Assistant Professor-Anthropology

The UNM Department of Anthropology invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of Archaeology to begin in August 2027. We seek to hire an integrative archaeologist with a focus in the analysis of stable isotopes to address anthropological questions including but not limited to the reconstruction past human habitats diets modifications of the environment or responses to climate change. Research foci should complement and not duplicate existing specializations in our program. UNM Archaeology has long been a leader in theoretically informed question-driven and methodologically sophisticated anthropological archaeological research addressing long-term perspectives on the human experience across the globe. The successful candidate will add to Archaeologys record of innovative collaborative and ground-breaking research on cultural dynamics and past human-environment interactions.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to become a core faculty member in the UNM Center for Stable Isotopes (CSI) an interdisciplinary research and analytical facility supporting stable isotope research across Anthropology Biology Earth and Planetary Sciences Chemistry and the Biomedical Sciences. The candidate will collaborate with faculty and students across these disciplines and help train early career scientists in stable isotope methods. The position offers opportunities to expand CSIs state-of-the-art analytical capacity through the development of new methods and capabilities. We seek a scientist who thrives in the laboratory and is committed to instrument development calibration quality control operation maintenance and troubleshooting. The successful candidate will also have opportunities to contribute to our two-week summer training course IsoCamp () and to pursue a leadership role within CSI.

CSI is a student-centered facility that provides broad access to instrumentation as well as hands-on training opportunities. The existing user community at CSI provides a strong foundation for building an internationally visible research program and offers experiential training opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students which will enhance the successful candidates potential for developing collaborations across UNM and beyond.

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