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
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
Arizona State University
Postdoctoral Research Scholar: Anatomy
Deadline: 11 June 2026
The School of Life Sciences (SOLS) and the John Schufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering at Arizona State University are seeking a postdoctoral research[...]University of California Santa Barbara
Lecturer Pool, Department of Anthropology
Deadline: 31 March 2027
Lecturer Pool, Department of AnthropologyUniversity of California Santa Barbara
Position overview
Position title: Lecturer in Anthropology Salary range: See https://ap.ucsb.edu/compensation.and.benefits/ucsb.salary.scales/15.pdf for the[...]
Washington University in St. Louis
Visiting Lecturer in Biological Anthropology
Deadline: 31 July 2026
The Department of Anthropology in the School of Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis invites applications for a full-time Visiting Lecturer in[...]Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Assistant Professor, Biological/Physical Anthropologist
Deadline: 10 June 2026
Workplace: Department of anthropology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Czech RepublicType of Contract: temporary position with 3-year contract (with possible extension), academic
Working Hours:[...]
Featured Videos
Courses and Field Schools
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,[...]
Introduction to R
The Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State is proud to host our own Dr. Elaine Chu's 3-Day Introduction to R course this August 10-12, 2026.[...]Online live course: Modelling and analysing multivariate traits evolution using R
Transmitting Science is offering a new edition of the course “Modelling and analysing multivariate traits evolution using R”.Course webpage: https://www.transmittingscience.com/courses/evolution/modelling-and-analysing-multivariate-traits-evolution-using-r/
The aim[...]
Live online course: Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Transmitting Science is offering a new edition of the course “Introduction to Statistical Analysis in Palaeontology and Archaeology”.Dates & schedule: April 13th, 14th,[...]