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Mellon Assistant Professor of Medical Anthropology Vanderbilt University
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Society for Applied Anthropology
Oklahoma City, OK (In Person)
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The Department of Anthropology seeks a Mellon Assistant Professor of medical anthropology with a focus on how health and wellness as well as sickness and disease are shaped, experienced, and understood within the context of culture, policy, environment, history, technology and politics. Expertise may include, but is not limited to, cultures of medicine, history of medicine, public and global health, health policy, and the use of AI and emerging technologies in medicine. We seek applications from transdisciplinary scholars asking timely humanistic questions on the relationships between society, environment, biology, technology, and health. Candidates working in the Americas—especially Latin America and the Caribbean, and with communities in the U.S. from these areas—and those developing innovative, community-engaged, and consultative frameworks - are especially encouraged to apply. This is a three-year term (non-renewable), non-tenure-track position that carries a 2-2 teaching load, competitive salary, moving bonus, and annual research/professional development fund. Qualifications To be eligible, candidates must have completed the Ph.D. no more than four years prior to the appointment date (August 16, 2026) Application Instructions Applications must be submitted online via