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The Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Davis, invites applications for tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Sociocultural Anthropology. A Ph.D. in Anthropology or related discipline must be completed by the first day of courses (September
2025).

We seek applicants with a cutting-edge research project and whose work addresses contemporary issues and challenges of global significance. The ideal candidate will have a rigorous, theoretically and methodologically innovative field research agenda that engages some of the critical concerns of our time. This applicant will complement and expand our department’s current methodological, geographic, and theoretical strengths while communicating across disciplinary and departmental boundaries. Research topic and geographic area are open.
Of particular interest are research topics that address the different and creative ways humans have responded to the challenges of , escalating xenophobia and racism, intensifying environmental change, or growing global inequalities in wealth and health. We also seek applicants who respond to these challenges by experimenting with creative forms of scholarship and modes of thinking.

The position is a nine-month appointment within the Department of Anthropology. The proposed start date is July 1, 2025. Teaching duties will be four courses per academic year (quarter system) at the introductory, advanced undergraduate, and graduate level. The University of California, Davis, and the Department of Anthropology are interested in candidates who are committed to the highest standards of scholarship and professional activities, and to the
development of a campus environment that supports equality and diversity.

Applicants should submit: (1) a Curriculum Vitae; (2) a Statement of Research and Teaching (“job letter”), addressed to the “Sociocultural Anthropology Search Committee”; (3)copies of no more than three scholarly writings e.g., dissertation chapters, journal articles, book chapters (4) and the names and emails of three references. Applications must be submitted online to: http://recruit.ucdavis.edu/apply/.

The position will remain open until filled. However, to ensure consideration, applications should be complete by October 10 , 2024.

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