About this role
The Board of Electors to the Professorship of Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Professorship of the Deep History and Archaeology of Africa invite applications for this Professorship from persons whose work falls within the general field of the Professorship to take up appointment on 01 September 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. Candidates will have an outstanding research record of international stature in African archaeology and deep history, broadly construed as an interdisciplinary field. They will demonstrate a continent-wide vision of this field and its major themes, and a broad chronological range of engagement, as well as an understanding of the place of Africa and African archaeology in the wider global perspective. They will demonstrate expertise in at least two of the major regions within Africa, necessarily including sub-Saharan Africa, as well as extensive African fieldwork experience. They will have the commitment, knowledge, connections, enthusiasm and leadership quali...