cultural anthro opening at Rutgers

[Laura M. Ahearn]

Dear Colleagues,

I want to draw your attention to a job opening here at Rutgers. It is 
for a cultural anthropologist specializing in Latin America or the 
Caribbean, but as you will see from the job ad copied in below, one of 
the areas of possible expertise is language. We would therefore welcome 
applications from linguistic anthropologists who are trained in cultural 
anthropology as well and who would strengthen our Critical Interventions 
in Theory and Ethnography (CITE) Program. Ability to teach our 
Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology and/or Language and Social 
Diversity classes would be a plus, but candidates must have a strong 
background in social theory and must be able to contribute to teaching 
and intellectual conversations in the field of cultural anthropology as 
well as linguistic anthropology.

Please feel free to pass this announcement along to students and 
colleagues elsewhere. Also, please don't hesitate to contact me if you 
have any questions.

Laura

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The Department of Anthropology at Rutgers, the State University of New 
Jersey, invites applications for a tenure-track position in Cultural 
Anthropology at the Assistant Professor level to start Fall 2009, 
subject to the availability of funding. We seek someone with expertise 
in Latin America or the Caribbean. The ideal candidate’s research will 
engage questions of race and/or ethnicity, with preference for such 
thematic areas as law, language, health, the state, or popular social 
movements.

The successful candidate will strengthen the Department’s Critical 
Interventions in Theory and Ethnography (CITE) program, which integrates 
contemporary critical cultural and linguistic theories with deep 
ethnographic engagement in a world transformed by globalization, with 
special emphasis on the study of culture, equality, justice, and rights.

Candidates holding the Ph.D. are preferred, but in exceptional cases, 
ABDs will be considered. Candidates should demonstrate excellence in 
teaching, creative scholarship, and ongoing field research. Application 
materials should include a curriculum vitae, a statement of research and 
teaching interests, one writing sample of fewer than 30 pages, and the 
names and contact information of three references. Send materials 
(electronic submissions only) to cite-search at anthropology.rutgers.edu. 
Review of applications will begin October 20, 2008 to allow some 
interviews to be scheduled at this year’s annual meeting of the American 
Anthropological Association.

As one of 34 public US institutions that belong to the Association of 
American Universities, Rutgers is among the leading research 
universities in the US and Canada. Rutgers University is an equal 
opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, with a historic commitment to 
diversity.

 
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Laura M. Ahearn
Associate Professor
Graduate Program Director
Department of Anthropology
Rutgers University
131 George Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 932-5298
http://anthro.rutgers.edu/faculty

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