Position ID:
Position Title:
Professor or Associate Professor
Position Type:
Tenured/Tenure-track faculty
Position Location:
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55105, United States of America
Subject Area:
Appl Deadline:
2024/10/15 11:59PM
(posted 2024/09/06, updated 2024/09/04)
Position Description:
The Department of Anthropology at Macalester College invites applications for a full-time tenure track position in Biological Anthropology at the level of Professor or Associate Professor, to begin fall, 2025. Applicants at the level of an advanced Assistant Professor will also be considered. Applicants should have substantial teaching experience, and evidence of sound scholarship and research experience, and should have the experience or willingness to lead an academic department. Candidates may negotiate a shortened timeline to tenure, depending on their level of experience. A broad training in the four fields is desirable but not necessary; the successful candidate will join a department otherwise comprised of cultural anthropologists. Specialization in biological anthropology open. The normal teaching load is 5 courses/year. Besides topics in their specialization, the successful candidate should be prepared to teach courses in introductory biological anthropology and human evolution. Applications received by October 15 will receive full consideration. For any questions about the position, please contact the chair of the search committee, Professor Arjun Guneratne (guneratne@macalester.edu).
To apply to this position, please submit the following materials to Academic Jobs Online: a letter of application not exceeding three pages outlining research and teaching interests (including specialized courses in your field suitable for an undergraduate curriculum), as well as addressing your leadership experience or your willingness to take on leadership roles, a vita, names and contact information of three referees, and a sample syllabus. Finalist candidates may be asked for additional references. You should also address in a separate statement not to exceed one page your experience and vision in promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion in your teaching and mentoring of students, and in your professional engagement.
Application materials should be written to be accessible to all members of the search committee, not all of whom are anthropologists, as well as the college Provost and Dean of the Faculty.
Macalester College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college located in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, which has a population of approximately three million and is home to numerous colleges and universities, including the University of Minnesota. Macalester’s diverse student body comprises over 2000 undergraduates from 49 states and the District of Columbia and over 90 nation-states. The College maintains a longstanding commitment to academic excellence with a special emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and service to society. As an equal opportunity employer supportive of affirmative efforts to achieve diversity among its faculty, Macalester College strongly encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented minority groups.
Please note that candidates who are invited for a campus interview will be required to complete faculty screening questions, and offers of employment are contingent upon a successful criminal background check at the time of offer. Finalist candidates may be asked for additional references.
