Assistant Professor

Position Overview

Department of Anthropology (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) at Texas State University invites applications for a tenure‑track Assistant Professor position in Cultural Anthropology with a focus on Medical Anthropology, beginning Fall
2026. The chosen candidate will join a department of 23 full‑time faculty spanning archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. The department supports research through the Center for Archaeological Studies, the Forensic Anthropology Center, and the Innovative Anthropologies Laboratory, and emphasizes applied, public, and actionable anthropologies.

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses on medical anthropology and other cultural or linguistic anthropology topics, including introductory, advanced, methods, and theory courses at all degree levels.
• Provide practical training for students in the use of ethnographic and other qualitative methodologies in applied anthropological research.
• Mentor undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. students in applied anthropological research, fostering methodological and theoretical rigor and social impact.
• Maintain an externally funded research program in medical anthropology that results in peer‑reviewed publications and other scholarly works, including public, creative, and applied products.
• Contribute to service activities in the department, college, university, and profession, helping advance the department’s mission as an applied program that bridges theory and practice.

• Ph.D. in anthropology awarded by the time of hire.
• Research agenda focused on medical anthropology from a cultural or linguistic anthropology perspective.
• Clear trajectory of publication potential leading to tenure, including peer‑reviewed publications and other scholarly works, such as public, creative, and applied products.
• Experience in teaching or demonstrated ability to teach courses in medical anthropology, as well as other core introductory and advanced courses in cultural or linguistic anthropology theory, methods, and topics.

• A master’s degree or other qualification in public health or global health.
• Research aligned with current high‑interest areas such as reproductive or maternal health, family planning, disability studies, biotechnology/biomedicine, and international borders or migration, especially as they intersect with applied anthropological concerns.
• Experience or expertise in areas that complement existing departmental strengths, as described in the job description.
• Evidence of external research funding or a clear plan to obtain future funding to support research and/or teaching initiatives.
• Evidence of scholarly publication appropriate to career stage.
• Experience mentoring undergraduate and graduate students and supervising applied research projects in medical anthropology.

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