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The Department of Anthropology and Sociology at Western Carolina University invites applications for a nine-month tenure track assistant professor of anthropology, to begin August 2025. WCU's four-field undergraduate anthropology program is seeking a forensic anthropologist to support its general anthropology program, in addition to its popular concentration in forensic anthropology. The undergraduate forensic anthropology program at Western Carolina University is one-of-a-kind with an outdoor human decomposition research laboratory, willed-body donation program, and forensic anthropology laboratories.
The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses in forensic and biological anthropology as well as contribute to the University's Liberal Studies introductory anthropology course offerings. Preference will be given to applicants who have experience: teaching anthropology, working in the context of human decomposition facilities, and teaching and mentoring undergraduate students. Certification in forensic anthropology by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology is also desired.
(1) A Ph.D. in Anthropology or a related discipline in hand at start of appointment is preferred, but individuals that are currently ABD will be considered with degree conferral by August 2025.
(2) An active research program in forensic and/or biological anthropology.
(3) Experience teaching and mentoring students at the undergraduate or graduate level.
Application materials must be submitted online. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until a candidate has been selected for hire.
Please include cover letter, curriculum vitae, unofficial transcripts from highest degree earned*, a list of three professional references with full contact information, teaching interest statement, statement describing background in forensic anthropology (2-page maximum).
For questions or additional information please contact Ben Steere, Department Head for Anthropology & Sociology, at basteere@email.wcu.edu
*All applicants are required to submit an unofficial transcript of their highest attained degree, showing all completed coursework and the date the degree was conferred. The transcript must state 'Degree Awarded,' 'Degree Conferred,' or a similar phrase. For candidates who are ABD, please submit your most recent doctoral program transcript along with your master's degree transcript, if you hold such a degree. The master's degree transcript must have a notation such as 'Degree Awarded,' 'Degree Conferred,' or similar phrase, to verify it as your highest completed degree.
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