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Santa Clara University: Lecturer Biological Anthropology — by Ed Hagen — last modified Mar 11, 2010 12:29 PM

Lecturer, Biological Anthropology Department: Anthropology Status: Academic year lecturer, two-year Description: The Department of Anthropology at Santa Clara University, a Catholic Jesuit institution, is interested in hiring a biocultural anthropologist with research related to public health. We are receiving applications to teach six courses in biological anthropology during the three quarters of academic year for two years: two sections of Introduction to Biological Anthropology with lab (the two lab sections count as one course), Paleoanthropology, Human Development and Sexuality, Health, Disease and Culture, and Human Nutrition and Culture.

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Research Position in Human Evolution — by Ed Hagen — last modified Mar 10, 2010 04:53 AM

Research Position in Human Evolution The Department of Human Evolution of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig (Germany) invites applications for a junior research position. It concerns a research-only post with no teaching obligations. We expect the successful candidate to work closely with Professor Fred Spoor on research exploring the bony labyrinth of hominin fossils, using high-resolution CT and advanced morphometric methods.

The George Washington University: Postdoctoral Position in Hominin Functional Anatomy — by Ed Hagen — last modified Mar 09, 2010 10:54 AM

The Center for the Advanced Study of Hominid Paleobiology at The George Washington University invites applications for a full-time, benefited position as a Research Associate in Hominin Functional Anatomy. The successful applicant will conduct collaborative research on hominin locomotor and feeding anatomy with Brian Richmond in the Human Evolutionary Anatomy laboratory, and contribute to teaching human evolutionary biology (broadly defined) to graduate and/or undergraduate students.

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Postdoctoral position on climate change — by Ed Hagen — last modified Mar 05, 2010 09:38 AM

The department of Primatology at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to study the impact of climate variability and climate change on food availability and habitat quality of the Africa great apes. For this work phenological, behavioral and climate time series data from different African ape study sites are already available in the department.

Forensic advisor for children's book — by Ed Hagen — last modified Mar 04, 2010 08:24 AM

Enslow Publishers, Inc., a publisher of nonfiction library books for children, seeks expert advisors (PhD preferred) to read and comment on the accuracy of the content of a manuscript about forensic anthropology. The manuscript is about 75 pages long, written for students in the fifth grade, and includes some "true crime" stories and the forensic approaches used to solve them. An honorarium of $150 is offered for comments.

Leader of a Max Planck Research Group on Hominin subsistence — by Ed Hagen — last modified Mar 01, 2010 06:14 AM

The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, offers the position of Leader of a Max Planck Research Group on “Hominin subsistence”

Midwestern University Assistant Professor in Anatomy — by Ed Hagen — last modified Feb 25, 2010 02:34 PM

Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine The Anatomy Department invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree and a commitment to excellence in teaching. Preference will be given to individuals broadly trained in the anatomical sciences, with an emphasis on neuroanatomy and human gross anatomy.

Roehampton University Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Human Ecology — by Ed Hagen — last modified Feb 25, 2010 11:08 AM

School of Human and Life Sciences, Roehampton University, London, UK Job title – Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Human Ecology - HR Ref: HR37/10 Salary - £36,020 - £47,240 p.a inc. Roehampton is one of the leading modern universities for research, which was confirmed by its outstanding performance in the 2008 RAE. It also has one of the highest concentrations of National Teaching Fellows in the UK.

CSU Chico Assistant Professor, Biological/Physical Anthropology — by Ed Hagen — last modified Feb 09, 2010 09:06 PM

Assistant Professor Position Anthropology Department (Recruitment # 10-ANTHRO-01) The Position: Assistant Professor, Biological/Physical Anthropology, Tenure Track, beginning Fall 2010. Position contingent on funding. As a university that educates students of various ethnic and cultural backgrounds, we value a diverse faculty and staff. CSU, Chico welcomes applicants who are knowledgeable about and interested in working within a cross-cultural learning environment.

Ohio University Post-Doctoral Position in Comparative Experimental Biomechanics — by Ed Hagen — last modified Feb 04, 2010 12:47 PM

Ohio University, located in Athens, OH, seeks a motivated & experienced Post-Doctoral Associate to engage in collaborative and independent research on musculoskeletal biomechanics in mammals. Qualified candidates will have a PhD in biology or related discipline with an emphasis in comparative experimental biomechanics of non-human vertebrate feeding and/or terrestrial locomotion.

CONTRACT FACULTY POSITION DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY BALL STATE UNIVERSITY MUNCIE, INDIANA — by Ed Hagen — last modified Feb 01, 2010 12:31 PM

Two contract faculty positions available August 20, 2010. Major responsibility: teaching undergraduate introductory courses and some upper division courses in research area. The teaching load is 4/4 with 2 courses taught on campus each semester and 2 courses taught at off-campus correctional facilities.

Postdoc: phenome-genome studies of the vervet monkey — by Ed Hagen — last modified Jan 24, 2010 06:38 PM

A two to three year postdoctoral fellowship is available in an NIH-funded international collaborative project focused on phenome-genome studies of the vervet monkey. Must have a strong background in primatology or a related discipline.

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Ph.D. studentship Human Palaeontology — by Ed Hagen — last modified Jan 12, 2010 01:08 PM

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Department of Human Evolution. We are seeking a Ph.D. student to work on a project in the following areas of research: * the cranio-dental fossil record of African Plio-Pleistocene hominins * the comparative morphology of the bony labyrinth in primates, hominins in particular

University of South Carolina Post-Doctoral Position in Bioarchaeology and Epidemiology — by Ed Hagen — last modified Dec 21, 2009 03:22 PM

The South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of South Carolina is seeking an outstanding candidate for an 11 month post-doctoral position focusing on the analysis of epidemiological transitions through human skeletal remains. The researcher will be expected to organize a conference related to this topic and to prepare a related edited volume. He/she also will teach one course in human osteology. An ideal candidate will be a biological anthropologist or bioarchaeologist with demonstrated expertise in osteology and paleopathology. Candidates must have a PhD in anthropology in hand by the start date of August 16, 2010.

Institute for Human Evolution, University of the Witwatersrand, Postdoctoral fellowship — by Ed Hagen — last modified Dec 18, 2009 07:42 AM

The recently formed Institute for Human Evolution (IHE) is inviting applications for a postdoctoral fellow to join a growing morphometrics research group. The successful applicant is expected to utilize the newly-installed, high-end visualization computing facility in the IHE. Experience with Amira/Avizo or VGStudio Max (or equivalent programs) is a prerequisite. Applicants with experience in geometric morphometrics, particularly with regards to postcrania, are strongly encouraged to apply.

Clinical Research Career Development Opportunity — by Ed Hagen — last modified Sep 29, 2009 04:54 PM

On behalf of the Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Training Program (MCRTP), I am writing to invite you to identify outstanding candidates who would benefit from our program. Qualified candidates are being offered an opportunity to apply to an innovative career development program whose purpose is to train clinician investigators. The KL2 MCRTP is part of the Cleveland Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative. The KL2 is designed to train the nation’s future leaders in clinical and translational research, and is part of the NIH Roadmap aimed at “re-engineering the clinical research enterprise.”

US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) – Supervisory Research Psychologist/Anthropologist/Physiologist — by Ed Hagen — last modified Aug 21, 2009 11:25 AM

NSRDEC has the dedicated mission to maximize the Warrior's survivability, sustainability, mobility, combat effectiveness and quality of life by treating the Soldier as a System. NSRDEC is seeking to fill a Supervisory Research Psychologist/Anthropologist/Physiologist position responsible for planning, organizing, and directing science and technology in the human science arena as well as overseeing all Human Systems Integration efforts conducted by the Warfighter Science, Technology & Applied Research (WarSTAR) Directorate.

Biological Anthropologist — by Ed Hagen — last modified Sep 03, 2009 12:18 PM

Dartmouth College Department of Anthropology seeks a biological anthropologist for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor.

Lecturer in Forensic Anthropology — by Ed Hagen — last modified Jul 17, 2009 01:57 PM

Starting salary from £30,594 - £35,469 per annum with further progression opportunities to £38,757

Postdoctoral position, Harvard Medical School — by Ed Hagen — last modified Jul 17, 2009 01:58 PM

A postdoctoral position is available at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston for Evolutionary Genomic studies in the laboratory of Dr. Charles Lee.