Assistant Professor in Human Biology

Submitted: 10/20/2024
Submitted By: Graciela Cabana
Department: Anthropology
Institution: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Job type: Tenure-track
Apply by: 11/15/2024
Application Email:
Application URL: http://apply.interfolio.com/156204

The Department of Anthropology at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the level of Assistant Professor in Human Biology, beginning August 1, 2025. We seek a candidate who will make important contributions to research, teaching, and service, and who will complement our mutually supportive and collegial atmosphere.

The Department of Anthropology at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville enjoys a nearly 80-year history of internationally-renowned research excellence. More information on the Department can be found at https://anthropology.utk.edu. The Department and the University are also seeking candidates who can contribute in meaningful ways to the University’s diversity and intercultural goals. We encourage potential applicants to visit the University of Tennessee’s access and engagement website at https://dae.utk.edu.

The University of Tennessee – Knoxville is a research-intensive university with more than 31,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students. The City of Knoxville was recently named by Trip Advisor as a “Top Ten Destination on the Rise,” boasting an attractive and walkable downtown that hosts celebrated restaurants, shopping venues, and year-round cultural events and community-gathering activities. The Knoxville metropolitan area has a population of nearly 700,000 and is within easy driving distance to Atlanta, Nashville, Asheville, Cherokee, Cincinnati, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Qualifications and Requirements

We seek a scholar who is broadly trained in the human biological sciences, mixed (quantitative and qualitative) methods, and who ideally engages theoretical frameworks emphasizing systemic approaches to inequality, political economy, and social justice. While the Department is open to scholars of all research specializations, desired research areas for this position are in intergenerational stress and trauma, reproductive health, human growth and development, and aging. Preference will be given to candidates with high quality lab, field, and community-based research and engagement. Candidates who can contribute to a new College-wide, inter-disciplinary research and hiring initiative on Societal Resilience to Climate Change (SoReCC) and climate-related disasters will also be preferred. Additional information about this Faculty Hiring Initiative may be found at https://artsci.utk.edu/about/faculty-initiatives/.

The successful candidate will be expected to establish and maintain a strong program of research and publication, and to develop a robust, externally funded research portfolio that advances the candidate’s research as well as the mission of the Department of Anthropology (https://anthropology.utk.edu/mission). The candidate is also expected to contribute to the Department’s instructional efforts by teaching two courses per semester, comprising established undergraduate and graduate courses in the Department, as well as creating new courses in areas of related expertise. The ideal candidate will contribute to the life of the University by mentoring graduate and undergraduate students and providing them with experiential training opportunities, in addition to serving on departmental, college, and university committees.

An earned doctorate in Anthropology or related field must be in hand by the time of appointment.

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit a cover letter that addresses relevant research, teaching, and service experiences, a CV, a writing sample, and the names and contact information of three referees. In addition to addressing their qualifications for the position in their application, candidates may describe how they would help promote students’ access to and inclusion in their teaching and research/scholarship/creative activities.

Please submit application materials via Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/156204. Review of applications begins November 4, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. Direct any questions to Dr. Graciela Cabana, Search Committee Chair, at gcabana@utk.edu.