Assistant Professor of Anthropology

Updated: 2 months ago
Location: Falls Village, CONNECTICUT
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 24 Feb 2024

TRINITY COLLEGE (Hartford, Connecticut) and the Department of Anthropology, invite applicants for a full-time, tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level, in URBAN MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY focusing on issues related directly or diasporically to the non-Western world. The appointment will be effective July 1, 2024. The successful candidate will be able to attend to the various structural vulnerabilities that emerge in the crossroads of health, race, and economic access in one or more of the following areas: addiction, aging, mental health, nutrition, pollution, climate, reproductive care, and/or violence. Candidates must have completed their Ph.D. in anthropology by the time of the appointment and have some teaching experience. Successful candidates will demonstrate grounding in cultural anthropology and have a strong background in current theories of medical anthropology and ethnographic methods. Candidates should have ethnographic expertise in some part of the non-Western world and be able to teach engaging, rigorous courses in topics such as Introduction to Medical Anthropology, the Anthropology of Health, or Anthropological Approaches to Global Health. In addition, the successful candidate will be required to teach ANTH 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology annually. Candidates are encouraged to develop new undergraduate courses in their own field of research, as well as community-learning courses. The College has a five-course annual load, which is reduced to four each for the first two years for beginning faculty. The college also offers ample opportunity and support for scholarly research.

The Department of Anthropology's web site may be accessed at: https://www.trincoll.edu/Academics/MajorsAndMinors/anthropology/

Trinity College seeks a staff that reflects the changing demographics of our student body. Our student body is diverse, representing 41 states and 70 countries, with 21 percent U.S. students of color and 50 percent who identify as women. More than 90 percent of students live on campus. Trinity is a highly selective, independent, nonsectarian liberal arts institution located in the capital city of Hartford, Conn. With more than 2,100 full-time undergraduate students and 91 graduate students, the college maintains a rigorous academic profile complemented by a vibrant and diverse co-curricular program. We consider our location in a culturally and socioeconomically diverse capital city to be among Trinity's most distinctive assets, and we cultivate strong connections with our surrounding neighbors and with institutions and organizations throughout Hartford and the region. As a preeminent liberal arts college in an urban setting, Trinity College prepares students to be bold, independent thinkers who lead transformative lives.