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The Department of Anthropology and Sociology at Western Carolina University invites applications for a 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Anthropology to begin August 1, 2025.
We seek a colleague with theoretically informed and community-engaged ethnographic experience, who will be qualified to teach introductory and upper-level sociocultural anthropology courses in our curriculum, particularly in the areas of digital and/or UX ethnography, broadly construed. We are interested in candidates who use digital methods to explore fundamental anthropological questions, including but not limited to: families and kinship; religion and folklore; medical anthropology and Indigenous health; and death and dying. Geographic region of interest is open. We invite applicants who will complement or expand the program's strengths in Indigenous Studies, Southeastern Archaeology, Forensic Anthropology, and/or Media Studies. The successful candidate will also contribute to the university's Liberal Studies Program by regularly teaching Introduction to Cultural Anthropology. The Department of Anthropology and Sociology emphasizes excellence in teaching with a 3-3 course load that encourages engagement and a well-defined, active scholarly agenda.Ph.D. in Anthropology
ABD considered with degree conferral by August 2025Application materials must be submitted online. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until a candidate has been selected for hire.
Please include cover letter, curriculum vitae, unofficial transcripts from highest degree earned* and a list of three professional references with full contact information.
For questions or additional information please contact Ben Steere at basteere@email.wcu.edu
*All applicants are required to submit an unofficial transcript of their highest attained degree, showing all completed coursework and the date the degree was conferred. The transcript must state 'Degree Awarded,' 'Degree Conferred,' or a similar phrase. For candidates who are ABD, please submit your most recent doctoral program transcript along with your master's degree transcript, if you hold such a degree. The master's degree transcript must have a notation such as 'Degree Awarded,' 'Degree Conferred,' or similar phrase, to verify it as your highest completed degree.
About Western Carolina University
As the westernmost institution in the University of North Carolina system, WCU provides comprehensive educational opportunities to residents in the state’s western region and attracts students from around the globe to explore the region’s vast natural diversity. Founded in 1889 as a teaching college, Western Carolina now provides an education to more than 10,000 students in undergraduate and graduate programs.
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