Tenure-stream position in Anthropology at Colgate

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Colgate University invites applications for a tenure-stream position in Anthropology at the level of Assistant Professor (Ph.D. expected by time of appointment) to commence in the 2011-2012 academic year. The Department invites applications from candidates committed to interdisciplinarity, ethnographic fieldwork, and social theory. Areas of scholarly interest are open, but we are looking for candidates who complement the existing strengths of the department. Teaching interests in one or more of the following are desirable: transnationalism or migration; social movements; collaborative or indigenous archaeology; race and postcolonial theory; urban ethnography; medicine and the body. Geographic area of expertise is open, but the department especially encourages applications from candidates who work in Latin America, South or Southeast Asia.
Teaching duties will include Introduction to Cultural Anthropology or Research Methods, and a Senior Research Seminar, and will include participation in the University’s Liberal Arts Core Curriculum (teaching an interdisciplinary course in the candidate’s areas of specialization). Women and minority scholars are especially encouraged to apply. Colgate is a highly selective, liberal arts college located in central New York. Review of applications will begin October 1, 2010. Send letter of application, c.v., and one article-length writing sample, and have three letters of recommendation sent to: Carolyn Hsu, Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Colgate University, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346. Colgate is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Developing and sustaining a diverse faculty, staff, and student body further the University’s educational mission.