Employment Opportunities

Indiana University-Bloomington

“Tenure–track and tenured positions in human evolution”

The College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University seeks to fill two positions, one associate professor and one tenure-track assistant professor, both in the study of the evolution of human intelligence. Areas of special interest include hominid palaeoneurology, brain imaging research pertinent to human evolutionary studies, evolutionary psychology, or molecular neuroscience directly relevant to human encephalization or language origins.  Applicants must demonstrate a strong research history and publication record focusing on the evolution of human intelligence. Applicants should indicate whether their tenure home preference would be in the Department of Anthropology, Biology, or Psychological and Brain Sciences.

The successful candidates are expected to maintain close research relationships with the Center for Research into the Anthropological Foundations of Technology (CRAFT) and the Cognitive Science Program at Indiana University. For the associate professor position, the candidate should be recently tenured. For the assistant professor position, Ph.D. must be in hand before the beginning of the fall semester, 2008. Interested candidates should submit an electronic application or send a complete package by mail. A complete application should include: statement of research and teaching interests, curriculum vita, and a list of at least three referees for the assistant professor position and six referees for the associate professor position, with the referees’ full contact information including email addresses. Email complete applications to humanevo@indiana.edu or mail to Dr. Kathy Schick, Stone Age Institute, 1392 W. Dittemore Road, Gosport, IN 47433. Please specify “assistant professor” or “associate professor” in the subject line or envelop. Formal review of applications will begin on November 15, 2007 and continue until the positions are filled. Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  Applications from women and minority candidates and international scholars are especially welcomed.