Assistant Professor: Paleoanthropology

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT 
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN PALEOANTHROPOLOGY

 
The Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Davis, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Paleoanthropology.  Applicants must have completed the Ph.D. in Anthropology and have a record of original research and publication focusing on the later phases of human evolution (early Homo, tool production and later). Potential topical specialties may include human-environment interactions, life history reconstruction, material culture evolution, the evolution of human nutrition, and skeletal morphology. The successful applicant will show a clear plan for a continuing program of research that complements current faculty strengths. 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. Courses will include introductory offerings in either Human Evolutionary Biology or Archaeology, an upper division course in Human Evolution, and a graduate seminar. The candidate will develop additional classes in their field of research, 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: Jelmer Eerkens, Paleoanthropology 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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