Tracking Code
23599932480822
Job Description
The Department of Anthropology at Boston University seeks a sociocultural anthropologist at the rank of Assistant Professor, pending budgetary approval. Candidates should be actively engaged in research in the Americas, with a preference for Latin America. The topical focus is open, but the Department is particularly looking for one or more of the following areas: environment, health and medicine, media, and/or migration and mobility.
Required Skills
Applicants should have a Ph.D. completed by September 2024, an active research program and a strong record of teaching excellence.
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Applications should be received by October 15, 2023. Please submit a letter of application and separate statements of teaching (no more than 2 pages), research (no more than 2 pages), and diversity (no more than 2 pages), a curriculum vitae, and the names of three references to https: // academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/25413. Applicants should address any queries to Prof. Robert P. Weller, Search Committee Chair, Department of Anthropology, Boston University, at [email protected]. In their diversity statement, applicants should demonstrate past/current or future contributions to inclusive excellence in research, teaching, and/or outreach.
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Job Location
BOSTON, Massachusetts, United States
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular