"Full-Time, 1-year Limited Term Appointment as Assistant Professor, in the Anthropology Program"

Wilfrid Laurier University -- The Anthropology Program invites applications for a one-year Limited Term Appointment at the Assistant Professor level commencing May 1, 2026, subject to budgetary approval. We seek to hire a candidate with expertise in one of the following three areas: (a) law & governance and/or social movements; (b) sex/gender and embodiment and/or medicine, healing & embodiment; (c) the anthropology of narrative and knowledge.

Anticipated Salary Range: $90K to $110K.  Actual salary to be commensurate with experience.

The successful candidate will teach over the Fall 2026/Winter 2027, including at least one of the following courses:

• AN243 Law, Culture and Society
• AN261 Anthropology of Sex/Gender and Embodiment
• AN334 Folklore, Myth and Oral Narrative

The candidate will also be expected to teach other courses within our offerings: https://academic-calendar.wlu.ca/department.php?cal=1&d=2898&s=1117&y=90

Applicants must have a PhD – or be ABD – in Anthropology. The preferred candidate will have a strong research record as evidenced by publication in peer-reviewed sources, a commitment to ongoing ethnographic fieldwork, and a record of excellence in teaching. The teaching workload for this position is five one-term courses at the undergraduate level.

Geographical area is open.

The Anthropology Program focuses on the ethnography of the contemporary world, and on teaching undergraduate students the skills to pursue independent, fieldwork-based research projects.

Applicants should submit:

• Letter of Application (addressed to Dr. Natasha Pravaz, Program Coordinator, Anthropology)
• Curriculum vitae.
• Research statement (1-2 pages)
• Teaching dossier or other teaching evidence including copies of course evaluations, selected course outlines and a brief reflection on teaching philosophy and experience. Maximum 30 pages.
• A writing sample.

Please make arrangements for three (3) reference letters speaking to the candidate’s research and pedagogical potential be sent to anthropology@wlu.ca . If the candidate is ABD, a letter from the PhD supervisor stating the expected date of completion is also required.

HERE TO SUBMIT – Laurier’s Career Portal: https://careers.wlu.ca/job/Waterloo-Full-Time,-1-year-Limited-Term-Appointment-as-Assistant-Professor,-in-the-Anthropology-Program-ON/1290775847/

Electronic submission of applications will be accepted until March 13, 2026, 11:59 PM.

Applicants can learn more about the program and current faculty research interests at https://students.wlu.ca/programs/arts/anthropology/faculty-and-staff.html