Cultural Anthropology

College of the Atlantic seeks a full-time faculty member in Cultural Anthropology to teach a wide range of classes in anthropology and who is also able to teach courses in social theory. The area of geographic specialization is open. Courses are especially needed in: ethnography; research design and methods; social theory; and race/class/gender. The faculty seek a colleague who will help undergraduates understand and learn from the diversity of human cultures, and who can collaborate with other faculty to enhance the College’s curriculum in Human Ecology. The successful candidate will have a track record of teaching excellence, ethnographic fieldwork experience and the ability to train students in ethnography and a wide range of other research methods. Preference will be given to broadly trained candidates that have an interdisciplinary background or intellectual interests that require an understanding of multiple fields of study. Ph.D. in Anthropology or related field required.

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The Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia invites applications for up to 15 Postdoctoral Teaching Fellows, to begin 1 July 2010. These positions enable innovative and collaborative teaching between Fellows and outstanding UBC professors.  The program will help to launch the careers of new scholars showing early promise as excellent university teachers and researchers. Each Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow will have opportunities to interact with UBC colleagues on teaching and research, as well as to be part of a cohort of early-career scholars sharing methods and exchanging ideas for excellent teaching.

One of the new Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow positions has been allocated to the UBC Department of Anthropology, which has strengths in a broad range of areas in anthropological archaeology; sociocultural anthropology (including medical and linguistic anthropology); and museum and visual anthropology (see http://www.anth.ubc.ca ). We invite applications from outstanding candidates in the areas of museum and/or visual anthropology. Depending on their area of specialization, the successful candidate will have access to the collections and research facilities of the new Centre for Cultural Research at the Museum of Anthropology (http://www.moa.ubc.ca ) and/or the Ethnographic Film Unit within the Department of Anthropology ( http://anthfilm.anth.ubc.ca/ ). (more…)

What: Assistant Professor - Fall 2010
Where: Departments of Anthropology and Radio, Television and Film
University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
How: Apply online at http://facultyjobs.unt.edu. Please attach or upload: CV, letter of interest, and the names and email addresses of three referees. Review of applications begins December 1, 2009, and will continue until the search is closed. UNT is an AA/ADA/EOE.

The Department of Anthropology and the Department of Radio, Television and Film at the University of North Texas invite applications for a jointly appointed, tenure track, interdisciplinary position to begin fall 2010.  Responsibilities include maintaining a consistent record of peer reviewed scholarly/ creative work, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, mentoring students, and service in the participating departments, colleges, university, and professions.  Workload will be equitably divided between Anthropology and Radio, Television and Film.  UNT is developing nationally recognized interdisciplinary research programs that actively pursue extramural funding. (more…)

Application Deadline: 15 Dec. 2009

The Bard Graduate Center and the American Museum of Natural History
announce a Research Fellowship in Museum Anthropology. The fellowship provides
support to a postdoctoral investigator to carry out a specific project over
a two-year period. The program is designed to advance the training of the
participant by having her/him pursue a project in association with a curator
in the Division of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History
(AMNH). The Fellow will also be expected to teach one graduate-level course
per year at the Bard Graduate Center (BGC). The Fellow will thus be in joint
residence at BGC and AMNH, beginning in September 2010 and continuing
through June 2012. The fellowship includes free housing.

A major purpose of the BGC-AMNH Research Fellowship in Museum Anthropology
is to promote mutual scholarly interest and interaction among fellows, BGC
faculty and students, and AMNH staff members. Candidates for Research Fellow
are judged primarily on their research abilities and experience, and on the
merits and scope of the proposed research.
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What: Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track- *Media Advocacy*
Where: NYU’s Department of Media, Culture, and Communication
Deadline for Applications: November 17, 2009 or until the position is filled.

The Department of Media, Culture, and Communication in the Steinhardt School
of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University seeks to
fill a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin
September 1, 2010.

We are seeking a scholar who researches the use of media and technology in
social advocacy campaigns.  Qualified candidates should have a PhD with
research specialization in one or more of the following fields: public
health, disability studies, and human rights.  Preferred candidates will
have a demonstrated interest in interdisciplinary scholarship and current
philosophical and theoretical debates in relevant fields.   NYU’s dynamic
Global Network University includes NYU Abu Dhabi and international programs
and academic centers around the world.  NYU Steinhardt faculty may be
afforded the opportunity to work at these global study and research sites.
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Job Title: Assistant Professor of Media, Society & the Arts  
Application Deadline:  10-14-2009
Department:  Social Sciences  
Full-Time or Part-Time:  Full-Time  
Salary:  $51,000  
Posting Number:  0800045

Description:  Purchase College SUNY invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor position of Media, Society and the Arts (MSA) beginning fall 2010 (subject to budgetary approval). We seek an interdisciplinary colleague with training in anthropology whose research and teaching explore the intersection of media, society and the arts. Courses include introduction to media and cultural studies and visual and ethnographic theories and methods. A description of typical course offerings can be found at: Media, Society & the Arts. (more…)

The Amherst College Department of Women’s and Gender Studies seeks to appoint a full-time Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor (tenure-track or tenured) to begin in the fall of 2010. “Images and Textualities” suggests a focus on interactive media, such as written or printed texts, pictures (including art) or film; the Global South is defined as Africa, the Middle East, Asia or Latin America. The person hired must have completed her/his PhD, in a humanities discipline, by the time of appointment. A degree from an interdisciplinary program such as Women’s Studies, Ethnic Studies, Black Studies, Cultural Studies, Film/Media Studies or the various Area Studies would be acceptable provided the person’s main expertise is in the humanities. We would also entertain applications from social scientists with a strong humanities focus, though our already existing strengths in history and political science preclude hiring in those two fields. (more…)

The Department of Communication and Culture at Indiana University-Bloomington has been authorized to hire a Visiting Assistant Professor for the 2009-2010 academic year (August 2009-May 2010) to teach courses in digital media and television studies. We invite candidates from a wide range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary backgrounds and encourage applicants whose teaching and research interests are grounded in critical humanities scholarship concerning the cultural, political, and communicative aspects of digital game studies. Ph.D. and teaching experience required.  Applications will be reviewed starting May 21, 2009.  Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer.

Send inquiries, CV, and names of three references to:

Gregory A. Waller
Chair, Department of Communication and Culture
gwaller@indiana.edu

TENURE-TRACK POSITION IN INTERMEDIA
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION STUDIES
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL

Concordia University’s Department of Communication Studies invites
applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant
Professor in INTERMEDIA. The Department has recently launched
Intermedia as a fourth production stream in its highly selective
undergraduate program, to complement established offerings in Film,
Video, and Sound. This innovation has been broadly conceived to take
account of the massive changes wrought by “the computerization of
culture” in the arts, in professional practice, and in the academy.
Our adoption of the term ‘intermedia’ is intended to address a
confluence of media practices ? diverse, hybrid, liminal, analog and
digital ? that cannot be easily captured in any one, established
medium. The stream currently draws on the principles and practices of
graphic design and typography, motion graphics, stopmotion animation,
interactivity and database documentary. (more…)