Job Description

Position Summary
The Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UWL) invites applications for a tenure-track position in Midwestern/North American archaeology at the level of Assistant Professor to begin in August 2025. We seek candidates excited to join a collegial department of teacher-scholars dedicated to undergraduate education.

We seek a broadly-trained archaeologist who is dedicated to teaching excellence, active field-based research, and ongoing campus and community service. We are especially interested in candidates who are committed to a four-field approach to enhance the quality of undergraduate education for all our students. We encourage applicants whose experience, research, and teaching examine anthropology from diverse, nuanced perspectives. The successful candidate will present evidence for the ability to engage students in high impact experiences, including lab-based courses, archaeological fieldwork, and undergraduate research, which is highly valued by the department and university.

The standard teaching load at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for tenure-track faculty is 4/4 (3 preps) per semester, with a reduced 3/3 load and limited service expectations in the first year. One quarter of this load may include coordinating all internships within the department and supervising Open Lab weekly.
Position Type Faculty/Instructional
Pay Basis Annual
FLSA Exempt
Is this position eligible for employment sponsorship, (H1B or PERM)? Yes
Required Qualifications
PhD in anthropological archaeology (or doctorate completed no later than the end of the first academic year)
Geographical area of expertise in Midwestern United States
Demonstrated excellence in teaching
Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated potential for research and publications
Strong oral and written communication skills
Ongoing experience engaging in collaborative research with descendent populations is strongly desired
Physical Demands
Reasonable Accommodations
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Working conditions and environment
Class room, office, and lab settings
Miscellaneous Information
Information about your Benefits
Your benefits add an additional 40%+ to the overall financial package from the university.
Highlights include:
paid vacation for 12-month positions.
excellent flexible health insurance with low co-pays and good coverage.
paid holidays and sick days.
after 5 years of employment, you become vested in our retirement system which ensures income post-career.
benefits at UWL are highly competitive with local industry and some of the strongest in state and nation.
Benefit eligibility is determined at point of hire. This information is provided for illustrative purposes only. Benefits are also pro-rated based on the appointment percentage.

Information about UWL and the Surrounding Region
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UW–La Crosse) provides a challenging, dynamic, and diverse learning environment in which the entire university community is fully engaged in supporting student success. Grounded in the liberal arts, UW-La Crosse fosters curiosity and life-long learning through collaboration, innovation, and the discovery and dissemination of new knowledge. Acknowledging and respecting the contributions of all, UW-La Crosse is a regional academic and cultural center that prepares students to take their place in a constantly changing world community.
For more than a decade UW-La Crosse has been named one of Kiplinger’s 100 Best Values in Public Universities and has appeared prominently on the U.S. News & World Report list of “America’s Best Colleges” for more than 15 years, and is ranked #4 on its list of the Best Regional Public Universities in the Midwest. UW-La Crosse ranks 6th nationally among the Top LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges for 2018-19 by AffordableCollegesOnline.org (ACO).
With a student population of roughly 10,500, the university offers 91 undergraduate programs, 21 graduate programs, and 2 doctoral programs through the following three colleges, the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities, the College of Business Administration, and the College of Science and Health, as well as the School of Education. There are over 600 full-time faculty and instructional academic staff, 75 percent of whom hold terminal degrees. UW-La Crosse boasts a retention rate (freshmen returning as sophomores) of 84 percent, graduation rate (degree within six years) of 70 percent, and is among only 12 institutions cited nationally by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities for its success in linking campus culture and university leadership to outstanding graduation rates.