Assistant Professor

The Department of Anthropology at Washington State University invites applications for a permanent, full-time, nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor position on the flagship campus in Pullman, WA, with a specialty in cultural anthropology focused on health, well-being, and/or human-environment interactions.

Job Duties: Teach face-to-face and/or online courses, contribute to the research reputation of the department, work with graduate students, and provide service to the department, college, university, and profession. This is a 9-month academic appointment teaching twelve (12) credit hours per year.

Required Qualifications:

• Earned doctorate in anthropology or related discipline by August 16, 2026.
• Active research program in cultural anthropology focusing on health or well-being of living people.
• Commitment to innovative mixed- or multi-method research.
• Collaboration with communities and interdisciplinary teams.
• Research with real-world applications addressing community needs.
• Demonstrated record or potential for research accomplishment.
• Potential to establish externally funded research program.
• Record or potential to teach and mentor students.
• Research program suitable for student collaborations.
• Research and teaching that complements departmental strengths.
• Support for access and opportunity in alignment with WSU's land-grant mission.

Salary: $72,000-$82,000 per nine-month academic year.

Location: Pullman, Washington.

For more information about WSU, visit https://wsu.edu. Inquiries can be directed to Professor Robert Quinlan at rquinlan@wsu.edu.