Assistant Professor of Applied Biological Anthropology

4 days ago

San Jose, California, United States San Jose State University Full time
Job Summary

San Jose State University is seeking a highly qualified Assistant Professor of Applied Biological Anthropology to join our esteemed faculty. As a key member of our Anthropology Department, you will be responsible for teaching a range of undergraduate and graduate courses, developing innovative research projects, and contributing to the department's commitment to equity and inclusion.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Applied Biological Anthropology, including general education courses
  • Initiate local, regional, or global projects that involve undergraduate or graduate students
  • Provide academic advising for undergraduate students in Anthropology and Behavioral Science
  • Supervise and advise graduate students in applied anthropology and participate fully as a member of the graduate faculty
  • Maintain an active research profile as manifested in publications, professional presentations, community engaged research, or creative activity in support of tenure and promotion
  • Participate in shared governance, usually in department, college, and university committees and other service assignments
Requirements
  • PhD (or equivalent) in anthropology or a closely related academic field from an accredited institution
  • The ability to develop practice-oriented projects at local, regional, or global levels of organization that potentially involve students
  • A demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence and advising for undergraduate and graduate students, and the capacity to develop and teach a range of courses
  • A record of research productivity as demonstrated through peer-reviewed publications, scholarly presentations, grants, or community engaged research
  • Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a socially and economically diverse student population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience
Preferred Qualifications
  • The ability to apply bioinformatics, data analytics, applied robotics, artificial intelligence, or design principles to anthropological work
  • The ability to use anthropological knowledge and skills to address real-world problems in and between organizations, communities, and networks
  • Experience or expertise in online teaching, remote learning, and high-impact educational strategies
  • The ability to develop opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration across different departments and colleges
  • Experience or expertise in one or more of the following areas: biological variation, epigenetics, hominid evolution, health and disease, genomics, early human migration, forensic anthropology, demography, climate-induced human migration, ergonomics and product design, human-robotic co-evolution
About San Jose State University

San Jose State University is a public university located in the heart of Silicon Valley, one of the most innovative regions in the world. We are a top-200 school nationally in research funding and second highest in research productivity in the CSU system. Our commitment to social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion is reflected in our mission to provide life-changing opportunities and advance the public good locally and globally.

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