Assistant Professor of Anthropology

Submitted: 10/09/2024
Submitted By: Jonella E. Vasquez
Department: Anthropology
Institution: The University of New Mexico
Job type: Tenure-track
Apply by: 11/15/2024
Application Email:
Application URL: https://www.unm.edu/jobs

University of New Mexico
Department of Anthropology

The UNM Department of Anthropology invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Anthropology to begin in August 2025. This is a full-time, tenure-track position in Evolutionary Anthropology. We seek a dynamic scholar using an evolutionary approach to understand human development and its complex cultural, biological, and environmental influences. This may include, but is not limited to, specialties in developmental biology, genetics, cognition, behavior, ageing, health, demography, or intersections among these. Our new colleague will join a new interdisciplinary sciences cooperative blending field, laboratory, and experimental approaches and provide novel training opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students in our human biology and evolutionary anthropology programs.

Learn more about our program: https://anthropology.unm.edu/undergraduate/concentrations1/evolutionary-anthropology.html

Minimum Qualifications:
• PhD in Anthropology, Biology, Psychology, or a related field with relevant training/expertise in evolutionary biology, conferred by August 2025
• An active field and/or laboratory research program
• Evidence of at least 2 peer-reviewed publications, published or in press

Preferred Qualifications:
• Evidence of research quality, productivity, and impact
• Evidence of commitment to pursuing extramural funding
• Demonstrated teaching and/or mentoring experience at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels
• Clearly articulated and innovative research plan
• Evidence of research strengths that address the intersection of evolutionary processes and human development, broadly defined
• Evidence of the ability to contribute valuable research training opportunities for both graduate and undergraduate students
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate in integrative interdisciplinary research that complements existing strengths at UNM.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with diverse communities.

Complete applications must include
• Letter of intent explaining the applicant’s minimum and preferred qualifications for the position, a description of current research activities, teaching interests and experience, and a five-year research plan
• Curriculum vitae
• Full contact information for three references

To apply, please access the University of New Mexico’s online application system at https://www.unm.edu/jobs and apply for posting requisition # 30963. Only applications submitted through this website can be considered. Applicants should pay extra attention to the “Special Instructions to Applicants,” which detail all of the required elements that must accompany the application. Applicants who are appointed to a UNM faculty position are required to provide an official certification of successful completion of all degree requirements prior to their initial employment with UNM.

For best consideration, all required application materials must be received by November 15, 2024. We will only consider complete applications. The position will remain open until filled. The target hire date is August 2025. Inquiries about the position should be directed to the search committee chair (Melissa Emery Thompson, memery@unm.edu). Inquiries about the online application process can be directed to the Search coordinator, Jennifer George (jgeorge2@unm.edu). The University of New Mexico is an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply including women, minorities, and those from underrepresented groups.

UNM is the premier research university in New Mexico, and is a Carnegie Highest Research Activity Institution and a federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution. New Mexico is a majority minority state and UNM’s student population is among the most diverse in the country. Our campus is located in the heart of Albuquerque, which has cultural, outdoor and recreational opportunities for everyone. UNM is located on the traditional homelands of the Pueblo of Sandia. The original peoples of New Mexico – Pueblo, Navajo, and Apache – and their connection to this land remains significant. Learn more about our city, our welcoming campus, and research opportunities at http://advance.unm.edu/why-abq/ and https://advance.unm.edu/why-unm/