Paleoanthropology Society
Paleoanthropology Meetings
The annual Paleoanthropology Society meeting were held in Vancouver, March 25 and 26. The Program and Meeting abstracts are still available. The official abstracts of the meeting will be published in our journal soon. Next year's meeting will be in Chicago in conjunction with the AAPA meetings. A call for papers will appear here in September.
PaleoAnthropology Journal
The journal PaleoAnthropology is published jointly by the Society and the University of Pennsylvania Museum. The journal is accessible free of charge to everyone, including non-members of the Paleoanthropology Society. The journal can be accessed here.

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
 
Dissertations and Publications
The Society hosts doctoral dissertations (theses) in all areas relevant to our interests. The procedure is to send an abstract of the work and information about its source to the Society so that we may determine that its topic falls within the range of our coverage. A pdf file of the entire work may then be made available for download. To see what is already present or to submit an abstract for consideration, follow this link.

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.

Announcements and Jobs

THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY, Department of Integrative Biology
Faculty Position in Paleobiology & Director, University of California Museum of Paleontology

The Department of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley is seeking an outstanding scientist for a tenured position (Associate Professor or Professor) in Paleobiology. Applicants with a Ph.D. and an exceptional research record in any area of Paleobiology (taxon or process-based) will be given serious consideration. This position will include a 5 year appointment as Director of the University of California Museum of Paleontology, thus previous administrative experience will also be advantageous. Candidates must also have a strong interest in undergraduate and graduate teaching and will be expected to contribute to instruction in paleobiology as well as in their specific area of expertise.

Interested applicants should send a CV, bibliography, a brief description of research and administrative accomplishments and objectives, statement of teaching interests, selected reprints, and the names and addresses of three referees to the address below. Applications must be received by 15 July 2008. Applications should be submitted electronically via email to: Berkeley.Paleobiology@gmail.com or using http://ib.berkeley.edu/admin/jobs/paleoucmp.php. If electronic submission is not possible, materials may be sent by regular mail to: Paleobiology Search, Department of Integrative Biology, 3060 Valley Life Sciences Building, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3140 USA.

The University of California is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.


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The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Department of Human Evolution, announces two junior research positions in archaeology and one junior research position in physical anthropology. Complete job descriptions can be found here (archaeology) and here (physical anthropology). Review of applications will begin soon and continue until the positions are filled.

Other Meetings and Conferences

Celebrating the International Year of Planet Earth

http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/

5-9 October 2008 • Houston, TexasGeorge R. Brown Convention Center
The 2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM. Hosted by the Houston Geological Society
 Registration deadline:  Early Bird, 14 July 2008, Standard, 15 July thru 2 September 2008
Abstract deadline:  3 June 2008