Rice University, Anthropology
Assistant Professor in Anthropology
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Texas, United States |
Position: | Assistant Professor |
The Department of Anthropology at Rice University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor to begin July 1, 2023. We seek a cultural anthropologist whose work amplifies our existing strengths in critical theory, methodological innovation, and ethnography and who are attentive to new sites of emergence within studies of environment, health, inequality and social justice, broadly defined. Geographical area of specialization is open. Research interests might include but are not limited to: political and legal anthropology, visual and media anthropology, Latinx Studies, critical Indigenous studies, multimodal and multi-sited methods. In addition to maintaining an active research agenda, the successful candidate will teach three courses (undergraduate and graduate) in a normal academic year.
Candidates must currently have a Ph.D. or complete the Ph.D. by July 1, 2023. The application deadline is October 15, 2022. A complete application must include a cover letter outlining the candidate’s research, teaching trajectory and future plans; a curriculum vitae; two writing samples; and contact information for three references. All materials should be submitted using apply.interfolio.com/112483. Please address any questions to the Search committee chair, Dr. Cymene Howe.
Rice University values inclusivity and seeks talented students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from those who have been historically underrepresented in the discipline and who are especially qualified to mentor and advise members of our diverse student population.
Rice University is a private, comprehensive research university located in the heart of the dynamic Museum District in Houston, Texas, the most diverse city in the country and home to a large African diasporic community. Houston, the fourth-largest city in the United States, also has a long history of vibrant Black politics and cultural diversity, with top elected positions in the metro area held by Black and Latinx leaders. Rice offers undergraduate and graduate degrees across eight schools and has a student body of approximately 4,000 undergraduate and 3,000 graduate students. It consistently ranks among the top 20 national universities and the top 10 in undergraduate teaching (US News & World Report); its endowment ranks among the top 20 of US universities.
Contact: |
Dr. Cymene Howe |
Website: | anthropology.rice.edu |
Primary Category: | Anthropology |
Secondary Categories: | None |
Posting Date: | 09/10/2022 |
Closing Date | 10/15/2022 |