This search is still ongoing.  I will be interviewing candidates at  
the SHA Conference in Sacramento.  Interested parties are invited to  
contact me directly before January 5.

Patrick Martin

Tenure-Track Position in Industrial Archaeology


MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY’S Program in Industrial Archaeology  
and History anticipates filling a tenure-track position for an  
industrial archeologist to begin academic year 2006-07.  The ideal  
candidate will possess a research record and demonstrated scholarship  
related to the archeology of industry, as well as experience in field  
investigations related to the standing remains and material culture  
of industrial sites, and/or the organization of industrial  
communities.  Duties will include (1)  expanding an active field  
program involving graduate students through the development and  
acquisition of external funding from public and private sponsors;   
(2)  contributing to undergraduate and graduate teaching (two classes  
per semester);  (3) active writing and scholarly publications in the  
areas of industrial archaeology/industrial heritage;  and (4) the  
advising of graduate students.  PhD required; women and members of  
under-represented minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply.   
Salary and rank dependent upon qualifications, with the expectation  
of hiring at the assistant professor level.

The Program, situated in the Department of Social Sciences and  
comprising an outstanding group of multidisciplinary scholars and  
students in archaeology, anthropology, history, history of science/ 
technology, and architectural history, awards the MS and Ph.D.  The  
scholarly emphasis is on the understanding of global industrial  
heritage remains and issues, both within the United States and  
abroad.   Department website:  http://www.social.mtu.edu/

Please submit a detailed letter of interest, current curriculum  
vitae, and names of three references to Chair, Industrial Archaeology  
Search Committee, Department of Social Sciences, Michigan  
Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton MI  
49931-1295.  MTU faculty are represented by the AAUP.    Michigan  
Technological University is an Equal Opportunity Educational  
Institution/Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Department will begin reviewing applications about November 15  
and will continue until an appointment is made.  Interviews may be  
scheduled at the annual meeting of the Society for Historical  
Archeology in Sacramento, CA.   Final hiring decision and date of  
decision is subject to budgetary considerations, but position is  
scheduled to begin August 2006.   Questions or queries should be  
addressed to the address above or to Dr. Patrick Martin, Program  
Director ([log in to unmask]).


Patrick E. Martin, Ph.D.
Professor of Archaeology
Department of Social Sciences
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI  49931
phone 906-487-2070,email [log in to unmask]
www.industrialarchaeology.net