The Department of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology at Bryn Mawr College invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor position to begin August 1, 2025. The Department seeks a broadly trained archaeologist with a chronological emphasis on the Bronze and Iron Ages of ancient Western Asia. The area of specialization is open, but the successful candidate will be expected to teach five courses, including one of our core undergraduate courses, “Introduction to the Ancient Near East and Egypt”. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to teach classes at a graduate level (as necessary), and participate in the Graduate Group of Archaeology, Classics, and History of Art. A Ph.D. in Western Asian Archaeology or a closely relevant field by the start date is required. Previous experience of teaching at both an undergraduate and graduate level is preferred.

To apply for this position, candidates must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, sample syllabus (for an undergraduate or graduate course), writing sample, and a list of three recommenders (including email addresses) who can be solicited for letters of reference to the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Search Committee via Interfolio at: http://apply.interfolio.com/164986. Applications received by April 11, 2025 will receive full consideration. Review of applications will begin on April 11, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled.

Bryn Mawr College is a distinguished liberal arts college for women with a vibrant faculty of scholar-teachers, a talented staff and intellectually curious students eager to make a difference in the world.  The College is committed to increasing the diversity of its students, faculty, staff, and curricular offerings with a particular focus on enhancing ethnic and racial diversity and advancing social justice and inclusion.  We believe diversity strengthens our community and enriches the education of our students.  We have a student body of about 1,400 undergraduates (32 percent are U.S. students of color and 11 percent are international students). There are over 300 graduate students in coeducational graduate programs in social work, humanities and science. Bryn Mawr College is located in metropolitan Philadelphia and enjoys strong consortial relationships with Haverford College, Swarthmore College, and the University of Pennsylvania. Bryn Mawr College is an equal-opportunity employer; candidates from underrepresented groups and women are especially encouraged to apply.

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The mission of Bryn Mawr College is to provide a rigorous education and to encourage the pursuit of knowledge as preparation for life and work. Bryn Mawr teaches and values critical, creative and independent habits of thought and expression in an undergraduate liberal arts curriculum for women and in coeducational graduate programs in arts and sciences and social work and social research. Bryn Mawr seeks to sustain a community diverse in nature and democratic in practice, for we believe that only through considering many perspectives do we gain a deeper understanding of each other and the world.

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