Anthropology and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa-Assistant Professor
The Kellogg Institute for International Studies


Job Code: B4243
Locations: Notre Dame, IN

Description-For 2008-2009

The University of Notre Dame, Department of Anthropology, invites applications for a tenure-track position in anthropology at the assistant professor level.

Topical area is open, but must include a geographic focus on sub-Saharan Africa and reflect an interest in issues associated with development, broadly construed. We are searching for an ethnographically grounded and theoretically informed scholar who brings both solid scholarship and innovative perspectives to their research, publications, and teaching. The successful candidate will be able to contribute to the Ford Family Program in Human Development Studies and Solidarity within the Kellogg Institute for International Studies (see http://kellogg.nd.edu/fordprogram). Appointment will begin August 2009; Ph.D. in anthropology must be in hand at time of appointment.

Excellent teaching skills, a path toward an outstanding research record, and strong scholarly promise are expected. The Department of Anthropology is dedicated to dynamic four-field undergraduate teaching; and seeks creative collaboration across disciplinary lines, engaged scholarship, congenial relations, and the ability to incorporate undergraduates into active learning, research, and fieldwork.

To Apply:

The University of Notre Dame is an affirmative action employer with a strong commitment to fostering a culturally diverse atmosphere for faculty, staff, and students. Persons of color, women, members of under-represented groups, and those attracted to a university with a Catholic identity are encouraged to apply. Information about Notre Dame, including our mission statement, is available at http://www.nd.edu. Please send a full CV, a letter of application, the names and contacts for three references, a writing sample and course syllabus to African Search Committee, 611 Flanner Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN 46556.

Job Posted on 6 October 2008.

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