News and Announcements

Date Posted: 
Friday, May 30, 2025
Closing Date: 
Monday, June 9, 2025

Job Title: GIS Officer (2-year term)
Location: Yellowknife
Department: Education, Culture and Employment
Salary: $96,876 - $115,733
Employment Type: Full-Time, Temporary

We're looking for a Geographic Information Systems Officer (GIS) to join our Culture and Heritage team in Yellowknife. As the GIS Officer, you will be required to use GIS and database management systems to manage the NWT Archaeological Sites Database, which is the authoritative database of all recorded archaeological sites in the NWT (approximately 7,000 records).

Read more
Date Posted: 
Friday, May 30, 2025
Closing Date: 
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Job Title: Manager of Regulatory Approvals and Information Management
Location: Edmonton
Ministry: Arts, Culture and Status of Women
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Salary: ​$3,339.00 to $4,493.32 bi-weekly ($87,147- $117,275/year)

Read more
Posted
Apr 22, 2025

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

The Canadian Archaeological Association (CAA) was founded nearly 60 years ago. Our membership consists of academic, professional, student and advocational archaeologists, and includes individuals of the general public of any country, who are interested in furthering the objectives of the CAA.

Read More
Date Posted: 
Monday, March 10, 2025
Closing Date: 
Friday, March 28, 2025

The Department of Anthropology at the University of Manitoba is currently hiring a laboratory technician (Requisition # 37533). The posting can be found on the UM Careers page. 

Job Description :

Laboratory Technician - Technician 3 (AESES) 

New Budget-Funded Continuing Full-Time 

35.00 hours/week Monday to Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm 

Salary Range: $23.13 - $33.29 per hour ($42,096.60 - $60,587.80 per annum) 

Read more
Posted
Feb 27, 2025

February 25, 2025 — The Canadian Archaeological Association Working Group on Unmarked Graves (CAAWGUG) stands in support of the National Advisory Committee on Residential Schools Missing Children and Unmarked Burials (NAC). We express our deep concern and disappointment over the Government of Canada’s decision to discontinue funding for the essential work of the committee and Circle of Survivors. This defunding of NAC, coupled with reductions in funding to communities undertaking this sacred work, puts ongoing investigations in significant jeopardy.

Read More
Date Posted: 
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Closing Date: 
Wednesday, March 19, 2025

The Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University invites applications for one tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in North American Archaeology beginning July 1, 2025, subject to budgetary approval

More information: https://careers.wlu.ca/job/Waterloo-Tenure-Track-Assistant-Professor-in-North-American-Archaeology-ON/729411847/

Read more
Date Posted: 
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Closing Date: 
Friday, February 28, 2025

 The Department of Anthropology at Brandon University invites applications for a one-year, in-person term position beginning July 1, 2025, or as mutually agreed, subject to budgetary approval. We have an active departmental research culture, promote excellence in our teaching and student engagement, and we seek an individual who will help us support, build, and maintain the momentum in our program. We also support applicants who can bring an Indigenous perspective on North American archaeology and/or decolonizing archaeology.

Read more
Date Posted: 
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Closing Date: 
Thursday, January 9, 2025

Lakehead University (Orillia Campus) invites applications for one tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology.  The academic rank of the appointment will be commensurate with the qualifications of the successful candidate. The position will commence on August 1, 2025.

See this link for more information:

Read more
Date Posted: 
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Closing Date: 
Friday, January 31, 2025

Lakehead University (Thunder Bay Campus) invites applications for one tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology.  The academic rank of the appointment will be commensurate with the qualifications of the successful candidate. The position will commence on August 1, 2025.

See this link for more information:

Read more
Posted
Dec 12, 2024

The CAA Board is delighted to share that the Annual Meeting will take place in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

The conference theme is  “Who knit Ya?” Weaving Interconnected Histories in Archaeology.

Reserve the dates April 30 to May 4, 2025.

Expedited planning is underway and there is more to come.
Please note, the CAA Awards process will also resume.
A tremendous thanks to Dr. Lisa Rankin and her team at Memorial University.

Read More
Subscribe to News and Announcements