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Open-Rank Curator and Professor in Sociocultural Anthropology

Job Description


The Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) seeks an Assistant, Associate, or Full Curator in Anthropology, to start on or after July 1, 2023.

We seek a sociocultural anthropologist with an innovative research program addressing critical social issues, such as health, disease, climate change and/or biodiversity loss, inequality, migration, and intergroup conflict or cooperation. In addition to scientific excellence, the successful candidate must demonstrate a track-record of community partnerships and engagement. A thriving fieldwork program is strongly encouraged, and is open to any geographic region. The ideal candidate will have a research profile that amplifies our existing strengths and has the potential to develop new collaborations across the Museum's biological and physical sciences; we particularly welcome rigorous research approaches, including mixed-methods ethnography and other quantitative methods.

This is a tenure track position with rank and tenure negotiable depending on the candidate's degree of professional experience and accomplishment. AMNH curators are expected to maintain a high level of productivity in original research, to seek extramural funding, and to assume oversight responsibility for management of Museum collections and staff relevant to their areas of expertise. The AMNH maintains world-class Anthropological collections consisting of over 250,000 ethnographic and archaeological objects from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Pacific Islands. Other responsibilities may include advising graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, offering courses in the Museum's Richard Gilder Graduate School, serving on committees, and participating in Museum-sponsored exhibitions and educational programs.

The AMNH has a vibrant scientific community and outstanding opportunities for public-facing engagement with a large and diverse public. We are committed to advancing and sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and visitor experience through defined institutional strategies and goals. Resources available at AMNH include dedicated staff to support repatriation and compliance through our Cultural Resources Office; professional conservators with expertise in organic and ethnographic materials; a research library with rare holdings; our Institute of Comparative Genomics with laboratories equipped for molecular and microbial research; an ancient DNA and proteomics lab; the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation; computational systems; and a wide range of optical, electron beam, and x-ray analytical tools, including CT scanning. The AMNH maintains active internal grant programs to support field research. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to build on existing relationships with nearby collaborating institutions including Columbia University, City University of New York, and others.

The expected salary range for the Open-Rank Curator and Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology is $120,000 - 165,000.

Pay will be determined based on several factors. The hiring range for the position at commencement is based on the type of work and the scope of responsibilities. The salary and placement offered is based on a number of individualized factors, including, but not limited to, skills, knowledge, training, education, credentials, areas of specialization and depth and scope of experience.


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