Assistant Professor: Primatology

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT 
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN PRIMATOLOGY
 

The Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Davis, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Primatology. We seek an anthropologically trained primatologist.  The successful applicant will show a clear plan for a continuing program of research that complements current faculty strengths within the Anthropology Department and across campus, including the California National Primate Research Center. Preference is for candidates who have an active field or laboratory research program. 

This position is a nine-month appointment within the Department of Anthropology.  The proposed beginning date is July 1, 2012.  Teaching duties include four courses per academic year (quarter system) at the introductory, advanced undergraduate, and graduate level, including an introduction to biological anthropology (Human Evolutionary Biology). The candidate will develop additional classes, perform undergraduate and graduate advising, and supervise graduate and undergraduate student research. The University of California, Davis, and the Department of Anthropology are interested in candidates who are committed to the highest standards of scholarship and professional activities, and to the development of a campus environment that supports equality and diversity.

Deadline for application submission is December 15, 2011.  Applicants should prepare a curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests and goals, a copy of one publication representing your current research, and the names and addresses of three referees.  Applications must be submitted online to http://anthro.facultysearch.ucdavis.edu.   Address letters to: Tim Weaver, Primatology Search Committee, Department of Anthropology.  Address administrative questions to Grace de Guzman, phone: 530-754-4936; fax: 530-752-8885; email:  gdeguzman@ucdavis.edu.

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