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
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.
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
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
Auburn University
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Manager (Anthropology)
Deadline: 30 November 2026
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Manager (Anthropology)Requisition Number S4839P
Home Org Name Sociology
Division Name College of Liberal Arts
Position[...]
Kent State University
Faculty Tenure Track-9 Mo Anthropology [Job #989705] Kent Campus – Kent, OH
Deadline: 29 January 2026
Physical Location:Kent Campus - Kent, OH
Basic Function:
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY’S DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR A FULL-TIME, TENURE-TRACK POSITION.
Additional[...]
New York University
Postdoctoral Associate
Deadline: 1 December 2025
A post-doctoral associate (PDA) based at New York University (NYU) is required to work on topics related to primate genomics. The study seeks to investigate[...]Mississippi State University
Assistant Professor
Deadline: 17 November 2025
Position Function:Teach undergraduate survey courses, such as Introduction to Anthropology, Introduction to Biological Anthropology, and Introduction to Forensic Anthropology, and other related courses. Teach[...]
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/[...]