[Hiring] AR252-VA: Life in the Stonehenge Era @Wilfrid Laurier University

Role Description

Explores the archaeological evidence found in Britain and Ireland during the earlier prehistoric period (c. 5000-1000 BC) when Stonehenge was built and used. The course covers:

• The origins of chambered tombs, stone circles, and henges for both the dead and the living
• The arrival of the “Beaker Folk”
• Hillforts and the deposition of metal hoards
• Changing lifeways, technology, diet, ritual, and social structure of people in this region from the first farmers to the first metalworkers

Qualifications

• Required Academic Degree: MA
• Required Discipline: Archaeology and Heritage Studies
• Required Areas of Specialization: Archaeology, Culture, History

Requirements

• Salary: $10,212.40
• Application Deadline: June 7, 2026
• Submit with Application:
• CV (required. Max 20 pages)
• Candidate Application Form (CAF)
• Names and Contact Information for 2 Referees
• Evidence of Good Teaching
• Verification of highest degree
• Optional:
• Cover Letter
• Teaching Dossier (strongly recommended. Maximum 20 pages)
• Sample Course Outline (maximum 2 pages)

Benefits

• This appointment is in accordance with the Contract Teaching Faculty and Part-time Librarians Collective Agreement.
• All applicants are assessed using both the “Appendix H: Assessment of CTF Candidates under 13.6.1” in the collective agreement and the program specific rubric.
• Assessment of your application will be based primarily on the Candidate Application Form (CAF).