Lecturer Positions for 2010-11

Announcement of Vacant Teaching Positions

POSITION:    Lecturer positions in the Department of Anthropology for the 2010-11 academic year

DESCRIPTION:    Pending administrative approval, the Anthropology Department anticipates openings in upper- and lower-division courses in Archaeology, Biological, Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology, which may include:

Anthropology 1 - Human Evolutionary Biology, Winter

Anthropology 3 - Introduction to Archaeology, Fall

Anthropology 4 - Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics, Fall

Anthropology 15 - Behavioral and Evol. Biology of the Human Life Cycle, Spring

Anthropology 32 - Drugs, Science and Culture, Spring

Anthropology 50 - Evolution and Human Nature, Spring

Anthropology 101 - Ecology, Nature and Society, Winter

Anthropology 126B - Women and Development, Fall

Anthropology 127 - Urban Anthropology, Winter

Anthropology 128A - Kinship and Social Organization, Winter

Anthropology 129 - Health and Medicine in a Global Context, Fall

Anthropology 136 - Ethnographic Film, Spring

Anthropology 152 - Human Evolution, Fall

Anthropology 170 - Archaeological Theory and Method, Spring

Anthropology 173 - New World Prehistory:  Archaic Adaptations, Fall

In addition to teaching duties, must hold regularly scheduled office hours a minimum of two hours per week to provide the opportunity for consultations with students outside of the classroom.

QUALIFICATIONS:    Ph.D., college and university teaching experience preferred with demonstrated effective teaching in course to be taught.

SALARY:  Contingent upon qualifications and experience.  Percent of employment is determined by number of courses taught.

DATES AVAILABLE:    Fall Quarter 2010:  September 20 through December 10, 2010

                                 Winter Quarter 2011:  January 3 through March 19, 2011

                                 Spring Quarter 2011:  March 24 through June 9, 2011

TO APPLY:    Please send letter of application, curriculum vitae, samples of student evaluations, and names of three references to:  Nancy McLaughlin, Department of Anthropology, One Shields Avenue, University of California, Davis, CA  95616 or via e-mail at nlmclaughlin@ucdavis.edu.

DEADLINE:        Open until filled

The University of California, Davis, and the Department of Anthropology are interested in candidates who are committee to the highest standards of scholarship and professional activities, and to the development of a campus climate that supports equality and diversity.  The University of California is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement.