Assistant Professor, Anthropology

University of Nevada Reno•Reno, NV

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Anthropology in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Nevada, Reno invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in biological anthropology. The successful candidate will maintain an active research program on humans or human ancestors grounded in biocultural perspectives that bridge evolutionary anthropology and human biology. Areas of interest include developmental influences on adult biology and health, non-genetic forms of biological inheritance, climate adaptations, functional morphology, and physiological and nutritional responses to environmental stress and disease. Research informed by frameworks such as life history theory, social theories, developmental plasticity, or evolutionary quantitative genetics is encouraged. Candidates should pursue impactful, forward-looking scholarship and use innovative methods, including computational, quantitative, and laboratory-based approaches. Interdisciplinary collaboration within anthropology and related fields is highly desirable. The successful candidate will maintain an active research program and contribute to undergraduate and graduate biological anthropology programs, including developing courses in their area of specialization. The standard teaching load is 2-2. The position involves substantial graduate education, including graduate-level teaching, mentoring and advising students, serving on or chairing graduate M.A. and Ph.D. committees, and sponsoring students in the department’s established M.A. and Ph.D. programs. The position is a 9-month B-contract appointment. Salary is $73,000–$76,000, commensurate with related education and experience. The university describes a retirement plan with a 19.25% university match and immediate vesting, as well as health insurance options including dental and vision, sick leave, life insurance, long-term disability, fitness center memberships, employee assistance services, reduced-rate tuition for faculty and eligible dependents, and dual-career assistance for newly hired faculty spouses or partners.

Requirements

Ph.D. in anthropology or a related field in hand by July 1, 2027.
A developing or established research agenda in biological anthropology.

Nice To Haves

Record of, or potential for, publishing in top-tier outlets in relevant fields.
Demonstrated excellence or clear evidence of potential for excellence in teaching biological anthropology.
Ability to foster interdisciplinary collaborations within anthropology and across related fields.
Research employing innovative computational, quantitative, and laboratory-based methods.

Responsibilities

Maintain an active research program in biological anthropology focused on humans or human ancestors and grounded in biocultural perspectives.
Pursue impactful scholarship using innovative computational, quantitative, or laboratory-based methods.
Contribute to the department’s undergraduate and graduate programs in biological anthropology.
Develop courses in the candidate’s area of specialization.
Teach a standard 2-2 load, including graduate-level courses.
Mentor and advise graduate students.
Serve as chair or member of graduate M.A. and Ph.D. committees.
Sponsor students in the department’s M.A. and Ph.D. programs.
Contribute to interdisciplinary collaborations within anthropology and across related fields.

Benefits

University match of 19.25% for retirement contributions; faculty are 100% vested on their first day.
Health insurance options including dental and vision.
Generous sick leave.
Life insurance.
Long-term disability coverage.
Annual or semester memberships at the E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center, including spouse/domestic partner membership options.
Mountain EAP counseling and advising services for employees and eligible dependents.
Reduced-rate tuition for faculty and qualified dependents.
Dual-career assistance program for newly hired faculty spouses or partners.
No state income tax.