Director and Assistant/Associate Professor, Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology

Memphis, Tennessee, The University of Memphis invites applications for Director of the Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology (IEAA), to be appointed at the rank of Assistant (tenure-track) with less than 5 years of experience in the field or Associate (tenured) professor if tenure has been achieved at another institution.

Founded in 1984, the IEAA is a component of the College of Communication and Fine Arts, Department of Art and Design. The IEAA is dedicated to the study of the art and culture of ancient Egypt through teaching, research, exhibition, and community education. The IEAA also supports the fieldwork of faculty and students who participate in excavations and/or epigraphic projects in Egypt.

This full-time position is funded by the Department of Art and Design and the Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, a Tennessee Center of Excellence. The position reports directly to the Chair of the Department of Art and Design and will work collaboratively with other full-time faculty in both Art History and History, including the curator of the University of Memphis’s collection of Egyptian artifacts. A Ph.D. in Egyptology or a closely related field is required.

As Director of the IEAA, the successful candidate should be familiar with new and emerging trends in research within Egyptology and have competence in Middle Egyptian as demonstrated through their research or teaching portfolio. The successful candidate should possess at least 3 years teaching at the university level, mentoring and advising students, and applying for grants or other sources of external funding. 3 years of prior administrative or institutional fundraising experience is strongly preferred.