Paper and poster abstracts are currently being reviewed. Normally a decision will be made by the end of January and a preliminary program will be posted here soon after.
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In addition to the publication of articles, book reviews, and the abstracts of the annual meetings of the Society, the journal accepts commentaries on articles, summaries of current work in the various fields of paleoanthropology. Articles are fully peer-reviewed and may contain large data files, numerous illustrations and links to visualizations; manuscripts based on dissertation work, up to entire dissertations, may be submitted as appropriate. As always, the journal depends on the contributions of scholars within the field, and the editors would like to take this opportunity to encourage all of you to think of our journal as an outlet for the presentation of your research.
Call for papers and Books to Review
The Society now also hosts additional publications in the field of PaleoAnthropology. These are not publications of the Society but are being made available to the community via our web site. Follow this link to view these publications.
Hunter College of CUNY, Department of Anthropology invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in physical anthropology, effective 01 September, 2010. We seek a scholar/teacher with commitment to teaching whose research program emphasizes hominid/hominin paleoanthropology.
Specialties of interest include, but are not limited to, morphology, development, and life history, from an explicitly evolutionary perspective. We seek a scholar/teacher with commitment to teaching and a strong and active research program and publication record, including field and/or laboratory components. The Ph.D. is required at the time of appointment.
Send 3 pdfs, your CV, a 1 page personal statement, and the names of 3 references to: bioanthrosearch@hunter.cuny.edu. Applications should be received by December 1, 2009 to receive full consideration. Please title your pdf documents to begin with your last name.
For more information, visit the department on the Web at http://maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu/anthro/. Informal inquiries may be directed to Michael Steiper¨(msteiper@hunter.cuny.edu).
Hunter College is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity / Americans with Disabilities Act / Immigration Reform and Control Act employer. Women and members of traditionally disadvantaged populations are especially encouraged to apply.
The Brooklyn College Department of Anthropology and Archaeology invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor position in physical anthropology beginning Fall, 2010. We are looking for a candidate with PhD by time of appointment, publications, a commitment to grant writing and a desire to teach in a four year undergraduate institution, with the possibility of teaching graduate students at the CUNY Graduate Center and the NYCEP collaborative. We seek a scholar/teacher with a research program in one of several areas: paleoanthropology, preferably emphasizing fieldwork and functional morphology; evolutionary genetics of humans and nonhuman primates; primate behavioral ecology with an emphasis on genetics and conservation.
Teaching duties will involve introductory, intermediate, and advanced undergraduate courses in physical anthropology to complement faculty interest in developing cross-curricular courses integrating physical anthropology with archaeology, zooarchaeology and forensic/medical anthropology. He/she will be expected to involve students in laboratory and/or field research, locally or abroad. Ability to partner with other departments and teach Core Curriculum courses linked with the Departments of Biology and Geology is a plus.
To apply, send (all preferably in pdf format): 1) a letter of application (up to 1000 words) outlining research interests, plans, and relevant experience as required; 2) a curriculum vitae; 3) one to three publications (you may include a grant proposal as well); and, 4) the names and e-mail contact information of three references to anthrosearch@brooklyn.cuny.edu. Preference will be given to applications arriving before December 1, 2009. Please title your pdf document(s) to begin with your last name.
Brooklyn College is an EO/AA/IRCA/ADA Employer.
New journal -
ETHNOARCHAEOLOGY: Journal of Archaeological, Ethnographic, and
Experimental Studies welcomes submission of original manuscripts of no
more than 30 double spaced pages that advance aspects of
ethnoarchaeological and experimental research as well as furthering the
professional interests by showcasing our contribution to our discipline.
All manuscripts are subject to anonymous peer review by knowledgeable
scholars and, if accepted, may be subject to revision.
The first issue of this new peer-reviewed journal is in press and will be released April 2009 with articles by Michael B. Schiffer, Margaret Beck, James Skibo, and Hetty Jo Brumbach and Robert Jarvenpa.
The website for the journal:
http://www.lcoastpress.com/journal.php?id=9
This new journal, Ethnoarchaeology, a cross-cultural peer-reviewed
journal, will focus on the present position, impact of, and future
prospects of ethnoarchaeological and experimental studies approaches to
anthropological research. The primary goal of this journal is to provide
practitioners with an intellectual platform in which we may showcase and
appraise current research as well as foreground theoretical and
methodological directions for the 21st century. One need that
Ethnoarchaeology addresses is that there is little that unifies or defines
our subdiscipline, although there has been an exponential increase in
ethnoarchaeological and experimental research in the past thirty years.
With such growth we must explore what distinguishes these approaches as a
subdiscipline, what methods connect practitioners, and what unique suite
of research attributes we contribute to the better understanding of the
human condition. The journal should be of interest to archaeologists,
other anthropologists, historians, and specialists in pre-modern and
contemporary technologies. In addition to research articles, the journal
will contain book and other media reviews, periodic theme issues, and
position statements by noted scholars.
Correspondence concerning article submissions should be sent to:
ethnoarchaeology@unlv.edu
Suggestions for book and media reviews should be sent directly to:
margaret-beck@uiowa.edu
The Editors,
Lisa Frink, Assistant Professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
and
Kathryn Weedman Arthur, Assistant Professor at the University of South
Florida, St. Petersburg.