March 18-21, 2026 | Denver, Colorado
95th AABA
Annual Meeting
95th AABA
ABOUT AABA
The American Association of Biological Anthropologists, or AABA, is the world’s leading professional organization for biological anthropologists. Formed by 83 charter members in 1930, the AABA now has an international membership of over 2,200. The Association’s annual meetings draw more than two thousand scientists and students from all over the world.
Featured programs
Upcoming Webinar: Write It So They’ll Read It: Engaging the Public Through Op-Eds
Want your research to reach beyond biological anthropology? This virtual workshop offers practical strategies for turning complex scholarship into clear, compelling op-eds—less jargon, more juice. We’ll explore how to identify what makes your work timely, craft a strong argument, and write in a voice that connects with readers and editors.
Date/time: November 19, 2025, 1:00 pm EST
Register here
Webinar Panelist: Inga Kiderra, Director of Communications for Social Sciences, UC San Diego
Congratulations to the 2025 AABA Award Winners!
Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award: Kay Behrensmeyer
Gabriel W. Lasker Service Award: Lorena Madrigal
AABA and Leakey Foundation Communication & Outreach Award in Honor of Camilla Smith: Sang-Hee Lee
Abstracts, nominations, and student awards application deadline October 15
October 15 is the deadline for:
AABA Fundraising Drive
AABA has established two new funds to support programs that facilitate broader participation in AABA’s professional activities and that build, enhance, or repair the sense of community among the AABA membership. Invest in AABA’s future and make a donation!
IDEAS Program
The IDEAS Program’s workshops provide a team, a space, and a suite of activities to engage issues of scholarship, professional preparation, and community building.
Join or Renew Membership
As our members are diverse, membership in AABA is diverse in opportunity.The following membership opportunities are available to individuals wishing to join The American Association of Biological Anthropologists.
Jobs
New York Institute of Technology
Postdoctoral Teaching & Research Fellow
Deadline: 15 January 2026
Description: The Department of Anatomy at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM), Old Westbury campus, invites applications for a three-year Postdoctoral[...]East Carolina University
Assistant Professor
Deadline: 9 December 2025
The Department of Anthropology at East Carolina University (http://www.ecu.edu ) seeks to fill a tenure-track position (9-month appointment) at the rank of Assistant Professor specializing[...]North Carolina State University
Distinguished Professor position at Nc State: sociologist or anthropologist with a research emphasis on race, health or well-being
Deadline: 21 January 2026
NC State Distinguished Professor of Sociology or AnthropologyThe Department of Sociology and Anthropology at North Carolina State University (NC State) invites applications at[...]
Mercyhurst University
DIRECTOR OF FORENSIC SCIENCE ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE/PROFESSOR LEVEL
Deadline: 10 December 2025
POSITION SUMMARYMercyhurst University invites applications for a full-time, faculty position to serve as Director of the Applied Forensic Science program. The position begins in[...]
Featured Videos
Courses and Field Schools
Postmortem Fingerprinting and Identification Course
This 4-day course focuses on identification of human remains through postmortem fingerprinting and DNA sampling, locating and documenting an advanced decomposition/skeletonized death scene, and the[...]Online live course Geometric Morphometrics in R, July 28th – August 5th, 2025
Registration is open for Transmitting Science online course “Geometric Morphometrics in R”.AABA members have a 20 % discount on the fee.
Dates:[...]
Course: Mapping Trait Evolution, end of May, 2025, online
Dear colleagues,There are a few places available for the online course MAPPING TRAIT EVOLUTION.
Dates and schedule: Online live sessions on May[...]
Live Online course: Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) data analysis, May 2025
6th edition of Transmitting Science course “Manipulation of NGS Data for Genomic and Population Genetics Analyses”, which will be run online.Course webpage: https://www.transmittingscience.com/courses/genetics-and-genomics/manipulation-ngs-data-genomic-population-genetics-analyses/[...]