DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY

Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)



The Department of Anthropology, University of Delaware (https://www.anthropology.udel.edu/), invites applications for a tenure-track position in social or cultural anthropology at the assistant professor rank. The department applies holistic approaches to understand, analyze, and address the challenges and opportunities facing 21^st-century global citizens. We seek social and cultural anthropologists who model an engaged approach to collaborative interdisciplinary research and teaching activities. Our academic aims are to help students, scholars, and society realize the importance of diverse human experiences over time and across space, and to promote social global justice.

Preferred applicants will have a) a demonstrated record of scholarship-ongoing fieldwork program, research, publications, and grant activity, b) expertise in social-cultural qualitative anthropological method(s) and or quantitative data analysis, c) research centered on contemporary issues of conflict, violence, and/or migration, including topics such as gender, ethnicity, and violence; warfare and the ethics of war; violence and identity; migration and conflict. The start date for the positions is September 1, 2017, and a Ph.D. in anthropology or its equivalent is required by the start of the appointment.

The Department of Anthropology offers undergraduate students a comparative, multicultural and cross-cultural, broad-based perspective on the human condition past and present, with majors in Anthropology and Anthropology Education. The Department has strong connections with several academic units at UD, including the Departments of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Political Science and International Relations, Women and Gender Studies, Communication, Geography, the School of Public Policy and Administration, and the College of Health Sciences.



Founded in 1743, the University of Delaware (www.udel.edu) combines tradition and innovation, offering students a rich heritage along with the latest in instructional and research technology. Located in Newark, Delaware, within 2 hours of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., the University is one of the oldest land-grant institutions in the nation. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies UD as a research university with very high research activity. With external funding exceeding $200 million, the University ranks among the top 100 universities in federal R&D support for science and engineering and has nationally recognized research. The Department is located within the College of Arts & Sciences. With 23 academic departments, 27 interdisciplinary programs and centers, and more than 10,000 students, the College is the largest college on campus (www.cas.udel.edu). UD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from minority group members and women.


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