About the role
Boise State University’s Department of Anthropology invites applicants for a full-time Assistant Teaching Professor (non-tenure track) position. The position offers salary and promotion opportunities similar to those of tenure-track faculty, including advancement to associate and full teaching professor.
We seek an Assistant Teaching Professor in Cultural and Applied Anthropology with a focus on User Experience Research. The workload assignment is approximately 80% teaching and 20% departmental service, which translates to the equivalent of four 3-credit classes each semester. Student mentoring is included in departmental service. The primary teaching duties will include teaching courses in our undergraduate and graduate user experience research certificates, as well as undergraduate cultural anthropology courses, aligned with department strengths. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated teaching experience in these areas.
Department Overview
For more information on Anthropology department programs, students, mission, values, and goals, please visit our website: https://www.boisestate.edu/anthropology/
Minimum Qualification
Ph.D. in Anthropology by time of appointment
Preferred Qualifications
Preference will be given to candidates with teaching and/or applied experience in user experience research.
Required Application Materials
Applicants should submit:
1. A cover letter outlining your motivation for applying, teaching experience and related professional development, mentoring experience, and service to the discipline and institution;
1. a current curriculum vitae;
and 3) the name and contact information for three references (letters will not be requested until later in the search process).
Closing Date
The position will close for new applicants on January 5, 2027.
For questions regarding this position, please contact Dr. John Ziker (jziker@boisestate.edu).
Salary and Benefits
Starting salary is $62,000 - $64,000
Our standard faculty contract is a 9-month contract (unless otherwise noted) with pay and benefits spread over 12 months. This is a yearly, renewable contract. More information about faculty contract and work days is available here. Boise State University provides a comprehensive benefits package, including (but not limited to):
- 10.76% University contribution to your ORP retirement fund (Professional and Faculty employees)
- Excellent medical, dental and other health-related insurance coverages
- Tuition fee waiver benefits for employees, spouses and their dependents
- See our full benefits page for more information
About the Department of Anthropology
The Department of Anthropology is dedicated to exploring the human experience across time and space. We passionately foster learning in anthropology, engage in fundamental and transformative research, and serve our community in confronting the problems faced by humankind and the planet. In doing so, we are building a new anthropology, one that bridges the subdisciplines within the field, connects anthropology to other disciplines, accelerates basic science toward transformative application, and integrates academic and non-academic worlds.
At the heart of our department is a commitment to answering fundamental questions about what it means to be human. We explore how humans have evolved and adapted over time, how cultures and social relationships shape our lives, how people interact with their environments, and how communities respond to change and plan for the future. By examining the diversity of human experiences across cultures and through time, we help students develop a deeper understanding of the world and their place within it.
Our department offers engaging undergraduate and graduate degree programs, along with professionally oriented programs in cultural resource management (CRM), user experience research (UX), and data analytics. Through the study of anthropology, students gain the perspective, practical skills, and curiosity to navigate an increasingly interconnected world and make meaningful contributions to their communities and professions, carrying forward our vision of an anthropology that bridges worlds.