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The Anthropology Program in the Department of Humans, Environments, and Climate at Hamline University invites applications for a one-year visiting faculty position in biological anthropology to begin fall 2024. Candidates must be able to teach human osteology (with a lab) and introduction to anthropology, as well as a topic in biological anthropology. The ability to teach a course in forensic anthropology is also desirable. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Anthropology or a closely related field. ABD candidates will be considered. Hamline visiting faculty typically teach seven courses or course sections annually.

Our preferred candidate will be able to enhance our departmental strengths in applied anthropology, community-engaged research, and climate studies. We encourage applications from biological anthropologists whose work engages living communities, fieldwork in the global south, ongoing debates about repatriation of human remains, or negotiations of history, ethnicity and race. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment as a scholar-educator to the liberal arts and interdisciplinary education, and will be able to help our students develop in completing public-facing research, learning to work across diverse communities and cultures, and engaging in knowledge-based advocacy.

The Humans, Environments, and Climate Department is in the College of Liberal Arts where faculty support approximately 1,700 undergraduate students. The University’s mission is to create a diverse and collaborative community of learners dedicated to the development of students’ knowledge, values, and skills for successful lives of leadership, scholarship, and service.

Hamline University is located in the heart of the culturally vibrant Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area. The hired faculty member will have access to all facilities that Hamline and the Twin Cities area offers. Hamline University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and educator, and is especially interested in faculty candidates whose work will enrich a diversity of perspectives and inclusiveness on campus.

Applications received by May24th will receive full consideration and applications received after that date will be reviewed at the discretion of the search committee. Questions may be addressed to Dr. Brian Hoffman, Department Chair at 651-523-2891 or bhoffman@hamline.edu

All questions marked ‘Required’ need to be answered in order to submit the application. It is important that your application show all of the relevant education and experience you possess. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. If rejected, you must reapply for the position in order to be considered. A resume or curriculum vitae, a cover letter outlining your qualifications for and interest in the position, contact information for 3 current, professional references, as well as copies of transcripts (if required) must be uploaded with each application .

Since 1854, Hamline has set the standard for excellence in education, and we continue to do so today with the help of driven individuals who are dedicated to Hamline’s tradition of doing all the good we can in all the ways we can. Our community of students, faculty, and staff take seriously the ideals of the university—scholarship, leadership, and fellowship—and work together to enact positive change locally, nationally, and globally. Join us and see how you can take the lead here at Hamline.