Auto req ID:	26062BR
Faculty Rank:	Assistant Professor
Faculty Tenure Status:	On Tenure Earning Track
Faculty Employment Status:	Full Time Appointment

The Department of Anthropology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor position in Biological Anthropology. Candidates will teach at both the undergraduate and graduate level beginning August, 2013. Candidates for this position should be broadly trained, and have a clearly defined research agenda and teaching philosophy. The ideal candidate will also have practical experience in biological anthropology. Experience in online and blended instruction is also a plus. Willingness to develop online courses and to teach Introduction to Cultural Anthropology is also a requirement. Candidates must have a PhD in hand at the time of hire. Salary is negotiable.

UAB is the premier comprehensive research university in Alabama, ranked as one of the top
15 research universities in the nation. Please contact the Search Committee Chair, Loretta Cormier if you have any questions about this position (phone 205-934-8701 or email lcormier@uab.edu ).

Applications should be received no later than December 1, 2012. Please submit a single pdf file containing the following documents: 1) a letter describing research, teaching interests, and teaching philosophy; 2) a curriculum vitae; 3) the names of three references; 4) a teaching portfolio; 5) a copy of your graduate transcript with evidence of the terminal degree.

Please email your electronic application to:
lcormier@uab.edu

UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of ethnicity, gender, faith, gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans. A pre-employment background investigation is performed on candidates selected for employment.

For additional information please refer to: http://www.uab.edu/cas/