The Anthropology Department at Brandeis University seeks an instructor for the following four-credit courses beginning January 17, 2023: ANTH 127A Medicine, Body and Culture, and ANTH 165B Anthropology of Death and Dying. These courses are cross-listed with the Health: Science, Society and Policy Program at Brandeis.

The selected candidate will join a welcoming and supportive community of anthropology faculty and staff.

ANTH 127A is an undergraduate course examining the main areas of inquiry in medical anthropology, including medicine as a sociocultural construct, political and economic dimensions of suffering and health, patients and healers in comparative medical systems.

ANTH 165B is an undergraduate writing-intensive course which explores how different societies, including our own, conceptualize death and dying. Topics include the cultural construction of death, the effects of death on the social fabric, mourning and bereavement, and medical issues relating to the end of life.

A teaching assistant will be provided for each of these courses. Both courses currently have 33 students enrolled and the enrollment is capped.

These two Spring 2023 courses are scheduled to meet on Tuesdays and Fridays, starting at 9:30 AM and ending at 2 pm, for 80 min. each with a 15-minute break. Although in-person teaching is preferred, remote Zoom teaching could be an option for a candidate with successful remote teaching experience.

        

The ideal candidate will possess a doctoral degree and teaching experience in the area of medical anthropology. Advanced ABD candidates will also be considered.

Interested individuals should provide a single PDF file containing a cover letter, CV, draft course outlines or descriptions, and names and contact information for two references. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt. First consideration will be given to applications received by December 23, 2022, and will be considered until the position is filled.

This appointment is to a position that is in a collective bargaining unit represented by SEIU Local 509.

For questions, please contact Sarah Lamb, Chair of Anthropology (

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