Cultural Anthropology 2015-2016

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY JOBS - 2015-2016

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Aarhus University (DK) - Professor in Anthropology - Deadline: 8 Sept. 2015
The School of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, invites applications for a permanent professorship within the field of anthropology. The position is available from 01 February 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The professorship is offered with a view to attracting a particularly talented person who is expected to play a key role in the continued creation of innovative, internationally recognised research areas at the Department of Anthropology. The future professor is expected to contribute to core activities at Aarhus University in general and the Department of Anthropology in particular in the following areas: research, education, talent development and knowledge exchange. The professor will also be expected to provide academic leadership relating to research, education and academic development as well as contributing actively to the further development of the department, both nationally and internationally.

Research: We are seeking a professor with documented extensive research experience within the field of the '''anthropology of politics and religion, with a special focus on democracy and religion in nation-states where democracy has been recently institutionalised. A focus on Asia would be particularly welcome'''. Applicants are expected to formulate a vision for the contribution of their research to the wider field of anthropology. The vision must include a description of new international collaboration and how this will benefit the existing academic environment at the department.

Education: Applicants should be prepared to teach and contribute to developing courses, learning and supervision at all levels of the department’s degree programmes in anthropology (BA, MA and PhD), and will be expected to have a solid teaching experience at university level. Applicants must also be able to collaborate on teaching in connection with other degree programmes offered by the Department of Anthropology and the School of Culture and Society.

Talent development: The successful applicant is expected to be able to identify the development potential of junior researchers and to contribute to the talent development and supervision of PhD students and to teaching and developing PhD courses.

Knowledge exchange: It is expected that the successful applicant will engage in knowledge exchange as mentioned in the strategy for the Faculty of Arts, for instance in research cooperation with private companies, government consultancy, cooperation with civil society actors or the public dissemination of knowledge. Applicants should document any prior experience within the field of knowledge exchange. For further information about the position, please contact Head of Department Jens Seeberg, email jseeberg@cas.au.dk.

Qualifications: Applicants are expected to formulate a vision for the contribution of their research to the wider field of anthropology.Applicants must be able to document: Academic publications at the highest international level including research innovation in the field of anthropology; Solid ethnographic fieldwork experience; Experience of active participation in international research collaboration; Experience of research organisation, including the obtaining and administration of external funding in the field of anthropology; Strong teaching competences and experience of supervising at all levels; Commitment to teaching development, supervision of student projects, talent development, research management and the development of PhD courses.

Applicants must be able to teach in English at university level. If the successful applicant is not fluent in Danish, he or she will be expected to learn Danish within a period of approximately two years. The application must be written in English.
 * Deadline: All applications must be made online and received by 8 September 2015.

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

Barnard College - Assistant Professor of Anthropology - Deadline: 30 Sept. 2015
The Department of Anthropology at Barnard College announces a search for a tenure track assistant professor with a focus on language, culture, or semiotics. We seek a scholar whose expertise complements that of the current faculty. We especially encourage applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, LGBT people, people from diverse economic backgrounds, and individuals from other underrepresented groups. Barnard College is a private women's liberal arts college that was founded in 1889. For many years it was considered the women's college at Columbia University. Today, each academic discipline has developed its own relationship between the Barnard and Columbia departments. The Department of Anthropology is a joint department, meaning that the faculty from Barnard and Columbia comprise a single faculty who work together training undergraduate and graduate students, hiring and mentoring new faculty, organizing seminars and events, and on other scholarly endeavors.
 * Applicants should send a cover letter, a CV and a list of names and e-mail addresses for three referees to http://careers.barnard.edu/postings/1659 by September 30, 2015.
 * Also posted at Linguistic Anthropology 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.

===California State University Dominguez Hills (CA) - TT Asst. Professor in Applied Anthropology - Deadline: 1 Dec. 2014=== The faculty of the Department of Anthropology at California State University Dominguez Hills invite applications for a Tenure Track position in Applied Anthropology, at the Assistant Professor level beginning Fall 2016.

The CSUDH Department of Anthropology offers a major and a minor in the discipline with course work in the four anthropological sub-disciplines: ethnology, archaeology, physical anthropology and anthropological linguistics. In addition, courses focus on contemporary disciplinary research, area studies and societal applications of anthropological knowledge. Majors may choose the General Anthropology concentration or the Archaeology concentration. Concentrations in Applied and biological are currently being developed.

For more information see: http://www.nbs.csudh.edu /anthropology /

The Position: We seek candidates with a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching, to pursuing an active research agenda, to engaging undergraduate students in research, and to actively engaging in service to the department and the campus community.

Topical specialization may include any dimension of applied anthropology.

Regional specialization should complement existing departmental strengths. Preference will be given to candidates with ongoing or strong evidence of the ability to establish local and international projects that can foster undergraduate involvement and career opportunities.

Teaching Responsibilities will include teaching general undergraduate courses in more than one of the major subfields (archaeology, cultural, biological, and linguistic) as well as courses in applied anthropology. The successful candidate will also assist in developing an Applied Concentration in the curriculum and internship program.

Advising Responsibilities include ability to work with and advise students from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and serve as a role model for students representing multiple ethnicities.

Minimum Qualifications: ABD will be considered; completed Ph.D. is preferred. Area of expertise may include any dimension of applied anthropology. An applicant's areal focus should complement existing departmental strengths. We seek candidates who can demonstrate their commitment to undergraduate teaching, advising, and scholarly excellence. Scholarly research excellence as evidenced by publication record is necessary.

Preferred Qualifications: Completed PhD. Have ongoing or strong evidence for potential local and international projects that can foster undergraduate involvement and career opportunities.
 * How to Apply: Review of applications, consisting of a current CV, cover letter and a list of 3 references will begin December 1, 2015. Applications should be submitted online at the following link: http://www.csudh.edu/employment/

Columbia University (NY) - TT Asst. Professor - Sociocultural Anthropology (2 Positions) - Deadline: 1 Nov. 2015
We invite applications for two beginning tenure-track assistant professorships in Sociocultural Anthropology to begin July 1, 2016. Successful candidates will demonstrate ethnographic depth and theoretical engagement. We are especially interested in scholars working in Lusophone Africa, South Asia and Latin America. Beyond teaching in the field of specialization, the successful candidate also will be expected to sustain an active research and publication agenda. Ph.D. must be awarded by July 1, 2016. All applications must be made through Columbia University's Recruitment of Academic Personnel System (RAPS) and must include a cover letter, current CV, statement of teaching philosophy, dissertation abstract, list of references and writing sample of no more than twenty-five pages. Applicants also should arrange for three letters of recommendation to be uploaded into RAPS. For more information and to apply, please go to http://academicjobs.columbia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=61205.
 * The review of applications will begin November 1, 2015 and continue until the position is filled.

===Harvard University (MA) - TT Asst. Professor - Latin American Social Anthropology - Deadline: 1 Oct. 2015=== The Department of Anthropology and the Committee on Degrees in Social Studies seek to appoint a tenure-track assistant professor in Latin American social anthropology. Specific area(s) and topic(s) of research within the general field of Latin American social anthropology are open. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2016. The tenure-track professor will be responsible for teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The course load (four courses/year) will be split equally between the Department of Anthropology and the Committee on Degrees in Social Studies (an interdisciplinary undergraduate concentration in the social sciences at Harvard College). A Ph.D. in Anthropology is required by the time the appointment begins. Demonstrated excellence in teaching is desired.
 * Applicants should submit materials through the ARIeS portal (https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/6323) no later than October 1, 2015.

Lafayette College (PA) - Sociocultural Anthropology (pref. Latin America) - Deadline: 12 Oct. 2015
The Department of Anthropology and Sociology at Lafayette College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track assistant professor position in sociocultural anthropology to begin July 2016. We seek candidates with innovative research and teaching interests in global areas not currently covered in the department, with preference for Latin America; topical expertise in the environment, indigeneity, material or digital cultures, and science and technology studies would also be especially welcome.

Candidates should send a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, and article or chapter-length writing sample, sample course syllabi, and the names of three references to: William Bissell, Department Head, Anthropology and Sociology, Lafayette, Easton, PA, 18042-1710. Application materials can also be sent electronically to William Bissell at bissellw@lafayette.edu.


 * Applications should be received by 12 October 2015.

Marquette University (WI) - TT Asst. Professor - Cultural Anthropology - Deadline: 16 Oct. 2015
The Department of Social and Cultural Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning August 2016. The Department of Social and Cultural Sciences offers undergraduate majors in Anthropology, Criminology and Law Studies, Sociology, and Social Welfare and Justice. The department is committed to excellence in both teaching and scholarship. Please visit the department website at: http://www.marquette.edu/social-cultural-sciences/

Marquette University is a Jesuit, Catholic University with a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs. We seek candidates who can contribute to its mission, a statement of which can be found at: http://www.marquette.edu/about/mission.php Members of racial/ethnic, gender, and other underrepresented minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants should be prepared to contribute to the Anthropology program, and either Social Welfare and Justice or Criminology and Law Studies. Applicants are expected to teach sections of Cultural Anthropology and Introductory Anthropology (4-field), as well as other courses relevant to the candidate’s areas of interest and attractive in a multi-disciplinary context. Relevant areas of research include, but are not limited to, human rights, health and development, global environmental change, refugee displacement, food and water security, conflict and post-conflict societies, humanitarian crises, disaster management, global crime, and human trafficking.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Earned doctorate or a terminal degree. Demonstrated potential for teaching excellence and high quality research. Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Ph.D. in Anthropology or a related field strongly preferred. ABD may be considered.

All applications for this position must be received through Marquette University’s electronic recruiting system. Please attach: Cover letter, CV, Evidence of teaching effectiveness, 5-year research plan (1-2 pp.), and Writing sample. Candidates will be notified by Chair of Search Committee in November if recommendation letters are required. First round interviews will be conducted in November at the American Anthropological Assn. meetings or via Skype.
 * Link to Apply: https://employment.marquette.edu/postings/4784
 * Review of candidates will begin on October 16, 2015.

Michigan State University (MI) - TT Asst. Professor - Deadline: 15 Oct. 2015
James Madison College and Lyman Briggs College at Michigan State University seek candidates for a tenure track position at the Assistant Professor level, with joint appointments in the Comparative Cultures and Politics (CCP) major in James Madison College (75%) and Lyman Briggs College (25%). The successful candidate will have substantive expertise in culture, politics and public health in Africa, Asia, Europe, or the Middle East.

The successful candidate will demonstrate commitment to excellent undergraduate teaching. Within James Madison College, the successful candidate will be able to teach in the Introductory Comparative Cultures and Politics sequence and the upper division curriculum, including a senior capstone seminar. The successful candidate will also be expected to teach in JMC’s first year program. The teaching load is 2-2/3-2 in a semester system, meaning that faculty alternate between a 2-2 and a 3-2 annual load. Within the Lyman Briggs College, the successful candidate will teach in the History, Philosophy and Sociology of Science curriculum: introduction to HPS, upper-level substantive HPS courses, or the senior capstone seminar.

Applicants should demonstrate commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching in interdisciplinary programs that draw on social sciences and humanities, and to achieving a substantial record of scholarship. Candidates may be from the disciplines of anthropology, geography, political science, public health, public policy, sociology, and related disciplines. A PhD is required.

Desired field of interest: health inequalities, the local impact of national and international health programs and policies, and local perceptions of health or popular health cultures, among others.

James Madison College (JMC) provides a liberal education in public affairs, combining the ethos of a small liberal arts college with the advantages of a large, diverse research university. The faculty’s primary mission is excellence in undergraduate teaching, and the college is noted for its rigorous academic standards and attention to the analytical, writing and speaking skills of its students. In addition, JMC has close working relationships with MSU’s area studies centers and its many international teaching and research centers.

Founded in 1967, Lyman Briggs College (LBC) is a vibrant undergraduate, residential, liberal arts college at MSU focusing on the study of science and its impact on society. The LBC curriculum integrates natural science and mathematics courses with courses in the History, Philosophy and Sociology of Science. Faculty work closely with students in small classes and with student groups such as Briggs Multiracial Alliance and Women in Science.
 * Review of applications will begin October 15, 2015 and will continue until the position is filled. Applications must be submitted electronically to the Michigan State University Human Resources web site https://jobs.msu.edu/. Applications should include (1) a letter expressing interest in the position, describing the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and accomplishments; (2) a current CV; (3) a transcript; (4) one scholarship sample; (5) a semester’s teaching materials including evaluations; and (6) three letters of reference.

Mount Holyoke College (MA) - TT Asst. Professor - Deadline: 30 Oct. 2015
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Mount Holyoke College invites applications for a tenure-track, assistant level anthropologist who specializes in classical and contemporary anthropological theory, beginning fall 2016. We are especially interested in candidates who conduct ethnographic research in sociolinguistics and the politics of language. This position has a 2-2 teaching load, and the successful candidate will teach courses at all levels of the curriculum including introduction to cultural anthropology and required theory courses for the major. Applicants are expected to have a Ph.D.

Mount Holyoke is an undergraduate liberal arts college for women with 2,200 students and 220 faculty. Over half of the faculty are women; one-fourth are persons of color. Mount Holyoke is located about 80 miles west of Boston in the Connecticut River valley, and is a member of the Five College Consortium consisting of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts.

The successful candidate will demonstrate competence in working with students who are broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion.

Please submit: letter of application, CV including contact information for three referees, writing sample (up to 25 pages), one-page statement of teaching philosophy/practice (including evidence of a commitment to mentoring a diverse study body), and no more than 3 sample course syllabi.
 * Applications must be received by October 30, 2015 in electronic form, and must be made online at https://jobs.mtholyoke.edu.
 * Also posted at Linguistic Anthropology 2015-2016

New School (NY) - TT Asst. Professor, Anthropology - Deadline: 1 Oct. 2015
The New School seeks to make a tenure-track appointment at the Assistant Professor level in the Department of Anthropology of the New School for Social Research to begin Fall 2016. The ideal candidate will complement the department’s emphasis on interdisciplinarity, conceptually rigorous and ethnographically grounded scholarship, and innovative pedagogy.

Geographic area and subject specializations are open. We are looking for applicants with a research focus on urban social ecologies: this includes work on infrastructures, digital technologies and networks, zones of reconstruction or occupation, the politics of mobility and sustainability. We encourage applicants whose scholarly work and intellectual practice reach across theoretical and disciplinary divides and in particular we are looking for applicants motivated to play a role in developing and teaching in a new graduate program in design and anthropology being developed in conjunction with the school of design (Parsons).

The New School is committed to maintaining a diverse educational and creative community, a policy of equal opportunity in all its activities and programs, including employment. The University is engaged in a diversity initiative and we encourage individuals from groups underrepresented in U.S. higher education to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran or marital status.

Minimum Qualifications: Applicants must have PhD in hand by August 31, 2015 and submit materials on-line using the faculty application on The New School human resources website http://careers.newschool.edu/


 * Applicants provide a letter of application, a current CV and the names of three referees on-line by October 1, 2015. Candidates may be contacted at the discretion of the search committee for additional materials. Information about The New School for Social Research and the Anthropology Department can be found at: http://www.newschool.edu/nssr/, http://www.newschool.edu/nssr/anthropology/

Princeton University (NJ) - Sociocultural Anthropology - Deadline: 1 Oct. 2015
The Department of Anthropology invites applications for a tenure track assistant professor position in sociocultural anthropology, to begin in September, 2016. The deadline for applications is October 1, 2015.

We seek ethnographically grounded and theoretically engaged scholars whose research, teaching and advising promise to expand our current range of inquiry, and whose regional expertise includes areas of the world not regularly covered by our courses ? for example, Asia and Pacific islands; agrarian studies; indigeneity; performance and the arts; religion; science and technology outside of the West, social transformation. Teaching experience is desirable.

Applicants should send a cover letter summarizing their teaching and research interests, and research goals for the next three to five years. Application dossiers should also include a full cv, names and contact information for four referees, a writing sample (e.g., published or submitted article), and syllabi for two undergraduate courses in sociocultural anthropology (one basic, one more advanced). The PhD should be in hand or expected by August 1, 2016; therefore, applicants who are currently graduate students should also provide evidence of their progress toward timely completion of the degree.

The successful candidate will be appointed for an initial period of three years, renewable for a second three-year period contingent on a successful reappointment review. Tenure review normally takes place in the sixth year of appointment.


 * Materials should be addressed to the Search Committee, Department of Anthropology and submitted to the Princeton University Jobs website: https://jobs.princeton.edu (Requisition Number 1500551).
 * Deadline: Oct. 1 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

St. Olaf College (MN) - TT Position - Environmental Anthro and/or Anthro. of Science and Tech. - Deadline: 15 Sept. 2016
St. Olaf College (http://www.stolaf.edu) invites applications for the following full-time, tenure-track positions for the 2016-17 academic year beginning August 15, 2016. All positions require a commitment to liberal arts education, a strong interest in undergraduate teaching, a willingness to engage in interdisciplinary efforts, and promise of continuing high quality scholarly or creative activity. The college is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute to the diversity of our community through their teaching, research, and/or service. Depending on qualifications, appointments will be made at the Instructor, Assistant Professor, or Associate Professor rank. An appropriate terminal degree is normally required for appointment at the Assistant Professor or higher rank.

For more complete position descriptions and information about application procedures, please go to https://stolaf.hiretouch.com/faculty-postings The Sociology/Anthropology Department announces a position in cultural anthropology with primary specialization in environmental anthropology and/or the anthropology of science and technology. Expertise in Native North America, Africa, or East or South Asia preferred, but other fieldwork areas would be considered. Additional specialization in gender and/or sexuality is welcome. Primary teaching responsibilities include introduction to cultural anthropology and ethnographic methods or theory. Collaboration with off-campus study and interdisciplinary programs is encouraged, as well as the ability to do collaborative research with students. Applicants are expected to have a completed anthropology doctorate in hand by August 15, 2016.
 * Review of applications will begin September 15, 2015.

Union College (NY) - TT Assistant Professor - Anthropology - Deadline: 1 Nov. 2015
Union College (Schenectady, New York) seeks applicants for a tenure track position at the assistant professor level. We seek socio-cultural candidates who can offer courses in at least one of the following geographic areas: Africa, Middle East, East or Southeast Asia and the former Soviet Union. Topically, we seek scholars who are interested in at least one of: environmental anthropology, medical anthropology, anthropology of religion (with a focus on a religion other than Christianity), anthropology of science/technology, and/or gender and sexuality. However, we will also consider candidates with other teaching and research interests that add to those of our current faculty. Candidates with Ph.D. in hand and teaching experience are preferred, but these qualifications are not required.

The Department prides itself on strong teaching and relationships with students. Union also values, and offers substantial support for, scholarship. Further information about Union College and the Anthropology Department may be found at http://www.union.edu. Union College offers many opportunities for both faculty and students to engage with multiple disciplines in interdisciplinary programs and unique research initiatives. The successful hire can develop courses in their area of expertise that may contribute to the college’s interdisciplinary programs.
 * Applicants should send a digital dossier (in PDF format), including cover letter, writing sample, one or two sample syllabi, C.V., and the names and addresses of three referees to whitem@union.edu by Nov. 1, 2015 to be considered for an interview at the AAA meetings.

===University of California, Davis (CA) - Human Behavioral Ecology & Cultural Evolution - Deadline: 2 Nov. 2015=== The Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Davis invites applicants for an Open Position/Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Human Behavioral Ecology & Cultural Evolution. The successful candidate must have an active research program focusing on the evolutionary dimensions of human behavior. We seek candidates whose research addresses human life history, technology, social, economic, subsistence, or political systems and/or patterns of cultural change from an explicitly evolutionary perspective, with a preference for researchers combining field-based ethnography or cross-cultural data analysis with evolutionary modeling. This recruitment is conducted at the assistant rank. The resulting hire will be at the assistant rank, regardless of the proposed appointee’s qualifications. Candidates who bring quantitative skills in statistical analysis to the training of students across our integrated evolutionary wing will be particularly competitive. Applicants must demonstrate exceptional promise as scholars and teachers, and must have completed a Ph.D. in Anthropology prior to September 2016.

The successful candidate will run the human behavioral ecology/cultural evolutionary lab group. Teaching duties include four courses per academic year (quarter system) at the introductory, advanced undergraduate, and graduate level. Courses will include (a selection from) upper division courses in Economic Anthropology and/or Kinship and Marriage, a graduate seminar in Foraging Theory, Human Life Histories and/or Modelling Social Behavior, introductory courses in Human Life Cycle and/or Human Nature, and our large introductory course Human Evolutionary Biology.
 * For full consideration applicants should submit full set of materials by November 2, 2015: a curriculum vitae; cover letter that indicates completed research, current research program and teaching experience; copies of up to three (3) publications representing current research; and the contact information for three (3) references through the online application system found at: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/apply/JPF00650.

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.

University of California, San Diego (CA) - TT Asst. Professor - Anthropology of Race and Racisms - Deadline: 1 Oct. 2015
The Department of Anthropology at the University of California, San Diego (http://www.anthro.ucsd.edu/) is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body. We seek to hire at the rank of tenure-track Assistant Professor a scholar whose work addresses the anthropology of race and racisms, especially the practices and processes that create race as a social formation and a lived reality. Approach and geographical specialization are open. Emphasis will be on theoretical innovation and rigorous ethnographic research. We seek an anthropologist with a commitment to cross-disciplinary inquiry, including, when pertinent, co-teaching with departmental colleagues. Appointment will begin July 1, 2016, by which date the Ph.D. or equivalent is required.

Applications are accepted at: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF00814. Please submit electronic versions of the following: (1) a cover letter that describes your research, publication, and teaching profile; (2) a curriculum vitae that includes the names and contact information for three references; (3) a statement of your research and publication plans over the next 3-5 years; (4) a statement of your plans for teaching at both graduate and undergraduate levels along with one sample syllabus for a course you would envision teaching; (5) a statement detailing how your presence would contribute to diversity on UCSDs campus (For information on this statement, see http://facultyexcellence.ucsd.edu/c2d/ ); (6) three pieces of published or unpublished scholarly work ready for examination (such as the dissertation or dissertation chapters, a book or book manuscript, articles, and book chapters).
 * To ensure full consideration, these preliminary application materials must be submitted electronically by October 1, 2015.

University of Chicago (IL) - TT Asst. Professor - Sociocultural - Deadline: 15 Oct. 2015
The University of Chicago Department of Anthropology intends to add a faculty member in sociocultural anthropology at the rank of Assistant Professor (tenure track). The appointment will begin in the fall term of 2016. We seek a scholar with an active, ongoing program of field research that complements our current departmental strengths. Of particular interest are scholars with expertise in environmental issues, but the search is open to all applicants. Ph.D. must be in hand prior to appointment. Applicants are required to apply online at the University of Chicago Academic Career Opportunities website at http://tinyurl.com/parsy7v

Applications are required to include: (1) a current curriculum vitae, including the names and contact information of at least four referees; (2) a cover letter that describes your research and teaching profile, as well as your professional plans for the next 3-5 year period; and (3) a one-page précis of your dissertation or most recently published monograph, as well as one to two writing samples (such as dissertation chapters, journal articles or book chapters).
 * Deadline for applications is October 15, 2015.

University of Chicago (IL) - TT Asst. Professor - African Studies
The Social Sciences Division at the University of Chicago invites applications for a position as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in African studies. The search is open with respect to subject and approach in the disciplines of anthropology, history, political science, and sociology and related interdisciplinary programs. Appointment will be in the Department of Anthropology, the Department of Comparative Human Development, the Department of History, the Department of Political Science, or the Department of Sociology, as appropriate.
 * Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2015; early submission is encouraged. Applications must be submitted online through the University of Chicago's Academic Career Opportunities website, http://tinyurl.com/nacpupk.
 * Also posted at Ethnic Studies 2015-2016 and African/Middle East History 2015-16

University of Denver (CO) - TT Asst. Professor - Deadline: not stated (posted 7/24/15)
University of Denver, Department of Anthropology, invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level beginning September 1, 2016. Applicants are sought who will contribute to our undergraduate and graduate programs. The graduate MA program includes tracks in archaeology, cultural anthropology, and museum and heritage studies (which includes material, visual and expressive culture). In particular we seek candidates with experience using technology to engage communities; for example, through digital curation/repatriation, real-time archaeology, and open source mapping. The successful candidate will have a track record of theoretically-grounded scholarship, publically-engaged research, and success with integrating technological skills into pedagogy. Course load is five courses per year taught over three academic quarters. PhD must be in hand at the time of application.
 * Candidates must complete an on-line application at https://dujobs.silkroad.com. This will include a letter of interest, curriculum vita, a teaching statement detailing teaching philosophy and brief description of courses they are prepared to teach, a research statement, and a list of five references.
 * Deadline: not stated as of 07/24/15.
 * Also posted at Archaeology Jobs 2015-2016

University of New Hampshire (NH) - TT Asst. Professor - Sociocultural Anthro. - Deadline: 20 Nov. 2015
University of New Hampshire, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Anthropology invites applications for a tenure track, Assistant Professor in sociocultural anthropology specializing in public health, development, and/or globalization in Africa or Asia starting in August 2016.

Please send curriculum vita, letter of interest discussing areas of research, teaching experience and prospective courses, and the contact information of three referees to Search Committee Chair, Department of Anthropology, 310 Huddleston Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824.
 * The deadline for applications is November 20th, 2015. Preliminary interviews will be conducted via Skype.

University of Pittsburgh (PA) - Cultural Anthropology - 2 Positions - Deadline: 6 Nov. 2015
The University of Pittsburgh, Department Of Anthropology, invites applications for two tenure-stream positions in cultural anthropology, pending budgetary approval. We seek applicants for two positions (one at the level of assistant professor and one at open rank) whose research engages with: (1) medical anthropology, science and technology studies, or the intersection between these fields, or (2) circulation including shifting regimes of migration, finance, and language. Attention to issues of race, gender, and sexuality is welcome. Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in the study of Latin America, East Asia or Europe.

The successful candidates will be expected to pursue active programs of field research, teach undergraduate and graduate courses, and contribute to existing programmatic strengths. The appointments will begin in September 2016 and candidates are required to have degree in hand by that time.
 * To receive full consideration, applications, including letters of reference, should be received by November 6, 2015.

University of Texas at San Antonio (TX) - Asst. Professor - Cultural Anthro. - Deadline: 15 Oct. 2015
The University of Texas at San Antonio Department of Anthropology seeks to hire a cultural anthropologist with a specialization in environmental anthropology at the rank of Assistant Professor. We are interested in a scholar whose research complements existing departmental strengths in environment and health and can help build our BA, MA, and PhD programs.

Required Qualifications: PhD in Anthropology in hand at time of appointment; theoretically motivated research; desire and ability to contribute to growth and excellence of graduate programs broadly engaging environmental issues; desire and ability to educate and mentor anthropology students with either academic or applied career goals; and successful external granting and publication.

Preferred Qualifications: excellence in teaching; strong record of external funding; fluency across a broad spectrum of theory in anthropology; commitment to multidisciplinary anthropology; interests that complement existing faculty; potential to contribute to interdisciplinary areas of collaborative excellence; and record of service appropriate to the rank of Assistant Professor.

Responsibilities include: maintaining an active research program; teaching introductory courses in general anthropology and cultural anthropology, elective undergraduate courses and graduate courses in areas of specialization; mentoring graduate students in the department’s MA and PhD programs; department and college service.

Applicants must submit: letter of application that includes research, teaching, and service goals; a CV; sample publications; teaching evaluations if available; and the names, addresses, email, and phone numbers of three references. Applicants who are selected to interview must be able to show proof that they are eligible and qualified to work in the United States.
 * Electronic submission only. Send all application materials as PDFs to Carolyn Cochran (carolyn.cochran@utsa.edu). Please direct inquiries to Carolyn Cochran via email or by phone at (210) 458-4075. Applications must be received no later than October 15, 2015. Preliminary interviews are planned for the AAA meetings in Denver in November.

===University of Utah (UT) - Multiple Open Rank Positions - Families and Health (incl. Anthropology) - Deadline: 1 Oct. 2015=== As part of an interdisciplinary cluster hire, the University of Utah is seeking applicants for multiple tenure-track or tenured faculty positions (open-rank) related to how the family system can be utilized to improve the health and well-being of individuals and families. Scholars will engage with a consortium that currently brings together faculty from 11 departments across 5 colleges. See http://www.utah.edu/faculty/c-fahr/. Positions will begin in July 2016.

All candidates should have an excellent and sustained record of research, a demonstrated ability to generate extramural funding, teaching interests in the area, and experience in working across disciplines commensurate with their career stage. Faculty appointments will be affiliated with one or more of the following departments and/or programs: Anthropology, Communications, Economics, Ethnic Studies, Family and Consumer Studies, Family and Preventive Medicine, Health Kinesiology and Recreation, Geography, Nursing, Psychology, Sociology, and Huntsman Cancer Institute.

We anticipate at least three new hires with expertise in one or more of the following areas:
 * 1) Quantitative Methods in the Study of Families and Health. Preferred emphases include statistical modeling of longitudinal data structures related to familial, life span, historical, or dyadic processes. Candidates must also have substantive research interests related to families and health (e.g., familial/genetic, social, psychological, communication, public policy, or economic mechanisms influencing health).
 * 2) Family-Based Intervention and/or Dissemination and Implementation. Scholars who design, evaluate, implement, and/or disseminate family-based behavioral interventions related to health (e.g., improving family communication, clinical trials, health-care delivery, precision medicine, cost effectiveness).
 * 3) Social Networks and Health. Scholars who have expertise in modeling social network processes (e.g., formation, diversity, or contagion in the context of the development or maintenance of physical health problems; diffusion and adoption of health-related information and behavior within and outside of family systems).
 * 4) Diverse Families, Culture, and Social Determinants. Scholars devoted to studying how the health of families (beliefs, practices, needs, preferences, outcomes) is affected by their cultural, ecological, and economic contexts. Topics of particular interest include minority health, diverse family structures, global health, and understanding the mechanisms underlying socio-cultural differences in family health, including expertise with historically under-served and marginalized groups and/or rural populations.

The University of Utah is a PAC -12 institution located in Salt Lake City, in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains. With an enrollment of 31,000 students, it is Utah’s flagship university and provides strong support for faculty research. The University of Utah is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and educator. Minorities, women, veterans, and those with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified veterans. Reasonable disability accommodations will be provided with adequate notice. For additional information about the University’s commitment to equal opportunity and access see: http://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds, and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students.


 * Special Instructions for Candidates: Please submit a letter detailing the position(s) that you are interested in and your preferred home department(s). In addition, applicants should provide a CV, statements of research and teaching interests that address their experience and interest in interdisciplinary collaboration, and representative reprints or preprints of publications. Applicants should provide letters or the names, institutions, and email addresses of three references. Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2015. Positions open until filled. For inquiries, please contact Rebecca Utz (Rebecca.Utz@soc.utah.edu) or Cindy Berg (Cynthia.Berg@psych.utah.edu).
 * Also posted at Communication and Media Studies 2015-2016 and Ethnic Studies 2015-2016

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.
 * Recection via e-mail late July.

New York University (USA: NY) - European Studies (Non-TT Faculty Fellow) - Deadline: 31 Jan. 2016

 * Assistant Professor/Faculty Fellow (Full Time Non Tenure Track)
 * The initial appointment will be for one year beginning September 1, 2016, renewable annually for a maximum of three years, pending administrative and budgetary approval.
 * CEMS/NYU seeks a scholar specializing in one or more of the following fields: comparative European/Mediterranean politics, anthropology, sociology, or contemporary or recent European/Mediterranean history. We are particularly interested in candidates with research and/or teaching interests concerning the European Union and/or political, economic and social relations and developments in Europe.
 * Responsibilities include teaching three courses per year (including undergraduate and graduate seminars), and a significant role in advising theses (for both MA students and undergraduate seniors). Student advising is a key component of this position.
 * Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship and excellence in teaching, and have completed the Ph.D. no earlier than 2011.
 * Closing Date: All posts close at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time on the date listed - 01-31-2016.
 * Also posted at European History 2015-16

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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