Job Overview
The Department of Anthropology at the University of Cincinnati invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor in Sociocultural Anthropology. The position will conduct community-engaged research at the intersection of health and the environment and employ critical ethnographic and applied approaches to problem solving in urban or peri-urban communities. This hire will help build the department’s research profile in environmental and medical anthropology, and further the department’s commitment to applied, public, and engaged scholarship.
The appointment is intended to begin August 15, 2027.
Essential Functions
- Teach undergraduate and graduate-level disciplinary courses in the Department of Anthropology including but not limited to Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Applied Anthropology, and upper division courses in the individual’s area of expertise at the intersection of health and the environment as well as community-engaged courses.
- Develop a scholarly and community-engaged research program focusing on the intersection of health and the environment.
- Sustain an active and promising research program consistent with disciplinary expectations at a Research 1 Institution, including publishing scholarly research and pursuing internal and external funding opportunities.
- Contribute to our undergraduate and graduate program through advising and mentoring students.
- Expand training opportunities for students in the areas of applied and community- engaged anthropology.
- Contribute service to the department, college, university, and the profession (such as but not limited to serving on a faculty or professional organization, committee participation or leadership, and peer-review of research proposals, journal articles, and manuscripts).
Minimum Requirements
Prior to effective date of appointment:
- A PhD in Anthropology or a closely related field
Application Process
- Interested and qualified applicants must complete our online application. In addition to completing the online application, please submit:
- A cover letter that explains how your education and qualifications align with the requirements and responsibilities outlined in the job ad
- A full and current CV
- A list of three references. (Letters of reference will be requested for short-list finalists.)
- UC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, who works to bring out the best in our students, faculty and staff to collaborate, create, innovate and compete in a global society. We are seeking individuals who want to be a part of a dynamic team. As part of a complete application, you will be asked to include a statement on how you define team and what makes a team function successfully. Please use the “additional documents” feature to include all these required items.
Review of applications will begin Dec 1, with applications accepted until the position is filled. Candidates can apply here https://jobs.uc.edu/
Questions should be directed to Dr. Daniel Murphy, Search Committee Chair at: murphdl@ucmail.uc.edu