Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Research Fellow

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Posted: 28-Mar-26

Location: Greenville, North Carolina

Type: Full-time

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Internal Number: 7036911

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Research Fellow
Position Number: 500214
Full Time or Part Time: Full Time
Anticipated Recruitment Range: $47,379 - $54,826
Position Type: Non-Faculty
Job Category: Non-Faculty Instructional & Research
Organizational Unit Overview:
The Department of History in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences at East Carolina University is composed of more than 20 full-time faculty members. It offers a BA degree in History, a minor in History, MA in History, and MA in Maritime Studies. East Carolina University is located in Greenville, North Carolina, a city of approximately 90,000. Greenville is located about 80 miles east of Raleigh and is within a short drive to the Outer Banks and other Atlantic Ocean beaches.
Job Duties:
The Department of History and the Program in Maritime Studies invite applications for a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Research Fellow appointment in Maritime Archaeology. The Fellow will work in collaboration with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), an agency of the Department of Defense whose mission is to search for, recover and identify remains of missing personnel from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, the Gulf Wars, and other recent conflicts. DPAAs cases are based on information received from families, archival and historical research, findings from local residents in the area where these wars were fought, and field investigations.
The DPAA Fellow will have the following responsibilities:

• 30% - Initiate a research agenda and contribute to the historical and archaeological scholarship on unaccounted-for service personnel (e.g., missing in action, killed with no body returned, or prisoners of war that did not return).
• 30% - Facilitate historical and archaeological research to conduct geospatial analysis of available primary sources to define prioritization of historical events and provide a defined search grid and survey plan to locate prioritized underwater loss incidents identified by DPAA.
• 10% - Build and manage a network of constituencies involved in underwater archaeology who can contribute to on-going research on POWs/MIAs.
• 10% - Communicate with DPAA Fellows at other institutions to build effective scholarly collaboration on POW/MIA research issues.
• 20% - Fellow will teach one course per academic term.

Contingent upon availability of funds.
Minimum Education/Experience:
Masters degree in Maritime Studies, History, or Anthropology with a field specialization in underwater archaeology, and certified to Register of Professional Archaeologist standards is required.
License or Certification Required by Statute or Regulation:
None.
Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education:
A preference will be given to candidates with SCUBA certification and qualifications from the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS). Candidates who have experience working on battlefield archaeological sites, with GIS and remote sensing experience, and experience with project planning, execution, and post-processing datasets will be given preference.
Special Instructions to Applicant:
The candidate should submit an online candidate profile, curriculum vitae, cover letter, and list of references at www.jobs.ecu.edu. Two to three current letters of recommendation are required for employment and should be received through PeopleAdmin.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Additional Instructions to Applicant:
In order to be considered for this position, applicants must complete a candidate profile online via the PeopleAdmin system and submit any requested documents. Additionally, applicants that possess the preferred education and experience must also possess the minimum education/experience, if applicable.
Job Close Date: 4/10/2026
Open Until Filled: No
Initial Screening Begins: 04/11/2026
To apply, visit https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/92346
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