Lecturer of Anthropology

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The Department of Anthropology at Barnard College Columbia University invites applications for a full-time Lecturer position in Anthropological Archaeology. The successful candidates teaching and scholarship should combine a methodological focus on the archaeological sciences with a strong intellectual engagement in current debates in social theory. We welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds who demonstrate a strong pedagogical foundation a record of teaching excellence in both laboratory and seminar settings and broad training in anthropology.

The teaching load is three courses per semester and includes participation in the Department of Anthropologys archaeology curriculum as well as the Colleges First-Year Seminars program. Lecturers are reviewed in their third year of full-time service with the possibility of reappointment and consideration for promotion to Senior Lecturer in the seventh year. Subsequent reviews typically occur on a seven-year cycle.

The position is open to scholars working in any geographic region. However we particularly encourage applications from candidates whose regional focus does not substantially overlap with existing departmental strengths in North America Africa and West Asia. We are especially interested in applicants whose teaching and scholarship foreground the archaeology of gender race foodways craft production and/or related themes that complement current departmental commitments.

The Barnard Department of Anthropology works in close partnership with the Columbia Department of Anthropology; together the two departments form a large and active community of scholars in sociocultural archaeological and linguistic anthropology.

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Required Qualifications

Applicants must have a doctoral degree in hand by July 1 2026 a proven capacity for teaching excellence in a liberal arts setting and an ability and desire to perform service within the department and the college.

Application Requirements

Applicants are required to upload the following documents. Only complete applications submitted via Workday will be considered.

• Curriculum Vitae (maximum file size: 5 MB)

• A single PDF file (maximum file size: 30 MB) containing:

  • Cover letter confirming a strong commitment to teaching at the undergraduate level particularly in laboratory settings and explaining how the applicants teaching and scholarship will contribute to the colleges ongoing efforts to foster diversity broadly defined

  • Statement highlighting the applicants past academic or professional accomplishments related to the field of Anthropological Archaeology and their future plans

  • Statement describing the applicants teaching philosophy experiences and interests

  • Two sample syllabi

Only semi-finalists will be asked to identify at least three references. Referees will receive an email notification instructing them to upload confidential letters directly to Workday.

Review of applications will begin approximately on March 16 2026 and continue until the position is filled.

For questions or further information please contact Search Chair Severin Fowles at

Salary: $88000 - $94000

Barnard College is a premier liberal arts undergraduate college for women in New York City affiliated with Columbia University. Barnard College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Barnard does not discriminate due to race color creed religion sex sexual orientation gender and/or gender identity or expression marital or parental status national origin ethnicity citizenship status veteran or military status age disability or any other legally protected basis. Qualified candidates of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels.

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors including but not limited to departmental budgets qualifications experience education licenses specialty and training. The above hiring range represents the Colleges good faith and reasonable estimateof the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

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