Overview

Tenure Status: 

  • Tenure Track

Department: 

  • Anthropology – 250050

With 12 full-time faculty members and approximately 150 majors, the Department of Anthropology at Appalachian State University is committed to a comparative and holistic approach to the study of the human experience. Our program provides a broad understanding of the origins as well as the meaning of physical and cultural diversity in the world – past, present, and future, and it offers the opportunity for understanding world affairs and crafting solutions to problems within the total context of the human experience. For more information about our academic programs, faculty, students, and facilities, please visit our website.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Ph.D. in Anthropology (or Ph.D. in a closely related field with significant experience in Anthropology)

Candidates who are ABD will be considered, but official PhD completion by no later than June 1, 2024 is required.

Areas of Interest (No Minimum Level Required)

The Department of Anthropology at Appalachian State University invites applications for a 9-month, tenure-track faculty position in biological anthropology at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning 08/01/2024. A Ph.D. in Anthropology (or a Ph.D. in a closely related field with significant experience in Anthropology) is required. Candidates who are ABD at the time of application will be considered, but candidates must have degree in hand by June 1, 2024. We seek a biological anthropologist with a specialty in human biology, past and present, and with experience in the ethical curation of human skeletal materials. We are interested in candidates whose work explores critical contemporary issues in anthropology and aligns with department needs and university strategic goals, and whose areas of expertise complement or expand on those of existing tenure-stream faculty.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be a dynamic teacher-scholar committed to training undergraduate students. Instructional duties will include a 3:3 course load including introductory courses in Biological Anthropologyand upper level method and theory courses in the candidates areas of expertise.

Faculty members are expected to maintain an active program of scholarship and to participate in service activities including undergraduate advising.

Appalachian State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate in access to its educational programs and activities, or with respect to hiring or the terms and conditions of employment, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, political affiliation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information or sexual orientation.