Assistant Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology

Category : : Faculty

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Department : : Department of Anthropology, Harpur College

Locations : : Binghamton, NY

Posted : : Oct 2, 2025

Closes : : Open Until Filled

Type : : Full-time

Ref. No. : : 1010

Position ID : : 193487

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About Binghamton University Department of Anthropology :

The Department of Anthropology offers undergraduate and graduate students an unparalleled education through its comprehensive curriculum that promotes an understanding of the variety of past and present human groups, the cultures and societies people create, the processes that animate cultural production and social life, and the processes that underlie human biological development and change. Students learn and apply the research methods and theoretical constructs used by anthropologists to investigate peoples and their social worlds. We offer programs in four anthropological subfields; archaeology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology and sociocultural anthropology. The department is dedicated to excellence, diversity, and equity.

Job Description :

The Binghamton University Department of Anthropology invites applications for an assistant tenure-track faculty member with expertise in the politics and / or economics of media, to begin in August 2026. Geographical area is open, but preference will be given to candidates with ethnographic research experience in the Global South or North America. The successful applicant will have an ongoing ethnographic research program focused on media related to power, inequality, and / or cross-cultural communication, and a record of commitment to teaching excellence. They will teach an ethnographic or digital methods course and will offer additional courses reflecting their interests at both the undergraduate and graduate level. The teaching load is 2 / 2. In addition to maintaining a robust program of research and teaching, the successful applicant will advise and mentor undergraduate and graduate students, and contribute service to the department, university and profession. Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in Anthropology or an equivalent degree by the time of appointment, have a developed research agenda, experience in student mentoring, and peer reviewed publications.

Key Responsibilities :

• Teach two classes each semester (four per academic year)
• Contribute to department and university service by serving on committees as needed
• Advise undergraduate and graduate students

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Applications will be reviewed starting November 14, 2025 and the position will remain open until filled.

For more information, visit : https : / / www.binghamton.edu / anthropology /