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Lecturer, Department of Anthropology

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Position description

The Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Riverside, invites applications for part-time lecturer positions for the 2015/16 academic year. Instruction begins September 24, 2015 for fall quarter, January 4, 2016 for winter quarter; and March 28, 2016 for spring quarter. Beginning salary is $5,391 per course. Priority will be given to candidates with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching Anthropology. A completed M.A. is required, with a preference in Anthropology.

Course offerings are subject to availability of funding. Please indicate the course(s) you would prefer to teach during the academic year.

Applications are welcome from persons qualified to teach:

Fall 2015
ANTH 127, Political Anthropology (scheduled T/R 2:10-3:30pm)
ANTH 139, Change and Development (scheduled T/R 8:10-9:30am)
ANTH 179, Gender, War, and Militarism (scheduled M/W 8:10-9:30am)

Winter 2016
ANTH 107, Evolution of the Capacity for Culture
ANTH 115E, North American Prehistory
ANTH 127, Political Anthropology
ANTH 154, Research Methods in Biological Anthropology
ANTH 162, Culture and Medicine
ANTH 172, Archaeological Theory and Methods

Spring 2016
ANTH 002, Biological Anthropology
ANTH 127, Political Anthropology
ANTH 187, Anthropology of Risk

Complete applications will include a cover letter of interest, a curriculum vita, recent teaching evaluations and/or three letters of recommendation.

Closing date for complete applications is Tuesday, September 15, 2015.

UCR is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter of Interest

  • recommendations and/or teaching evaluations

  • additional non-confidential letter of recommendation (Optional)

  • additional non-confidential letter of recommendation (Optional)

  • additional teaching evaluation (Optional)

  • additional teaching evaluation (Optional)

  • Misc / Additional (Optional)

  • Misc / Additional (Optional)

  • Misc / Additional (Optional)