Assistant/Associate Professor - Anthropology

Hamline University • Saint Paul, MN • 3h ago

Founded in 1854, Hamline was the first university in Minnesota and among the first coeducational institutions in the nation. Hamline University provides a world-class education for undergraduate and graduate students. Our faculty, staff, and students cultivate an ethic of civic responsibility, social justice, and inclusive leadership and service.

Hamline University is an Equal Opportunity employer. Hamline University does not discriminate on the basis of race; color; religion; creed; sex; national origin; marital status; familial status; status with regard to public assistance; membership or activity in a local human rights commission; disability; age; protected veteran status; or any other status protected by applicable law in its education or employment programs or activities. The University will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

The Anthropology Program in the Division of Social Sciences at Hamline University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in biological anthropology to begin Fall 2026. Our preferred candidate will be able to enhance our programs 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.

Candidates must be familiar with biocultural approaches in anthropology and be willing to teach a wide variety of classes that are the hallmark of work in a small liberal arts college. Required courses include human osteology (with a lab), forensic anthropology, introduction to anthropology, and topics classes in biological anthropology.

We are excited about prospective colleagues who also:

Are committed to teaching excellence;
Demonstrate record of supporting students from diverse backgrounds;
Engage in and mentor students through research and in internships;
Have an active and productive research agenda;
Are interested in engaging in shared governance and providing service to the college,

university, and their community.

Tenure-track faculty typically teach six courses per academic year. Assistant faculty get one course reduction during the first year and a three-course release after a successful 3rd year review.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Anthropology or a closely related field ABD applicants with expected defense dates by August 1, 2026 will also be considered.

Screening of applications begins on November 1, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled. Questions may be addressed to Dr. Brian Hoffman, Department Chair at 651-523-2891 or bhoffman@hamline.edu.

SALARY RANGE: $ 63,000 - $67,000 depending on rank.

Please include the following documents with your application:

A letter of interest and current curriculum vitae

A teaching statement that outlines pedagogy in a multicultural/multiethnic campus environment with a substantial population of students who are among the first-generation of their family to attend college.

Evidence of teaching effectiveness, for example sample assignments, copies of student evaluations, a list of courses previously taught and/or a list of courses that could be taught.

Transcripts of graduate coursework (unofficial transcripts are sufficient)

A research statement focusing on past work and future plans

Names and contact information for three references

References for finalists will be contacted to submit a confidential reference letter.

Applications received by December 1st, 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.

About Hamline University

Hamline University is located midway between the downtowns of Minneapolis and Saint Paul in the cosmopolitan heart of the metropolitan area. The Anthropology program is part of the Diivison of Social Sciences in Hamline's College of Liberal Arts, which offers a strong and holistic foundation in the discipline. Division faculty are actively engaged in research that meaningfully connects to coursework and often offers opportunities for undergraduates to participate or collaborate. The College of Liberal Arts, together with Hamline's School of Business, serves 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 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.

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 .

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