Job description
UNT has a highly diverse campus with a wide range of languages spoken in addition to English. We welcome candidates who have experience with HSI/MSIs and/or who speak Spanish, Vietnamese, American Sign Language, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin and other variations), Arabic, Tagalog, Farsi, French, or/and Yoruba.
- environmental and ecological anthropology
- medical anthropology and public health
- anthropology of education
- business, technology, and design
- migration and borders
- urban anthropology.
We seek research and teaching expertise in one or more of the above focus areas. Preference will be given to applicants with expertise in the intersection of the environment, health/well-being, and social/racial justice.
Responsibilities of the successful candidate will include:
- teach undergraduate and graduate anthropology courses, particularly in one of our focus areas. Other courses may be methodological, theoretical, or of a geographic area
- our department has a strong tradition of online teaching, and the successful candidate must be willing to teach some distance education courses (in addition to face-to-face classes)
- develop applied field and/or class projects that educate students in anthropological praxis
- mentor undergraduate and graduate students
- maintain an active research agenda commensurate with UNT’s ambitions and obligations as a Carnegie-ranked Tier One public research university that is also both a Hispanic and Minority Serving institution, and contribute to the service of the department, college, and university
- contribute to the service of the department, college, and university
- Experience in applied cultural anthropology.
- Demonstrated scholarly accomplishments, teaching experience, and experience in anthropological praxis.
- An applicant who can bridge the scholarship of current faculty in more than one area and/or with experience in policy will be considered a plus.
The University of North Texas System and its component institutions are committed to equal opportunity and comply with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University of North Texas System and its component institutions do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, and employment practices.
- a letter of application describing their qualifications
- a statement of research interests
- a statement of teaching philosophy. As UNT is a HSI and MSI university, address in your teaching statement how you would create an engaging and inclusive classroom that serves our diverse student population.
- a curriculum vitae
- the names of three references with contact information.
- Optional document – a summary of teaching evaluations.
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