after graduation in academia and industry. Faculty currently hold competitive federal research grants from the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation, among others.

The City of Dallas is one of the nation's most cosmopolitan commercial and cultural centers, and the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is the fourth largest in the US. SMU faculty enjoy a relatively low cost of living despite easy access to two major airports, a full range of cultural offerings, professional sports teams, and a lively and innovative restaurant scene. Explore Dedman College at https://www.smu.edu/dedman, and SMU at http://www.smu.edu.

Qualifications:
Candidates must have PhD in hand by August 1, 2026.

Application Instructions:
To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/177035

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter addressing their teaching experience relative to the areas noted above, their curriculum vitae, the names and contact information of three references, and a teaching portfolio. The latter should include a statement of teaching philosophy, course evaluations for past courses taught, and three syllabi: one for an Introduction to World Prehistory course, another for an Introduction to Biological Anthropology course, and a third for an upper division undergraduate course of the candidate's choosing. Please submit these materials via Interfolio to https://apply.interfolio.com/177035.

For full consideration, please submit your required materials by February 1, 2026. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Successful candidates will be invited for a teaching demonstration via Zoom.

Hiring is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background check.

Questions should be directed to the Chair of the Search Committee, Dr. David J. Meltzer, dmeltzer@smu.edu.

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SMU is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression.