Assistant Professor – Biological Anthropology

Submitted: 12/17/2024
Submitted By: Brian Hoffman
Department: Anthropology
Institution: Hamline University
Job type: Tenure-track
Apply by: 02/17/2024
Application Email:
Application URL: https://hamline.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Faculty_Career_Site/job/Assistant-Professor—Humans–Environments–and-Climate_R0001082-1

The Anthropology Program in the Department of Humans, Environments, and Climate at Hamline University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in biological anthropology to begin fall 2025. Our preferred candidate will be able to enhance our departmental strengths in applied anthropology, community-engaged research, and climate studies. We encourage applications from biological anthropologists whose work engages living communities, fieldwork in the global south, ongoing debates about repatriation of human remains, or negotiations of history, ethnicity and race. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment as a scholar-educator to the liberal arts and interdisciplinary education, and will be able to help our students develop in completing public-facing research, learning to work across diverse communities and cultures, and engaging in knowledge-based advocacy.

Candidates must be familiar with biocultural approaches in anthropology and be willing to teach a wide variety of classes that are the hallmark of work in a small liberal arts college. Required courses include human osteology (with a lab), forensic anthropology, introduction to anthropology, and topics classes in biological anthropology.

We are excited about prospective colleagues who also:
Are committed to teaching excellence
Demonstrate record of supporting students from diverse backgrounds
Engage in and mentor students through research and in internships
Have an active and productive research agenda
Are interested in engaging in shared governance and providing service to the college, university, and their community.
Tenure-track faculty typically teach six courses per academic year. Assistant faculty get one course reduction during the first year and a three-course release after a successful 3rd year review. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Anthropology or a closely related field ABD applicants with expected defense dates by August 30th 2025, will also be considered.

To Apply
Screening of applications begins on immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Questions may be addressed to Dr. Brian Hoffman, Department Chair at 651-523-2891 or bhoffman@hamline.edu.

Please include the following documents with your application:
A letter of interest and current curriculum vitae
A teaching statement that outlines pedagogy in a multicultural/multiethnic campus environment with a substantial population of students who are among the first-generation of their family to attend college.
Evidence of teaching effectiveness, for example sample assignments, copies of student evaluations, a list of courses previously taught and/or a list of courses that could be taught.
Transcripts of graduate coursework (unofficial transcripts are sufficient)
A research statement focusing on past work and future plans
Names and contact information for three references
References for finalists will be contacted to submit a confidential reference letter.

The review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled. The appointment is scheduled to commence on August 1, 2025. Questions may be addressed to Dr. Brian Hoffman, Department Chair at 651-523-2891 or bhoffman@hamline.edu.