Search for Linguistic Anthropologist 2011-12

[Tiffany Kershner]

LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGIST


KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work invites applications for a nine month term appointment as Instructor of Linguistic Anthropology to begin August 2011.  PhD in Anthropology or Linguistics preferred, ABD considered.  The successful candidate will be dedicated to high-quality undergraduate education and a four-field approach to anthropology. Teaching responsibilities include three courses per semester (Fall, Spring), including introductory linguistic anthropology each semester, Language and Culture, and three additional advanced undergraduate courses.  Preference will be given to candidates who can effectively educate students in human/cultural diversity from a broad anthropological perspective.  The Anthropology faculty at K-State includes three cultural anthropologists, two archaeologists, one biological anthropologist, and one linguistic anthropologist, as well as adjunct anthropologists.  Both the BS and BA are offered in anthropology, stressing a broad-based background in the four major fields of anthropology. K-State, a land-grant institution established in 1863 and situated in the scenic Flint Hills of northeastern Kansas, has an enrollment of approximately 23,000 students. [See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc7AMJAAcL0 ] 


Kansas State University is an equal opportunity employer and actively seeks diversity among its employees. 

Review of applications will begin May 31, 2011, and continue until the position is filled.  Background check required.  Salary will be commensurate with qualifications.  E-mail your letter of application reviewing teaching experience, along with evidence of teaching effectiveness (e.g., teaching evaluations), vitae and contact information for three references to the Anthropology Search Committee at <ksuanthro at gmail.com>.  If e-mail is not possible, send to Dr. Harald E. L. Prins, Chair Anthropology Search Committee; Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work; 204 Waters Hall; Kansas State University; Manhattan, KS  66506.