Instructor Anthropology

Requisition Number: F00455P

Job Description:

Job Description: The Department of Sociology & Anthropology in the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences at Weber State University seeks a full-time instructor in anthropology with training in cultural or linguistic anthropology. The successful candidate should demonstrate a strong commitment to undergraduate education and the needs of a large student body in the context of a dual-mission public university. This is a one-year position with the possibility of renewal at the sole discretion of the university based on performance and funding availability. The appointment will be effective July 1, 2025 and will entail teaching responsibilities during the 2025-26 academic year (Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 semesters). 

Job Duties:

Job Duties: 

• The teaching load for this position is 12-credit hours per semester (four 3 credit hour courses) and will consist primarily of introductory courses in anthropology (four-field) and linguistic anthropology. Opportunities to teach other courses will be based on expertise and departmental needs.

• Additional duties include committee or other service activities to department or college as needed.

Required Qualifications:

Required Qualifications: 

• Ph.D. in anthropology, sociocultural or linguistic anthropology by the position start date.

• One year equivalent of experience college / university teaching.

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications: 

• We seek a cultural or linguistic anthropologist with an active, ethnographically-grounded research agenda who can teach introductory anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and other upper-division courses in their area of expertise.

• A record of and commitment to teaching excellence, experience integrating technology into pedagogy, and the ability to engage with and mentor students from a variety of backgrounds.

• A record of research productivity as demonstrated by scholarly presentations and peer-reviewed publications.

Background Check? Yes

Benefits Summary:

WSU offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, long-term disability, life insurance, retirement, a wellness program with release time and paid incentives, tuition benefits, free tickets to athletic and performing arts events, and paid holidays. 

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Open Date: 02/26/2025

Close Date:

Open Until Filled: Yes

Notes to Applicants:

If you are passionate about what you could offer and accomplish here at WSU , we would love to hear from you. To apply, go to the Weber State jobs webpage where faculty and staff positions are posted. Search postings by job title (Instructor Anthropology) and department (Sociology & Anthropology). Complete the online application, and attach these five items: 

• a curriculum vitae;

• a cover letter explaining how you match program hiring expectations with regard to your teaching and research experience;

• a short statement of your teaching philosophy and teaching style;

• one or two samples of your published research or unpublished manuscripts in PDF format;

• the names and contact information of three professional references.

Review of applications will begin March 19, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled.

Criminal background check required as a condition of employment.

About Anthropology at Weber State University:

The Anthropology Program has offered BA and BS degrees since 2000, and is committed to a four fields approach. Today, the program has over 100 declared anthropology majors and 25 minors with 5 full-time anthropology faculty. The program consists of an archaeology track and a general anthropology track, the latter with an emphasis on cultural anthropology.

Weber State University is a comprehensive public institution that was founded in 1889, and has established a reputation as one of the premier undergraduate teaching institutions in the intermountain West. The university has embedded the goal of becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution within its strategic plan, and has a strong collaborative relationship with communities in northern Utah, particularly with the city of Ogden through the Ogden Community Action Network. WSU is a leading proponent of sustainability in the Intermountain West, hosting the annual Intermountain Sustainability Summit, and has been recognized with the Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for its work in partnership with numerous community organizations in the region.

Weber State University serves over 30,000 students, who are enrolled in associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degrees in business, education, health professions, technology, and the liberal arts and sciences. The University is located in Ogden, Utah, north of Salt Lake City on the western slopes of the Wasatch Mountains. The area offers a wide variety of cultural, educational, and year-round outdoor recreation experiences. Additional information concerning Weber State University is available at http://www.weber.edu/. 

Physical Activity of this position: Expressing or exchanging ideas. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately or quickly. , Ability to receive detailed information with or without assistance.

Physical Requirements of this position: Light work. Exerting up to 20 lbs of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Use of arm and/or leg controls exerting forces greater than that for sedentary work.

Visual Acuity Requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision: Required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; using a computer terminal; extensive reading.

The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position: None. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).

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