Some current job opportunities for those with material culture interests:

Two Lecturers in Art Gallery and Museum Studies at the  University of Leicester
And:
Departmental Lecturer in Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology, Oxford University
Applications are invited for a Departmental Lecturer in Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology (VMMA) effective from 14 September 2015 to 30 June 2016. The post is part time (18.75 hours per week) based at the School of Anthropology, Banbury Road, Oxford. The role is needed for a limited time to provide cover for the teaching and administrative commitments of Professor Clare Harris who holds a Leverhulme Fellowship for this period.
The primary function of this post is to engage in teaching, examining and supervision for both undergraduates and the graduate programmes in VMMA. The School is seeking an inspirational teacher with both breadth and depth of knowledge of the key subject area of the post and a full command of the relevant literature.
You will possess a doctorate in social anthropology or a relevant field or evidence that a doctorate thesis will be submitted by the starting date of the post; a track record of research of international quality, including evidence of the capacity to publish in international journals with major presses; the ability to teach undergraduate and graduate students of high calibre, and to carry out student assessment, and teaching experience in relevant fields.
Applications for this vacancy are to be made online for this part time fixed-term position. For further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please email recruit@anthro.ox.ac.uk).
You will be required to upload a CV and supporting statement with your application.
Only applications received before 12.00 midday on Friday 17^th April 2015 can be considered.