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
Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse / Toulouse School of Economics
IAST Research Fellowship
Deadline: 15 November 2026
Each year, IAST invites applications for post-doctoral Research Fellowships, which offer candidates an opportunity to devote themselves full-time to their research at the start of[...]University of North Carolina Wilmington
Assistant Professor of Forensic Anthropology
Deadline: 26 October 2026
The Department of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington invites applications for a forensic anthropologist to fill a tenure-track appointment at the rank[...]Lawrence University
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Coordinator
Deadline: 15 October 2026
ABOUT LAWRENCELawrence University is a selective liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Appleton, Wisconsin. Lawrence is engaged in a comprehensive, institution-wide effort[...]
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Postdoctoral Scholar
Deadline: 5 October 2026
On-site in Carlsbad, NM. Job announcement: https://www.nmt.edu/hr/Postdoctoral%20Scholar%20NCKRI%200918826.pdfJOB SUMMARY:
The postdoctoral scholar will complement NCKRI’s existing expertise and be responsible for data collection,
analysis,[...]
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,[...]