Ar201: An Archaeological Approach to Myth

**Date**:May 30, 2025

**Location**: Waterloo, CA

**Company**:Wilfrid Laurier University

**Faculty/Academic Area**: Faculty of Arts

**Department**: Archaeology and Heritage Studies

**Campus**: Waterloo

**Employee Group**: WLUFA

**Requisition ID**:9700

Position Title: AR201: An Archaeological Approach to Myth

Term: Fall 2025

Days/Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 am to 11:20 am

Hours per week/Hours Total: 3 per week/ 36 total

Anticipated Class Size: 60

Additional Course Requirements: None

Posted on: May 30, 2025

Posting ends: June 16, 2025

**Position Summary**:
This course examines the archaeology of myth, as portrayed on vase paintings, wall paintings, sculpture and sculptured reliefs and mosaics discovered in archaeological sites from antiquity. Attention will be paid to famous sanctuaries, such as the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia, where the first Olympic Games took place. Theoretical approaches to the material will also be included.

Qualifications - Required: MA

Qualifications - Discipline: Archaeology and Heritage Studies

Qualifications - Areas of Specialization: Archaeology, Culture, History

Application Deadline: June 16, 2025

**Submit with Application**:
Required for All Applicants
- CV (required. Maximum 20 pages)

Required for External Applicants
- 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)

Applications may be addressed to:
Dr. Scott Gallimore

Chair, Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies

Wilfrid Laurier University

Waterloo, Ontario

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