APTPUO - Fall 2026 - ANT3132 A00
About The Position
The study of personhood, the self, and identity as historically specific concepts, and the emotions as culturally determined. Transcultural psychiatry and ethnopsychology as questioning ideas of pathological and abnormal behaviours. A view of biomedical understandings of mental illness as cultural constructs with a challenge to the universal validity of diagnostic categories and conventional understandings of depression, schizophrenia, and traumatic disorders. The psychological sciences as objects of anthropological inquiry and a critique of dominant psycho pharmaceutical approaches and the medicalization of normality. The complex relationship between mind, brain, and culture.
Requirements
- M.A. in anthropology and completed anthropology Ph.D. coursework or a more advanced training in Anthropology.
- Demonstrable track record or expertise in the field of psychological anthropology in the form of previous teaching experience in the same or similar course or through publications in the field.
- Competence in second language: Passive.
- All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Nice To Haves
- An acceptable level of education and/or experience could be viewed as being equivalent to the educational required and/or demonstrated experience.
Responsibilities
- Teach Psychological Anthropology (ANT3132 Section A00) during the 2026 Fall Semester.
- Successfully complete all mandatory legislated training as required by provincial law.
- Apply for positions using the appropriate worker profile if currently an active employee of the University of Ottawa.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Defined benefit pension plan
- Group insurance coverage
- Employee and family assistance program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
