Assistant Professor in Biocultural Anthropology - Epigenetics
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- The University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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- Lincoln, Nebraska
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- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The School of Global Integrative Studies (SGIS), Anthropology division, invites applications for a Biocultural Anthropologist to be appointed as a tenure-track assistant professor beginning in August 2022. This search is in collaboration with the Rural Drug Addiction Research Center (RDAR), National Institute of General Medical Science’s Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) program. The RDAR center brings together researchers who focus on brain chemistry, social patterns of drug use, epigenetic understandings of biology and experience, and others to understand the full experience (from “synapses to society”) of drug addiction in rural contexts (see https://rdar.unl.edu for more information). The successful candidate will develop an outstanding research program at SGIS that results in peer-reviewed publications and external funding appropriate to the subdiscipline and that can accommodate participation of graduate and undergraduate students, teach undergraduate and graduate courses along with contributing to program, college, and university affairs, as appropriate to their rank.
We seek applicants who are theoretically grounded and empirically engaged in biocultural anthropology with a specialty in epigenetics. This includes, but is not limited to, field and/or lab based research, as well as the statistical analysis and bioinformatics aspects of epigenetic datasets. In the area of teaching, we seek a colleague prepared to play an active role in expanding health-related curricular offerings and who can teach courses ranging from introductory undergraduate to graduate levels. Candidates whose qualifications bridge into this specialty areas are encouraged to apply. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln and SGIS are looking for experience and demonstrated excellence in teaching, engagement in scholarly work, and experience in research mentoring of graduate and undergraduate students. Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate experience with inclusive pedagogical practices and who provide evidence of experience in teaching and mentoring a diverse population of students. As an EO/AA employer, qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. See http://www.unl.edu/equity/notice-nondiscrimination.
*Minimum Required Qualifications
1. PhD in Anthropology or a related field at time of appointment.
2. A research agenda, with, or promise of, external funding and publications in relevant peer-reviewed venues.
3. Evidence of excellence in undergraduate university-level teaching.
*Preferred Qualifications
1. Experience and demonstrated excellence in teaching, engagement in scholarly work, and experience in research mentoring of graduate and undergraduate students.
2. Demonstrated experience with inclusive pedagogical practices and who provide evidence of experience in teaching and mentoring a diverse population of students.
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Working at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Always a place of high ambition, University of Nebraska was one of the first institutions west of the Mississippi River to award doctoral degrees - the first was granted in 1896. The University of Nebraska established the world's first undergraduate psychology laboratory. The discipline of ecology was born here, and the campuses reflect that tradition, being recognized as botanical gardens and arboreta. An early institutional interest in literature and the arts provided the foundations for today's Prairie Schooner literary magazine, for the University of Nebraska Press, and for the Sheldon Museum of Art, which houses one of the world's most significant collections of 20th century American art.
Today, Nebraska is one of the nation's leading teaching institutions, and a research leader with a wide array of grant-funded projects aimed at broadening knowledge in the sciences and humanities. Nebraska is also a land-grant university and a member of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Benefits
The University of Nebraska offers an extensive benefits package that includes health, life, disability and long term care insurance; retirement accounts; tuition reimbursement for employees and their spouses and dependent children; and reimbursement accounts for health care and dependent day care. Leave policies are designed to help employees deal with personal or family events or crises.
Diversity and Inclusion
In the spirit of the phrase "Every Interaction Matters", UNL has an enacted commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence for our faculty, staff, and students. On our campus, diversity and inclusion are important priorities. Examples include: Husker Dialogues, which is an event that helps first-year students focus on diversity and inclusion and practice handling difficult conversations around difference; three Chancellor's Diversity Commissions that are charged with informing and advising the Chancellor and addressing issues of constituent campus communities; and the establishment of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion whose leader operates at the Vice Chancellor level. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, we strive for excellence in all that we do. True excellence requires that each individual be able to work and learn in an atmosphere of respect, dignity, and belonging. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion requires each of us to continuously ensure our interactions are respectful, protect free speech, and inspire academic freedom.
About Lincoln
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is located in an up-and-coming and safe city of 300,000 people that has many of the cultural and entertainment benefits of a much larger city, with the feel of a friendly Midwestern community. The Pinnacle Bank Arena, opened in 2013, routinely hosts major touring acts. A buzzing entertainment district, the Railyard, connects the arena area to the Historic Haymarket. Cuisines from all continents provide the entree to dynamic urban nightlife and a wide variety of ways to enjoy time with friends. Nebraska's City Campus is one with Lincoln's city center, as it has been since the university was founded.Lincoln has more parkland per capita than Austin, Texas; Portland, Oregon; and all but a handful of U.S. cities. The well-manicured Pioneers Park, the native woods of Wilderness Park and the open grassland of Nine-Mile Prairie are each within a 10-minute trip from campus. Connecting many of these parks is an extensive trails network.
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