Job Description
The Department of Anthropology at Tulane University invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor, beginning July 1, 2026, with on-campus duties beginning in August 2026, renewable for up to one year. We seek a biological anthropologist whose work engages with living human populations through applied and/or community-based research approaches. Areas of specialization may include biocultural approaches to health and disease, human adaptations, foodways and nutrition, growth and development, or aging and senescence. Regional focus is open. The successful candidate will complement our department's strengths and actively contribute to our interdisciplinary research and teaching mission. We seek scholars who will reinforce our thematic concentration in the body, health, and medicine while also engaging with broader departmental topics. The salary for this position is $55,000. Applications received by May 29, 2026 will be given full consideration.