University of Colorado - Boulder, Anthropology

Assistant Professor, Cultural/ Medical Anthropolog

MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY/GLOBAL HEALTH POSITION

The Department of Anthropology at the University of Colorado Boulder invites applications for an Assistant Professor level appointment in Cultural/Medical Anthropology to begin August of 2014.

We are interested in scholars whose work engages with one or more of the following areas: global health; the cultural and historical conditions shaping medical practices and policies; medical practices in the context of modernity; colonial and post-colonial social formations; the political economy of health and health care provision; the experience of illness and the social relations of sickness; the anthropology of science; the social construction of knowledge, particularly medical knowledge and practices. Geographic area of specialization is open.

The candidate will join a three-field Anthropology Department and will contribute to our undergraduate and graduate (MA and Ph.D.) programs. The successful candidate will have a robust research agenda and excellent teaching credentials. Required qualifications: Ph.D. in Anthropology (emphasis in Medical Anthropology) at time of appointment; theoretically motivated research; desire and ability to contribute to B.A., Masters, and Ph.D. programs; desire and ability to educate and mentor students. Preferred qualifications: excellence in teaching, potential to secure external funding, fluency across a broad spectrum of theory in cultural anthropology.

Responsibilities include: teaching undergraduate anthropology, basic courses in cultural anthropology, elective undergraduate courses and core and specialized graduate courses in areas of specialization; ongoing research and service in a program that offers B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees.

Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2013 and will continue until finalists are identified. The Search Committee plans to interview a select pool of applicants at the American Anthropological Association Meetings in November.

Please submit the following materials: 
1. Cover letter 
2. Curriculum vitae 
3. Course syllabi 
4. Teaching evaluations
 5. Short statement (one page) of teaching philosophy 
6. At least one but no more than three samples of research writing and/or publications 
7. Names and addresses of three references.

Application materials are accepted electronically at http://www.jobsatcu.com/postings/71567. Please also send a hard copy of all materials to: Donna Goldstein, Search Chair, c/o Lesa Morris, Department of Anthropology, Campus Box 233, Hale Building, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0233.

The University of Colorado is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans. Alternative formats of this ad can be provided upon request for individuals with disabilities by contacting the ADA Coordinator at hr-ada@colorado.edu.