Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology

Submitted: 11/19/2025
Submitted By: Jessica Ham
Department: History and Social Sciences Division
Institution: Oxford College of Emory University
Job type: Tenure-track
Apply by: 01/20/2025
Application Email:
Application URL: https://apply.interfolio.com/177724

Description
Oxford College, Emory University’s residential liberal arts college, invites applications for a tenure-track position in Biological Anthropology to begin August 1, 2026. We seek candidates committed to teaching and mentoring a diverse population of motivated first- and second-year undergraduates. Oxford College faculty teach three courses per semester (or the equivalent), including a first-year Discovery Seminar every other year. The successful candidate will be prepared to teach a lab-based course in the methods of biological anthropology and an introductory course on evolutionary processes and the biological bases of behavior that is cross listed with the Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology program. Additional teaching responsibilities may include Anthropology 101 and elective courses in the candidate’s area of expertise that foster student interest in biological anthropology and support Oxford’s liberal arts curriculum. The Oxford curriculum emphasizes experiential, community-based, and global learning opportunities.

In addition to demonstrating a strong commitment to teaching excellence, the successful candidate will maintain a productive research agenda that includes scholarship subject to peer review. Candidates interested in engaging pre-health students in anthropology and in integrating first- and second-year students into their research are especially encouraged to apply

Who We Are
One of Emory University’s four schools partnering in undergraduate education, Oxford College provides 975 first- and second-year students of high academic profile an intensive liberal-arts program for the first two years of their Emory bachelor’s degree. Located 36 miles east of Atlanta on Emory’s original campus, Oxford College immerses students in a small liberal arts campus community emphasizing discovery, exploration, and reflection both in and beyond the classroom. We are especially interested in candidates with a commitment to working with a diverse student body in an inclusive learning community that values excellence in teaching and close student-faculty interaction. For more information about Oxford College and for a full list of open positions, visit http://oxford.emory.edu/hiring

Qualifications
A PhD in Anthropology by August 2026, experience teaching or mentoring undergraduates and an active research agenda encompassed within the breadth of biological anthropology.

Preferred Qualifications
Expressed interest in/commitment to the liberal arts educational experience, instructor of record experience in undergraduate anthropology courses, research experience/agenda addressing or applicable to the intersection of human biology and health (i.e. nutrition, reproduction, growth/development, microbiome, chronic/infectious disease, etc.) that can be leveraged to teach concepts related to evolutionary concepts/processes as well as methods in biological anthropology.

Application Instructions
Applicants should submit the following items via Interfolio

Curriculum vitae

Cover letter addressing qualifications for the position (2 page maximum)

Teaching philosophy (1 page)

Evidence of teaching and/or mentoring effectiveness

Evidence of research/scholarship in biological anthropology

Unofficial graduate transcript(s)

Candidates who advance to the semi-finalist stage will be asked to submit three letters of recommendation.

Applications received by January 20th 2026 will receive full consideration. Questions may be directed to Dr. Jessica Ham, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Jessica.ham@emory.edu

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