Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Human Biological Anthropology

Tenure-track Assistant Professor Human Biological Anthropology 
 
University of California, Riverside. The Department of Anthropology invites applications for a tenure-track position in human biological anthropology beginning July 1, 2018. A Ph.D. in Anthropology at time of hire is required. We seek applications from broadly trained biological anthropologists who are concerned with human health via diet, nutrition, disease, adaptability, and plasticity (i.e., developmental plasticity, neuroplasticity, epigenetics) in contemporary living populations with a regional focus in the Americas, Asia, or Southeast Asia. The position will strengthen the department's combination of science and social science to better understand humanity’s health and wellbeing from a broad, cross-cultural perspective. This position could include regional crossovers (African American Studies, Asian Studies, Chicano Studies, Ethnic Studies, Hispanic Studies, Southeast Asian Studies) and campus-wide connections made via the Medical School, Biology, Environmental Sciences, and Neuroscience.  The successful candidate will be expected to teach lower- division anthropology courses as well as upper-division and graduate courses in the field of specialization. 


 Application materials should be submitted to https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF00777 and must include a current CV, a cover letter of interest describing current and future research and teaching directions, a statement on potential contributions to diversity, copies of up to three publications, evidence of teaching excellence, and the names and contact information for three references. Review of applications will begin October 9, 2017, and will continue until the position is filled. Applications and supporting material received by October 9 will receive full consideration. Electronic submission is strongly preferred. 
 
Advancement through the faculty ranks at the University of California is through a series of structured, merit-based evaluations, occurring every 2-3 years, each of which includes substantial peer input. 


 UCR is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification. 


 The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.