March 31 - April 3, 2027 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
96th AABA
Annual Meeting
96th 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
Recommendations of the AABA Task Force on the Ethical Study of Human Remains
The AABA Task Force on the Ethical Study of Human Remains has published its recommendations in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology.
Congratulations to the 2026 AABA Award Winners!
Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award: Clark Spencer Larsen
Gabriel W. Lasker Service Award: Lyle Konigsberg
AABA and Leakey Foundation Communication & Outreach Award in Honor of Camilla Smith: Himani Nautiyal
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
University of Alaska Anchorage
Assistant or Associate Professor of Anthropology with a specialty in Biological Anthropology.
Deadline: 23 September 2026
The Department of Anthropology and Geography at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) invites applications for a Assistant or Associate Professor of Anthropology with a[...]Arizona State University, John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering
Assistant/Associate/Full Teaching Professor – Anatomy
Deadline: 30 September 2026
Position Title:Assistant/Associate/Full Teaching Professor - Anatomy
Location:
Downtown Campus
Position Type (Track – Faculty, Tenure/Track or Faculty, Career-Track, Year-to-Year):
Career Track, year[...]
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Faculty Position – Anatomy and Cell Biology (non-tenure track)
Deadline: 23 August 2026
Faculty Position – Anatomy and Cell Biology (non-tenure track)The Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at The George Washington University School of Medicine[...]
Texas A&M University
Assistant Professor in Medical Anthropology
Deadline: 19 October 2026
The Department of Anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas A&M University invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in the area[...]Featured Videos
Courses and Field Schools
Live Online course: Visual Skills for Communicating your Science
Registration is open for the live online course Visual Skills for Communicating your Science.Instructor: Dr. Cirenia Arias Baldrich.
Course webpage: https://www.transmittingscience.com/courses/scientific-communication/visual-skills-for-communicating-your-science/
Course: Introduction to (Micro-)CT Scanning: Acquisition, Segmentation and Postprocessing
Registration is open for the Transmitting Science live online course "Introduction to (Micro-)CT Scanning: Acquisition, Segmentation and Postprocessing".Course webpage:
https://www.transmittingscience.com/courses/imaging/introduction-to-micro-ct-scanning/
Live online course: Geometric Morphometrics in R
Registration is open for the Transmitting Science online course “Geometric Morphometrics in R” (12th edition).Dates & Schedule: July 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th,[...]