Associate or Full Professor of Paleoanthropology

Job Details

The School of Human Evolution and Social Change (SHESC) () at Arizona State University (ASU) invites applications for an Associate or Full Professor to expand its program in human origins. This is a full-time benefits-eligible academic-year (9-month) tenure-track/tenured faculty in-person position housed in SHESC. We seek a scholar with demonstrated expertise in the study of the human fossil record through fieldwork laboratory work or a combination of both whose research addresses fundamental questions in hominin particular we seek a specialist whose research incorporates cutting-edge approaches in paleoanthropology including but not limited to functional morphology and/or early hominin developmental biology. The successful candidate will contribute to SHESCs research teaching and graduate training missions while collaborating extensively with ASUs Institute of Human Origins (IHO) ( The candidate will hold an affiliated research appointment in IHO and will build on the longstanding strengths and global leadership of SHESC and IHO in scholarship student training and public outreach related to human origins research. The anticipated start date is August 16 2027.

About the School of Human Evolution and Social Change

The School of Human Evolution and Social Change is recognized for its leadership in innovative student-centered education. Home to one of the nations top-ranked anthropology programs the school houses a large transdisciplinary faculty with anthropology at its core alongside scholars from related fields. Our teaching and scholarship emphasize long-term comparative and holistic perspectives on humanityhelping students understand and address complex global challenges.

SHESC offers a dynamic collegial and vibrant work environment shaped by the pace of educational innovation the breadth of our academic programs and a strong culture of collaboration. SHESC is the largest social science unit in The College of Liberal Arts and SciencesASUs largest collegeand serves over 950 undergraduate majors of which 600 are online students and >150 graduate students. Our commitment to engaged hands-on learning is reflected in the range of teaching experiences we offer including in-person instruction asynchronous online education study abroad programs field schools and research apprenticeship opportunities. For complete information visit the Institute of Human Origins

The Institute of Human Origins (IHO) is a research center in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences that pursues an integrative and transdisciplinary strategy for research and discovery bridging anthropological earth and life science approaches to the most important questions related to human uniqueness and the causes and timing of key events over the course of human origins and evolution. It fosters public awareness of human evolution and its relevance to contemporary society through innovative outreach programs that create timely and accurate information for both education and the general public. IHO is one of the preeminent research programs at ASU and has achieved an international reputation through the science it conducts the public outreach that it accomplishes and the education of undergraduate and graduate students. IHO is located on ASUs Tempe campus within the greater Phoenix metropolitan area.

About The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the academic heart of Arizona State University committed to improving communities on a local national and global scale. We support the professional development and growth of our faculty and staff in their cutting-edge research to advance these aims. Within The College our faculty engage with a large curious student body guiding them as they grow into socially aware critical thinkers and writers able to succeed in a wide range of careers and to address the challenges of the twenty-first century. Advancing the success of our students remains our top priority. To learn more about The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences please visit .

About Arizona State University

ASU exemplifies a new prototype for the American public research university. As articulated in the ASU Charter ASU is a comprehensive public research university measured not by whom it excludes but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic social cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.

Essential Functions

• Conduct and maintain a high-impact research program in paleoanthropology.
• Develop innovative research addressing fundamental questions in hominin evolution paleobiology functional morphology developmental biology and/or related areas.
• Conduct laboratory and/or field-based research and contribute to the advancement of cutting-edge methodologies in the study of the human fossil record.
• Publish scholarly research and disseminate findings through peer-reviewed publications conference presentations and public engagement activities.
• Seek external funding to support research training and collaborative initiatives.
• Teach and develop undergraduate and graduate courses in anthropology and related disciplines.
• Mentor and supervise undergraduate students graduate students postdoctoral scholars and research personnel.
• Contribute to the Institute of Human Origins mission through interdisciplinary collaboration scholarly leadership and participation in Institute activities.
• Support public outreach donor engagement and community-facing initiatives related to human origins research.

Required Qualifications:

• A Ph.D. in Anthropology Biology or other fields related to human origins research; candidates in all areas of research specializations relevant to paleoanthropology will be considered including but not limited to early hominin evolution in Africa; later hominin evolution in Africa Europe or Asia; evolutionary anatomy; and functional morphology.
• Demonstrated strong track record of research that is firmly grounded in evolutionary theory.
• Established laboratory and/or field experience related to human origins research.
• Appropriate to the faculty rank strong evidence of publications demonstrating scholarly impact appearing in appropriate peer-reviewed journals.
• Appropriate to the faculty rank evidence of a successful history of obtaining extramural funding from federal and/or non-federal sources.

Desired Qualifications:

• Potential or demonstrated experience in undergraduate and graduate teaching commensurate with rank.
• Potential or demonstrated experience in mentoring and supporting undergraduate and graduate students commensurate with rank.
• Evidence of collaborative experience with an interdisciplinary research team.
• Demonstrated commitment to developing donor relations and fundraising.
• Evidence of commitment to public outreach and community engagement.
• Demonstrated commitment to working with faculty staff students and communities to advance the principles of theASUs Charter.