Assistant Professor of Anthropology

Union College Career Center in Becker Hall•Schenectady, NY

1d•$81,500 - $83,500•Onsite

About The Position

Union College invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Anthropology, beginning September 1, 2026. Review of applications will begin on November 8, 2026 and continue until the position is filled. Applications received by November 8 will receive priority consideration. We seek socio-cultural candidates whose research addresses, and who can teach courses on religion and gender and who could offer courses in some of the following areas: kinship, childhood, education, visual anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. Geographically, we are interested in areas underrepresented in the current Union College curriculum including Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, or among the indigenous peoples of the Americas or Oceania, but we will consider other areas not currently represented by faculty in the department. Ideally, the new faculty member would be willing to direct one of our ethnographic field schools in rotation with another faculty member. Candidates with a Ph.D. in Anthropology in hand and teaching experience are preferred, but ABD candidates, as well as candidates in closely related fields are welcome to apply. The successful candidate will teach six courses over three ten-week trimesters.

Requirements

Ph.D. in Anthropology in hand or ABD
Teaching experience
Ability to teach courses on religion and gender
Ability to offer courses in kinship, childhood, education, visual anthropology, and linguistic anthropology
Research and teaching abilities

Nice To Haves

Research interests in areas underrepresented in the current Union College curriculum (Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, or among the indigenous peoples of the Americas or Oceania)
Willingness to direct ethnographic field schools
Candidates in closely related fields

Responsibilities

Teach six courses over three ten-week trimesters.
Direct one of our ethnographic field schools in rotation with another faculty member.
Develop courses in their area of expertise that may contribute to the college’s general education curriculum as well as its interdisciplinary programs.
Foster an inclusive and supportive classroom environment.