Position Summary
This position will be assigned to the main campus in Las Vegas, New Mexico.

Duties And Responsibilities
The Department of Anthropology, Sociology and Criminal Justice at New Mexico Highlands University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Cultural Anthropology with geographic area of study in the American Southwest. We seek a broadly trained anthropologist with an academic specialty in Native American Studies and experience in Applied Anthropology. Academic research areas of specialization may include, but are not limited to, environment, land use, cultural resource management, indigenous methodologies, traditional ecological knowledge material culture, political and economic systems, policy and governance, colonization, and intercultural relations. In short, we seek a candidate with a record of engagement with Native American communities. Our ideal candidate would also be engaged and student-focused and have a strong desire to mentor both undergraduate and graduate students from a diversity of backgrounds. Evidence of teaching excellence is highly desired as is an interest in interdisciplinary collaborations with other academic programs at Highlands University.

Minimum Qualifications
Applicants must have a terminal degree (Ph.D.) in Anthropology ( ABD will be considered) with a geographic area of study in the culture of the American Southwest.

Preferred Qualifications
Academic specialty in Native American Studies and experience in Applied Anthropology. Research areas of specialization in environment, land use, cultural resource management, indigenous methodologies, traditional ecological knowledge material culture, political and economic systems, policy and governance, colonization, and/or intercultural relations.