Part-time Faculty Pool - Anthropology

Job Description

Arcadia University invites applications for Adjunct Professors in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice beginning Fall 2026. Teaching assignments are available for one or more sections of courses in cultural anthropology, such as Introduction to Cultural Anthropology and The Family in Cross-Cultural Perspective.

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Adjunct Faculty instructors will work closely with the program coordinator to provide instruction regarding basic anthropological concepts in the context of a specific course and Arcadia University's undergraduate curriculum requirements.

Qualified candidates should possess a PhD in Cultural Anthropology, or be nearing completion of their doctoral program. Teaching experience is highly preferred with an emphasis on close faculty‑student interaction.

• Applications must be submitted online through Arcadia's Human Resources portal to receive full consideration. Please do not email application materials to the hiring manager. Due to the volume of applications received, communication will generally be limited to candidates selected for additional consideration.
• Application review will begin immediately. Posting will be removed from the website once we've established a sufficient talent pool for consideration.

Arcadia offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare, generous tuition benefits for employees and their families, retirement benefits, health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.

At Arcadia University, our Lived Values are the foundation of our highly regarded, values‑based learning community, which reflects the world in which we want to live. As such, Arcadia actively seeks and welcomes candidates who embrace those values. Arcadia prohibits discrimination against individuals on the basis of ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, age, gender identity, military or military veteran status, disability, family medical or genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

All offers of employment are conditional based on the successful completion of a background check. Employment may not begin until the University accepts the results of the background check.

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