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Graduate students in Biological Anthropology acquire the PhD degree through mastery of a core curriculum and completion of advanced study and research in a chosen field of specialization. The curricular goal is to foster understanding of human biological adaptation and its evolutionary basis through study of ecological, demographic, genetic, developmental, paleontological, behavioral, and epidemiological dimensions of human adaptation. Comprehensive training in theory and topical research provides the base from which a student’s specialization can be developed under the direction of a Supervisory Committee .

During the first six quarters of enrollment, the student gains contact with faculty in the program and acquires the general competence and background necessary for advanced work through a series of required core courses. The comprehensive and general examinations follow this part of the program. The second part of the program involves research and completion of an acceptable dissertation project. Ideal time for completion of the entire program is five to six years.

Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to submit GRE's. An applicant for admission to the graduate program must have a BA or BS degree. An undergraduate major in anthropology is helpful, but those who have not majored in anthropology are also encouraged to apply. In the review of an application, course work in the following areas is considered especially desirable as preparatory for advanced studies: biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, archaeology, biology and zoology, mathematics, and statistics. Before applying, prospective applicants are strongly advised to consult the list of departmental biological anthropology faculty, to carefully note whether the faculty they are interested in working with are accepting new graduate students, and to get in touch with prospective faculty mentors. 

The application deadline for enrollment beginning in Autumn 2025 is December 15, 2024.  Applications open on September 1st, 2024. Applicants may apply for and be admitted for autumn quarter only. Offers of admission are usually mailed prior to the first of March. Those receiving offers of admission must respond by April 15.  Please visit the Graduate School's  Admission Requirements  page for a complete list of requirements. Visit  Anthropology's Graduate Admissions  page for admission information specific to our department. Visit  Apply Now  to submit your application. 

An entering student is assigned a chair (advisor) from the biological anthropology faculty. Students should stay in regular contact with their chair, bring questions to them, keep them apprised of their progress, let them know of challenges they are facing and consult with this person each quarter concerning study plans. A student may change to have another chair based on the changing interests of the student—however students should always have at least one chair.

Within one quarter after the successful completion of their comprehensive examination, the student should work with their chair to choose an associate advisor from the biological anthropology graduate faculty. The associate advisor is intended to be a resource for students to help provide them multiple perspectives and support. As with the chair (primary advisor), a student may change to have another associate advisor. The student should meet at least once a year with their associate advisor to keep them apprised of their progress, inform them of their research plans, get feedback and ask questions.  Should a student have a co-chair an additional associate advisor is not necessary.

MPH/PhD Concurrent degree program

This concurrent degree program offers interdisciplinary curriculum in the fields of public health and anthropology. Students who complete this program will receive two degrees, a Master of Public Health (MPH) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Anthropology. Students will matriculate into one of four MPH tracks and complete either the Sociocultural OR Biological Anthropology PhD track programs. For more information about this option please visit MPH/PhD Program .

Statistics Concentration

Graduate student pursuing a PhD in anthropology may also consider completing a  Statistics Concentration in Anthropology .

Please visit the Department of Anthropology's main calendar  and the  Biological Anthropology Seminar Series (BASS)  calendar for a list of upcoming events.

Program Structure

Supervisory Committee | PhD Degree | Curriculum | Comprehensive (Written) Examination |   Dissertation Proposal | Colloquium | General (Oral) Examination | Teaching Requirement  | Seminar & Final Examination | Grant Funding & Publishing

Supervisory Committee

A student should always have at least one chair (faculty advisor) throughout their entire time in the PhD program, although a student may change to another chair. Students should constitute a full committee as they begin to write their dissertation proposal. The student should discuss committee member choices with their chair and their developing projects with prospective committee members. Associate advisors may be members of the Supervisory Committee, but are not required to be.

Please refer  Policy 4.2: Supervisory Committee for Graduate Students for a complete list of Supervisory Committee composition requirements. The Supervisory Committee shall consist of a chair (who is the primary the advisor) chosen from the graduate faculty in biological anthropology, a Graduate School Representative (GSR), and from two to four other members. At least half of the full committee (excluding the GSR) must be from the biological anthropology faculty. The GSR committee member must not be in the same department as the student/committee chair and must not have collaborations or other conflicts of interest with the student/committee chair. 

Faculty become official members of the committee when (1) the student submits a completed form for establishing a PhD Supervisory Committee   to the Graduate Program Assistant, and (2) the Graduate School responds by officially inviting all proposed committee members to serve as members of the supervisory committee.  At least three members of the Supervisory Committee will also serve on the PhD dissertation Reading Committee. Students should contact the Graduate Program Assistant if they would like to change the composition of their committee after it is officially established.

To obtain a PhD, the student must:

• Satisfy the Graduate School's requirements ( see the UW Graduate School ).
• Complete the core curriculum.
• Pass the comprehensive examination.
• Submit an acceptable PhD dissertation proposal.
• Present a dissertation colloquium.
• Pass the general examination.
• Fulfill the teaching requirement.
• Submit an acceptable PhD dissertation; present a seminar based on the dissertation.
• Pass the final examination.

a) A student with a limited background in biological anthropology must complete, upon entry to the program:

BIO A 502 (6 credits) Preceptorial Reading in Biological Anthropology.

b) If, in the view of the chair (advisor), a student has a limited background in other subfields of anthropology, the student must complete, as soon as possible, either or both of the following:

i)       ANTH 500     (6 cr) Preceptorial Reading in Sociocultural Anthropology ii)      ARCHY 501 (6 cr) Preceptorial Reading in Archaeology

c) Students must take at least five 400 or 500 level BIO A core courses (of at least 3 credits each). Among these five courses, students must complete at least one course in each of the four core competency areas. A single course can only fulfill competency requirements for one area at a time. Students should select their core courses in consultation with their advisor(s).  Students who have taken graduate courses at other institutions may petition for one or more of these courses to count towards their PhD requirements. Students who want to petition for this should work with their chair to generate a written request for consideration by the biological anthropology faculty.

Core competency areas:

1)     Human Biology/Health (HB) 2)     Paleoanthropology/Anatomy (PA) 3)     Evolution (E) 4)     Primatology (P)

Core courses with competency area categories in parentheses:

• BIO A 409 Human Sexual Selection (E)
• BIO A 413 Human-Primate Interface: Implications for Disease, Risk, & Conservation (P)
• BIO A 420 Anthropological Research on Health Disparities (HB)
• BIO A 450 Biodemography Seminar  (HB, E)                                                                     
• BIO A 454  Hormones & Behavior: Seminar (HB)​​​ Must be taken w/ BIO A 455                    
• BIO A 455 Lab Methods in Hormones & Behavior (HB) Must be taken w/ BIO A 454
• BIO A 465 Nutritional Anthropology  (HB)
• BIO A 470 Evolution of Human Behavior (E)
• BIO A 471 Biocultural Perspectives Childcare Development (HB, E)
• BIO A 473 Biological Adaptability of Human Populations  (HB, E)
• BIO A 476 Sociocultural Ecology and Health  (HB, E)
• BIO A 477 Evolutionary Perspectives on Sex and Gender Roles  (E)
• BIO A 482 Human Population Genetics  (E)
• BIO A 483 Human Genetics, Disease, and Culture  (HB, E)
• BIO A 484 Applied Methods in Human Growth & Development (HB)
• BIO A 485 Research in Growth and Development (HB, E)
• BIO A 486 Primate Socioecology  (P, E)
• BIO A 487 Human and Comparative Osteology  (P)
• BIO A 488 Primate Evolution  (P, E, PA)
• BIO A 491 Issues in Human Paleontology  (PA)
• BIO A 495 Growth and Development: Infancy  (HB)
• BIO A 496 Growth and Development: Adolescence and Reproductive Maturity  (HB)
• BIO A 520 Human Behavioral Ecology (3-5) (E)
• BIO A 521 Hominin Evolution  (E, PA)
• BIO A 522 Hominin Evolution   (E, PA)
• BIO A 523 Social Networks and Health: Biocultural Perspectives  (HB)
• BIO A 526 Quantitative Methods and Modeling for Biocultural Anthropology (HB)
• BIO A 544 Applied Biomechanics of Human Movement  (PA)
• BIO A 550 Skeletal Biology and Prehistoric Demography  (PA)
• BIO A 559 Laboratory Methods in Anthropological Genetics  
• BIO A 568 Human Reproductive Ecology  (E, HB)
• BIO A 569 Behavioral Ecology and Demography  (E)
• BIO A 584 Topics in Ecology and Adaptation  (E)
• BIO A 588 Topics in Primate Evolution  (PA, P)
• BIO A 591 Issues in Hominin Paleontology  (PA)

d) In addition to the five core courses required above students must take BIO A 525  Biocultural Research Methods & Study Design

e) These courses provide a broad view of the theory, methods, research, and ethical concerns of biological anthropology. Training in the ethical conduct of research is woven throughout BIO A topical courses and graduate student professional development, with the goal of understanding past, present, and future ethical considerations of the discipline. These courses also provide students an opportunity to identify their primary research and theoretical and methodological expertise of the faculty. A student must complete the core courses with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0. A grade of less than 2.7 in any core course is unsatisfactory; normally, the student must repeat the course, but may, by petition to the biological anthropology faculty, seek to remedy the deficiency in another way.

f) Finally, each student must complete one of the below statistics sequences for a grade (or the equivalent as approved by the biological anthropology faculty)

BIOST 511, 512, and 513 , or BIOST 517 and 518 , or SOC 504, 505, and 506, or POL S 500, 501, and 503

g) Each student must satisfactorily complete all of the requirement listed above (except completion of BIO A 525  Biocultural Research Methods & Study Design) before taking the comprehensive examination.

h) Students may choose to take additional courses relevant to their particular research interests; these should be chosen in consultation with the student’s committee members and other advisors.

i) While in residence, PhD students are expected to attend the biological anthropology seminar series (BASS). If there are extenuating circumstances which make this difficult, the student should discuss these with their advisor. BASS is designed to be a forum for professional development and features a combination of research seminars from students and faculty at the UW and beyond as well as occasional sessions on topics such as career development. Students should reserve the BASS time slots on their calendar ( https://anthropology.washington.edu/bass-calendar ).

j) A student must register for a minimum of 27 credits of dissertation writing (ANTH 800) over a period of at least three quarters. 

Comprehensive (Written) Examination

This is an examination of the student’s general knowledge of biological anthropology, as derived primarily from the contents of the core courses and as applied to current issues in the field. The examination consists of questions selected by the faculty and is designed to test a student’s ability to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate theories, concepts and data. Students are expected to work with their chair to pick an additional one or two committee members. This comprehensive written examination committee will make a recommendation to the graduate faculty in biological anthropology who will determine the final score of the exam.

Students are expected to take this examination during finals week in the spring quarter of their second year. The faculty sets the dates of the examination. S tudents must submit a Master's Degree request (non-thesis) in MyGrad prior to the exam . Please refer to the Procedural Steps to Degree page for details about how to submit requests in MyGrad.   The exam comprises four questions and is scheduled for six hours. The complete examination may be taken once and leads to one of three outcomes:

• Pass, with the recommendation to proceed in the PhD program – awarded when the score on each question is 3.0 or above.
• Conditional Pass – awarded when the answer to one or two questions are scored at or below 2.9. The condition is satisfied when the student demonstrates competence by successfully retaking the relevant portion(s) of the examination.
• Failure – awarded when the answers to three or more questions are scored at or below 2.9. Students who fail this examination may not proceed toward the PhD although they may, provided the overall score on the comprehensive examination is at least 2.7, earn a terminal MA.

Master's Degree

Upon completion of all required coursework and scoring at least 2.7 overall on the comprehensive examination the student can obtain a Master of Arts (MA) in Anthropology: Biological Anthropology.  Once the Graduate Program Assistant is informed that the student has completed their Comprehensive (Written) Examination and fulfilled all related degree requirements, the degree request will be approved .

Dissertation Proposal

Students should constitute a complete Supervisory Committee as they begin to write their dissertation proposal.   After completing the master’s degree, the student subsequently presents a formal written proposal of original research to the Supervisory Committee. The Supervisory Committee may require the student to complete one or more literature reviews as part of developing the dissertation proposal. Where appropriate, the proposal should be prepared in a form suitable for submission to a funding agency (e.g. NSF DDIG).

The candidate presents an overview of the proposed dissertation research in a colloquium to which all members of the Department of Anthropology are invited. The colloquium is usually held before the general exam, but also can be combined with the general examination.

General (Oral) Examination

A two-hour general examination focusing on the candidates proposed area of research and its theoretical and methodological foundation is administered by the Supervisory Committee . The general examination should be taken within five quarters (of enrollment) of taking the comprehensive examination. Students must submit a Doctoral (General Exam) request in MyGrad prior to the exam .  Please refer to the Procedural Steps to Degree page for details about how to submit requests in MyGrad.

The PhC is normally conferred once the student receives a Pass on their General Examination, and all department and  UW Graduate School requirements are met. Once the Graduate Program Assistant is informed that the student has completed their General Examination and fulfilled all related degree requirements, the exam request will be approved. 

Teaching Requirement

Before receiving the PhD degree, the candidate is expected to serve as a teaching assistant in anthropology, or teach a course in anthropology at least once. The course must be evaluated by the students enrolled and this evaluation should be shared and discussed with the PhD student's chair. 

Seminar & Final Examination

Following completion of research, the candidate prepares a dissertation which is submitted to the dissertation Reading Committee . On the recommendation of this committee, the candidate presents to the community a seminar based upon the dissertation, and then sits for the Final Examination (an oral defense of the dissertation required by the Graduate School and administered by the PhD Supervisory Committee ).

Once the date and time of the final examination have been established, the student must submit a Doctoral (Final Exam) request in MyGrad . Please refer to the Procedural Steps to Degree page for details about how to submit requests in MyGrad.   For information about how to submit the dissertation, visit the Dissertation Submission  page and the Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs): Overview . Please take note of any relevant deadlines on the Graduate student dates & deadlines and the Academic Calendar .

Grant Funding & Publishing

While not a formal requirement of the PhD program, students are strongly encouraged to apply for external grant funding and to begin publishing their research in peer-reviewed journals before completion of their PhDs. Peer-reviewed publications allow the broader dissemination of one’s work to benefit the scientific community and demonstrate one’s capability to so meaningfully contribute. Grant funding allows one to conduct higher quality research and demonstrates one’s ability to support their work and have an external check on the merits of their research plans. It is difficult to get post-PhD jobs in academia without a strong grant funding and publication record. For students who decide not to continue in academia, grants and publications are still likely to be helpful on the job market. Students should strategize with the chair of their Supervisory Committee and associate advisor about applying for grants and submitting their work for publication.

Please visit the Graduation Requirement page for a comprehensive list of University requirements. 

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Ph.D. Funding & Payroll

Emergency Funding for Graduate Students

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***IMPORTANT: If and when you receive a grant, please forward all details of that grant (the award letter, amount, dispersion process, costs covered) to the Graduate Program Administrator. Students must secure at least $5k stipend salary (cumulatively) per semester in order to receive the BU Health Insurance Credit. Please also note: GRS funding must be used before the completion of your 7 th year. 

AY23-24 PhD Payroll Schedule

• First   pay   day 9/8/2023
• Last   pay   day 12/29/2023
• First   pay   day 1/5/2024
• Last   pay   day 5/3/2024

Summer 2024: Fall 2021 cohort forward receive 5 Years of guaranteed Summer Funding. Summer DARFs (processed beginning of April) for $5k split equally ($2500 each) between the 2 summer sessions and are paid out on 4th Friday of May and June. Cohorts prior to Fall 2021 must submit Summer Funding proposals to the department by 4pm EST on April 21st, or apply to other grants to carry themselves over the Summer Sessions. 

External Funding Opportunities

We suggest that you investigate external funding opportunities from the specific agencies or foundations mentioned below. Always check funding source websites for current deadlines.

Federal and state, foundation, and corporate funding

• GrantForward
• Institute of International Education
• MacArthur Foundation
• National Academy of Sciences
• National Institutes of Health
• National Endowment for the Humanities

Graduate Training

• American Association of University Women
• American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships  
• The American Ethnological Society (AES)
• Biological Anthropology Program – Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (BA-DDRIG)
• Carter G. Woodson Institute Fellowship Program
• Center for Engaged Scholarship
• CAORC Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program
• Cultural Anthropology Program – Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (CA-DDRIG)
• CURA Colloquium Fellows
• Explorers Club
• Ford Foundation
• Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies
• Humane Studies Fellowships
• International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF)
• Leakey Foundation
• The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
• Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
• Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships
• Social Science Research Council
• Ford Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowships Program
• National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships
• Compilation from Michigan State University
• Wenner-Gren: The Wadsworth African Fellowships
• Wenner-Gren: Wadsworth International Fellowships

Area Studies and Language Training

• Asian Cultural Council (ACC)
• ARIT Fellowships in Humanities and Social Sciences
• Boren Awards
• Chateaubriand Fellowship – Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS)
• Critical Language Scholarship Program
• Fulbright-Hays–Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
• America Indian Institute of Indian Studies
• Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) [Department of Education]

Summer Funding Opportunities

• American School of Oriental Research
• JSPS International Fellowships for Research in Japan
• Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellows Program
• Departmental Summer Funding

Dissertation Writing and Completion (Post Field)

• The Hanry Frank Gugenheim Foudation, Harry Frank Guggenheim Emerging Scholar Awards
• Mellon/CLIR dissertation research on original sources
• Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
• Global Religion Research Initiative
• Horowitz Foundation Grants for Social Policy
• The Peace Institute, Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowship
• The Institute of Turkish Studies, The Dissertation Writing Grant

Other online databases

Electronic guides to finding information about grants and the grant application process

• Brandeis University: External Fellowships, Awards and Funding Databases
• New York University Libraries: Grants and Proposals
• American Historical Association
• Social sciences example: the APA’s  list of scholarships, grants, and awards  (does not require login)

International Funding Opportunities

• Research councils UK office  http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/pages/home.aspx
• IREX – international research & exchanges board projects, including fellowships:   http://www.irex.org/projects
• ResearchResearch   – ResearchResearch (London, UK) requires a paid subscription, but it does provide a venue for researchers looking for international funding options.

Please contact the Graduate Program Administrator to examples of successful grant applications.

The BU Administrative Process

Department Review -> CAS Grants Office Review -> Office of Sponsored Programs Review -> Submission

If the external grant funds need to disburse through BU rather than directly to the student, then the grant application needs to run through the internal BU process. We recommend that you check in with the department before applying to any external grant to keep the department apprised of your funding sources, and to double check whether it needs to follow this process.

The internal process is important for the following reasons: (1) To ensure compliance with BU policies, (2) To begin the account set-up process for funds that will be routed through the University, and (3) To provide you with the highest chance of a successful application. For NSF, for instance, there is no way to submit the application without completing the full procedure before the deadline. For that reason, you must submit materials with a sufficiently long lead time .

Applying for GRAF

There are two rounds of GRAF applications — one in the Fall (due to GRS by Nov. 1) and one in the Spring (due to GRS by March 21) . The department will set internal deadlines, to be announced by the DGS.

Details on both the Short Term GRAF and the Long Term GRAF are here:  http://www.bu.edu/cas/current-students/phd-mfa-students/financial-aid/aid-for-phd-students/ .

Your applications need to be submitted electronically to the Department Admin by the internal deadline  (not directly to GRS) .  Please note that the Nomination Form on the web link ( http://www.bu.edu/cas/files/2017/06/ GRAF -Nomination-form.pdf ) is the crucial document that you need to submit.  It contains complete instructions. 

For the 1-page letter from the dissertation supervisor or DGS, our department asks that this letter come from your  supervisor , not the DGS.  Please have your supervisor send that letter electronically directly to the Department Admin by the  internal deadline.

For your transcript, note that you do NOT need to get an official transcript from the Registrar.  An unofficial one that you can get online is fine.

Applying for External Grants

In general, anything that pays indirect costs to the University needs to go through the full internal procedure.  This includes anything from US government agencies, along with some others; National Science Foundation (NSF) is by far the most common for us, but also NIH, NIMH, Margot Marsh Biodiversity, Leakey Foundation (with slight variations) , etc. The following external grants do not need to go through the internal procedure: Wenner-Gren, Cora du Bois, SSRC, Fulbright, Fulbright-Hays, National Geographic. Even for those, however, please keep departmental staff and your advisor aware of what you are doing.

At least two weeks (10 business days) prior to the application deadline:

• Notify the Department Administrator of your intent to apply. The CAS Grants office needs to be informed of any upcoming submissions for the week on Mondays by noon.
• BU Proposal Summary Form (PSF) –  PDF
• Project Proposal
• Project Budget with Budget Justification
• Both the PI and the co-PI (the major advisor and the student respectively for NSF) need to complete the Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) form.
• The Department Administrator will then submit the full application to the CAS Grants Office for Dean’s approval. You will be notified if any revisions need to be made. Most applications need revisions, especially to the budget, which is why it is important to submit ahead of the deadline. The earlier you submit the application, the more time you have to make the necessary corrections.
• Once the Dean has approved the proposal, the CAS Grants Office will forward the application to the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) for final approval with the PI and Department Administrator copied on the message.
• Our research administrator at OSP, Dianna Lopez, will review the application and assist with formal submission to the external sponsor.

NSF in a Nutshell

For a helpful resource on navigating the NSF process, click here .

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Biological Anthropology refers to the study of the genetic study of homo sapiens, evolutionary theories, demographics, and human adjustment to the environment. People interested in the study of fossils can pursue different courses in various top-ranked universities in the world . To enrol in different courses abroad, eligible students must check out the admission process, included in this blog, to apply to the apt university abroad. One can build a lucrative career in the field of anthropology after studying various aspects of evolutionary biology. 

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Also known as Physical Anthropology, this branch of anthropology is concerned with the study of biological and social studies. This academic discipline enables students of different programme levels to learn about the evolution of human beings and human biological and social variation. Enrolment in undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate courses of this anthropology branch qualifies students to decipher the remains of our ancestors, track the genetic evolution of mankind, mutations in homo sapiens, and extinction of species by studying different types of fossils. Enroled students deploy new methodologies and techniques to study the fossils to track different aspects of evolutionary history. 

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Top universities of the world impart bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate, and postgraduate degrees in Biological Anthropology. The curriculum of each course deals with the study of biosocial variation and mutations in homo sapiens. The underlying themes of these domains are nutrition, human genetics, child growth, adaptation to climate change and environment, and public health.

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Each university has a distinct Biological Anthropology syllabus, which is designed by the faculty of each university. The curriculum for each programme level is based on the study of fossil classification, human evolution, mutation of species, differences in humans due to genetics and demographics, and extinction of species. 

Here are some common domains of study in this academic discipline of the biological study of human behaviour and evolution:

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• Human Ecology

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Ans. It is the study of human evolution and human behaviour toward climate change and the environment. It is the study of different aspects of genetics, mutation, and extinction. 

Ans. Indian students can pursue anthropology courses in top-ranked universities of the world like the University of Cambridge, the University of California, the Australian National University, the University of Calgary, etc. 

Ans. After acquiring a degree in this anthropology branch, one can be employed as an Archivist, Curator, Researcher, Professor, Technical Writer, Nutritionist, Forensic Scientist, Collection Manager, and Biological Anthropologist. 

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Assistant Professor of Anthropology: Biological Anthropology

Position Description

The Department of Anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington invites applications for a full-time tenure-track assistant professor position in biological anthropology, beginning Fall 2024. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to our curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate levels in areas that complement our existing strengths. Positive factors for consideration include, but are not limited to, candidates who incorporate an active research program in human or non-human primate species, extinct or extant, with a research paradigm rooted in, and explicitly connected to, modern evolutionary theory and whose research includes fieldwork and/or laboratory-based studies. Areas of expertise might include but are not limited to: adaptation to changing ecological conditions, climate, habitats, or disease exposures studied through genetic, anatomic, physiological and/or behavioral variation. Opportunities for collaboration include teaching in the Departmental Human Evolutionary Biology and Medical Anthropology and Global Health options, the PaleoBiology minor, and the University’s Data Science Minor; and articulation with the University’s Population Health Initiative, the Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology (especially their Health of People and Populations primary research area), the Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences, existing Departmental laboratories (Biodemography Lab, Molecular Anthropology Lab, Primate Evolutionary Biomechanics Lab), and/or the eScience Institute. Teaching responsibilities include four courses per academic year across three quarters at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in the Biological Anthropology program. UW Anthropology faculty engage in teaching, research, and service and have an annual service period of nine months (September 16-June 15).

This position will be expected to incorporate the Department’s commitment to integrity, equity, access, and inclusion in their teaching and research and to conduct ethical research. The Department of Anthropology is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic community.

Washington State Law requires that this ad list a binding salary range. The base salary range for this position will be $9,250-$13,000/month on a 9-month basis ($83,250-$117,000 annually), commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

Qualifications

A PhD, or foreign equivalent, in biological anthropology by appointment start date and evidence of a successful research program are required.

Application Instructions

To apply, use Interfolio and include the following items: (1) cover letter; (2) curriculum vitae; (3) teaching statement (addressing teaching philosophy and approaches to both large lecture courses and lab/methods classes, and discussion of teaching challenges and their solutions); (4) diversity statement (statement on how your teaching, research, and/or service contribute to diversity through scholarship and/or by improving access to higher education for underrepresented individuals or groups), (5) research statement (explication of research activities and accomplishments as well as future plans), and (6) the names and contact information of three referees. Additional information regarding the application documents can be found at https://anthropology.washington.edu/guidance-faculty-job-materials

The cover letter should be addressed to Dr. Patricia Kramer, Department of Anthropology ( [email protected] ). Priority will be given to applications received by October 1, 2023.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.

Benefits Information

A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs/ . Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.

Commitment to Diversity

The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint ( http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/ ). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities ( https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432 ).

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To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or [email protected] .