Assistant Professor in Sociocultural Anthropology, College of Arts & Sciences

The Department of Anthropology at Boston University seeks a sociocultural anthropologist at the rank of Assistant Professor. Candidates should be actively engaged in research in the Americas, with a preference for Latin America. The topical focus is open, but the Department is particularly looking for one or more of the following areas: environment, health and medicine, media, and/or migration and mobility.
Required Skills
Applicants should have a Ph.D. completed by September 2024, an active research program and a strong record of teaching excellence.
DO NOT APPLY THROUGH THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY HR WEBSITE. Applications should be received by October 15, 2023. Please submit a letter of application and separate statements of teaching (no more than 2 pages), research (no more than 2 pages), and diversity (no more than 2 pages), a curriculum vitae, and the names of three references to https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/25413. Applicants should address any queries to Prof. Robert P. Weller, Search Committee Chair, Department of Anthropology, Boston University, at anthro@bu.edu. In their diversity statement, applicants should demonstrate past/current or future contributions to inclusive excellence in research, teaching, and/or outreach. BU conducts a background check on all final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions. The background check includes contacting the final candidate's current and previous employer(s) to ask whether, in the last seven years, there has been a substantiated finding of misconduct violating that employer's applicable sexual misconduct policies. To implement this process, the University requires a final candidate to complete and sign the form entitled "Authorization to Release Information" after execution of an offer letter. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Required Experience