Cultural Anthropology 2015-2016

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY JOBS - 2015-2016

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See also: Archaeology Jobs 2015-2016, Geography 2015-2016, Linguistic Anthropology 2015-2016 and Physical Anthropology 2015-2016

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Amherst College (MA) - TT Asst. Professor - Sub-Saharan Africa - Deadline: 15 Sept. 2015
The Amherst College Departments of Anthropology-Sociology and Black Studies seek a cultural anthropologist of Sub-Saharan Africa for a full-time, tenure-track, joint position as an Assistant Professor to begin on July 1, 2016. We are looking for a broadly trained, ethnographically grounded, and theoretically engaged anthropologist whose research and teaching interests complement our departments. Within the last decade, Amherst College has profoundly transformed its student body in terms of socioeconomic status, ethnicity, race, and nationality. Today, nearly one-quarter of Amherst’s students are Pell Grant recipients; 43 percent of our students are domestic students of color; and 10 percent of our students are international students. Our expectation is that the successful candidate will excel at teaching and mentoring students who are broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion. Although the topical area of specialization is open, we encourage applicants whose research is in one or more of the following areas: urban studies, political economy, postcoloniality, religion, and the environment. As well, we are seeking candidates whose research and teaching interests reflect the fundamental importance of Africa to the histories and contemporary practices of both anthropology and black studies. In addition to having a well-articulated research plan, the successful candidate will be committed to undergraduate and interdisciplinary teaching in a liberal arts context. This will include teaching two courses per semester, advising undergraduate honors theses, and contributing to the core curriculum of both departments. Candidates must have the Ph.D. in hand by the start of the appointment.Prior teaching experience is required.
 * Interested candidates should submit electronically to http://apply.interfolio.com/30134 a letter of application, C.V., two course syllabi, a writing sample (not to exceed 25 pages), and three confidential letters of recommendation. Consideration of applications will begin on September 15, 2015, and continue until the position is filled. We intend to interview at the meeting of the American Anthropological Association in Denver, Colorado, November 18-22, 2015, as well as on campus. Applicants would be advised to submit their materials as soon as possible to be considered for interviews at the Denver meeting.
 * Also posted at Ethnic Studies 2015-2016

California State University Channel Islands (CA) - Assistant Professor in Applied Sociocultural Anthropology - Deadline: 2 Sept. 2015=
The Anthropology Program at California State University Channel Islands (CI), invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor. We seek a colleague with a subfield specialization in Applied Sociocultural Anthropology with an active ethnographic research program focused on the coastal and/or marine environment. Subtopics are open, and may include: sustainability, resource use and management; climate change; natural disasters; and human ecology. The successful candidate will teach introductory and advanced courses, including interdisciplinary and general education breadth courses. Candidates should demonstrate their ability (or promise) to deeply engage with undergraduate students. Preference is for a candidate with a pedagogical approach grounded in a holistic perspective of the discipline.

Anthropology students and faculty are deeply involved with activities at the Santa Rosa Island Research Station in Channel Islands National Park (approximately 2.5 hours by ferry). Recently opened facilities on campus include new laboratory classrooms for bioanthropology and archaeology classes. Minimum Degree Requirements: A Ph.D. in Anthropology or a related discipline from an accredited institution. ABD in Anthropology considered, but Ph.D. must be completed by time of appointment.

Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in Anthropology or a related discipline from an accredited institution and requisite experience for rank. Candidates must demonstrate potential for excellent undergraduate teaching. Candidates must demonstrate research ability with publication or projects near completion.
 * Apply at: https://www.csucifacultyjobs.com
 * Job Open Date: 07-10-2015. Job Close Date: Open Until Filled. Review Begins On: 09-02-2015.

Rollins College (FL) - Medical Anthropology - Deadline: 1 Oct. 2015
The Department of Anthropology at Rollins College has an opportunity for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Medical Anthropology position beginning in August 2016. We seek those whose area of research expertise is medical anthropology. Applicants with additional expertise in biological anthropology are welcome to apply. You must be committed to excellent undergraduate teaching, as well as to the liberal arts, and interested in maintaining an active program of research and publication.

The position requires teaching three courses per semester, and you must be able to teach courses on epidemiology, public health, and global health, among others. Applicants should also be willing to help build Rollins growing Global Health program.

We seek applicants who share our commitment to community engagement and who can integrate it into their teaching and scholarship and create field opportunities for students. While geographical area of specialization is open, applicants whose research interests are in Africa or Asia are especially encouraged to apply.

Applicants must have PhD in hand by June 1, 2016. Teaching experience is preferred.

Interested candidates for this position must apply online through Rollins' employment website at http://www.rollinsjobs.com and submit the following: (1) cover letter, including a statement of teaching philosophy and interest in a career at liberal arts institution; (2) curriculum vita; (3) contact information for three references.


 * All applications must be submitted by October 1, 2015. Through its mission, Rollins College is firmly committed to creating a just community that embraces multiculturalism; persons from historically under-represented minority groups are therefore encouraged to apply. Apply link: https://www.rollinsjobs.com/postings/2484
 * Also posted at Physical Anthropology 2015-2016

University of California, Irvine (CA) - Open Rank - Deadline: 1 Nov.-15 Dec. 2015
The Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Irvine invites applications for Assistant to Full Professor: Rank of appointment is open. We seek a scholar whose research addresses current processes of world-making and world-ordering, yet is firmly rooted in the discipline’s theoretical and ethnographic archive. The successful candidate will speak across disciplinary boundaries to stake out a place for anthropological methods and perspectives in emerging configurations of knowledge in the academy and other organizational sites where anthropology can contribute to the conversation. The Department seeks candidates setting agendas that will inform the future of the field as it engages with both changing conditions of the world and established modes of scholarly inquiry. The ideal candidate will combine rigorous ethnographic research that reflects on and, crucially, engages with the “grand challenges” of our time, examples of which include (but are not limited to) climate change, aging, enduring inequalities and regimes of race, gender, and class, the limits to economic growth, and distributed agency in specialized networks and new communicative spheres. Such challenges also include a core anthropological concern with transformations of what it is to be human as a consequence of technology.

Candidates must have a PhD in Anthropology or related field. We have a preference for candidates who publish in established formats and venues—evidenced by a strong publication program—but who are also interested in alternative forms of scholarly communication, enabled by technology, the arts and/or design. Applicants should also demonstrate a commitment to innovative and effective teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, relevant to career-making both inside and outside academia, and strong potential for service in the department, on campus, and to the profession. We welcome candidates whose experience in teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence. We also encourage scholars working in Latin America to apply, but geographical region is open.
 * Please send a cover letter detailing research and teaching expertise, a CV, writing sample or publication, and the names of three references. Candidates should apply online. Please visit the following website to begin the application process: to apply at the rank of Assistant Professor, please go to https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/apply/JPF02911, to apply at the rank of Associate to Full Professor, please go to https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/apply/JPF02918. Screening of applications will begin November 1, 2015; the final deadline for applications is December 15, 2015. Candidates whose applications are received by November 1, 2015 may be contacted for prearranged interviews at the AAA meetings in Denver, CO, November 18-22, 2015.

Victoria University of Wellington (NZ) - Lecturer in Cultural Anthropology - Deadline: 14 June 2015
Applications are invited from anthropologists for a Lecturer in the Cultural Anthropology Programme within the School of Social and Cultural Studies, Victoria University of Wellington. This is a permanent position and commences in mid-January 2016. The successful applicant for the lecturer position will have a PhD in anthropology, experience of teaching at a tertiary level and a developing research profile, which includes evidence of scholarly publications. The successful applicant in will be expected to develop new areas of teaching in the anthropology of development, Oceania and applied anthropology, as well as contributing to the core courses in anthropology. Supervision of postgraduate research will also be expected.

Further information can be obtained from Prof Brigitte Bonisch Brednich, Head of School, Social and Cultural Studies, email Brigitte.Bonisch-Brednich@vuw.ac.nz, phone +64 4 463 6528

Please complete the online application form and submit your CV and cover letter by attachment at http://www.victoria.ac.nz/about/careers/current-vacancies

Victoria University of Wellington is an EEO employer and actively seeks to meet its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi.

For more information and to apply online visit http://www.victoria.ac.nz/about/careers

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 * Applications close midnight New Zealand time, 14 June 2015.

Rollins College (FL) - Visiting Asst. Professor of Cultural Anthro. (China) - Deadline: 1 Feb. 2016
The Department of Anthropology at Rollins College invites applications for a one year, Visiting Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology position beginning in August 2016.

We are seeking a cultural anthropologist with a geographical specialization in China. Applicants with interests in urban studies, youth cultures, or popular culture of China are especially welcome to apply. Applicants should be committed to excellent undergraduate teaching and to the liberal arts.

The position requires teaching three courses per semester, including Cultural Anthropology, and applicants should be willing to contribute to Rollins’ Asian Studies program.

Applicants must have PhD in hand by June 1, 2016. Teaching experience is preferred.

Applicants must apply online via this website and upload the following materials: (1) cover letter, including a statement of teaching philosophy and interest in a career at liberal arts institution (2) curriculum vita (3) contact information for three references
 * All applications must be submitted by February 1, 2016.
 * Link to Apply: https://www.rollinsjobs.com/postings/2487

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