Adjunct Instructor of Anthropology, Beginning Fall Semester 2025 (POOL POSTING)
Adjunct Instructor of Anthropology, Beginning Fall Semester 2025 (POOL POSTING)
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Ohio University Regional Campuses are seeking part-time instructors to teach a variety of in-person and online Anthropology courses at the undergraduate level at the Chillicothe Eastern (St. Clairsville) Lancaster Southern (Ironton) and Zanesville campuses. Positions will include teaching from 3 credit hours to up to 11 credit hours per term. Future possibility for various delivery modes including in person/face-to-face hybrid or via technology. Specific course needs are: ANTH 1010 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Students learn about the core concepts used in cultural anthropology and how anthropologists study human cultures and societies. Consideration is given to the relevance of anthropological theories methods and ethics in the context of contemporary culture change taking into account processes of colonialism globalization and development. Students gain an appreciation of the broader goals of cultural anthropology to record cultural patterns and behaviors represent a variety of voices and perceptions explain cultural processes and demonstrate a fundamental understanding of human diversity. ANTH 2010 Introduction to Biological Anthropology This course covers topics on human evolution and modern human diversity focusing on humanitys biological roots and modern appearance. To understand the present human physical and social condition we must understand our evolutionary past. This course reconstructs this past utilizing data from the primate fossil record as well as comparative evidence from modern monkeys and apes. This is a science course based on evolutionary biology. At the end of the course students will better understand where humans fit into the animal kingdom as well as how those characteristics that make humans unique may have evolved. The course addresses: the place of humans within the mammalian evolutionary lineage; evolutionary theory; human population genetics; behavior of monkey and apes; and human evolution and modern human diversity. This is a part-time position eligible for sick leave and retirement benefits.
Minimum Qualifications
Ph.D. (or ABD with Ph.D. dissertation research completed) at the time of application and an established record of teaching effectiveness.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience teaching undergraduate courses preferred.
Employment Type
Temp
