Department of Anthropology

The Department of Anthropology at UAF is the only anthropology program in the United States that maintains a holistic approach to circumpolar studies, providing instruction and research in all aspects of anthropology. UAF Anthropology offers programs leading to a BA, BS, MA, and PhD. We publish an internationally recognized, refereed journal, the Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska. UAF was recently home to the secretariat of the International Arctic Social Sciences Association.

The Department of Anthropology is a center for teaching and research in anthropology with general focus on circumpolar regions as well as research projects and instruction covering a variety of world areas (see Research). Departmental research and teaching covers all sub-fields of the discipline: archaeological, biological, social/cultural and linguistic anthropology. The undergraduate program aims at giving students a solid introduction to the discipline with the possibility to concentrate in sub-fields. The graduate program maintains an emphasis on empirical and applied studies in various parts of the world.

TENURE TRACK POSITION IN SOCIAL/CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
The Department of Anthropology at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks is soliciting applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position in Social/Cultural Anthropology at the Assistant Professor level. Applicants must have earned a Ph.D. in Anthropology or a closely related field of social science. The successful applicant will be expected to establish an independent externally funded research program and will have a reduced teaching load of two courses per year during the first three years. During the first three years at UAF, the successful applicant will serve as a social science member of the interdisciplinary Alaska Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), Northern Test Case research team, which is examining the adaptive capacity of human communities in changing Alaskan environments. Applicants are encouraged to consult the Alaska EPSCoR website at www.alaska.edu/epscor. The University of Alaska is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Review begins 31 October 2014 but will remain open until filled.
 
Please see the full description for details and how to apply.
 

Physical Location                                                  Mailing Address
303 Tanana Loop                                                  PO Box 757720
Bunnell Building Room 405                                   Fairbanks, AK 99775-7720

Phone: 907-474-7288                                            E-mail: uaf-anthropology-dept@alaska.edu

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