Temporary Full-Time Instructor in Anthropology at University of Kentucky – Lexington, Kentucky

A Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology is required at the time of appointment.

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The Department of Anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky invites applications for a Full-Time Instructor in Anthropology. This non-tenure-eligible, temporary title series position will begin August 1, 2026, with a teaching assignment of 4 undergraduate courses in the Fall, and 4 undergraduate courses in the Spring. The successful candidate will be prepared to teach undergraduate courses in multiple modalities in Biological Anthropology, Human Origins, Cultural Anthropology, and North American Cultures. The ideal candidate will have broad scholarly expertise in biological and skeletal anthropology and must have experience designing laboratory exercises for biological anthropology courses

A Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology is required at the time of appointment.

Applicants must include the following: 1) letter of application (upload as Cover Letter), 2) CV, 3) Current Transcripts, 4) Teaching statement (upload as Specific Request 1), and 5) Teaching philosophy (upload as Specific Request 2). In addition, please provide the names and contact information for three references when prompted in the academic profile. This information may be utilized to solicit recommendation letters from your references within the employment system.

Questions about this search should be addressed to Dr. John Schultz, Search Committee Chair, Department of Anthropology, University of Kentucky (John.Schultz@uky.edu)

Application Deadline is March 30, 2026.

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