Back to Listings Tenure-Track: Assistant Professor Anthropology Location College Station, TX Open Date 8/25/2026 Position ID 186529 Description The Department of Anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas A&M University invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in the area of Medical Anthropology. This is a full‑time, 9‑month, tenure‑track faculty appointment with an anticipated start
date of August 1, 2027. We are seeking a scholar whose research examines how social, cultural, and environmental influences affect human health and health outcomes. The successful candidate will conduct research, mentor PhD and undergraduate students, teach a 2-2 course load including undergraduate and graduate courses, and participate in service at the department, college, and university levels. About the
department: The Department of Anthropology includes 29 full-time faculty across four programs: cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, nautical archaeology, and terrestrial archaeology. Cultural anthropology lead research on migration, reproduction, prosociality, ethnobotany, and body image with particular strengths in examining cultural practices, social systems, and lived experience shape health and
wellbeing. Faculty in biological anthropology bring expertise in human evolution, skeletal biology, and primate anatomy, and are expanding into medical-adjacent areas that support a growing pre-health pathway. Together, cultural and biological anthropology provide integrated biocultural perspectives on human variation, adaptation, and resilience, and prepare students to address both the biological and cultural
complexities of health and healthcare. The department also features internationally recognized centers, including the Center for the Study of the First Americans and the Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation, and maintains close affiliation with the Institute of Nautical Archaeology. Advanced research laboratories support cutting-edge work in areas such as zooarchaeology, archaeobotany, palynology,
proteomics, archaeogenetics, radiocarbon and isotope analysis, conservation, and analytical archaeology, offering students and faculty exceptional opportunities for high-impact research and training. About the college: With its 18 departments, 34 centers and institutes, 868 faculty, and 19,000+ current students, the College of Arts and Sciences is the academic heart of Texas A&M University. Home to Nobel laureates,
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