Lecturer in BioAnthropology

The role

The Department of Anthropology and Archaeology seeks a 1.0 FTE Lecturer (Lecturer J, pathway 3) in Biological Anthropology/Archaeology on a fixed-term 4 year contract. A versatile, well-rounded Biological Anthropologist, comfortable working across the discipline, you will support our unique ‘four field’ approach to anthropology in the UK. You will have a track record of teaching expertise in core areas of biological and evolutionary anthropology, and experience in teaching undergraduate students quantitative and computational skills using R. Special consideration will be given to those who strengthen our Departmental teaching programmes by offering topics that complement our current unit portfolio.

What will you be doing?

• Teach the equivalent of 4-5 undergraduate units each year, across core and specialist biological anthropology, and into broader team-taught anthropology and archaeology units.
• Contribute to curriculum development by developing a unit on quantitative methods using R, appropriate for the broad skills range of undergraduate anthropology students.
• Supervise undergraduate dissertations.
• Take on administrative roles and play an active part in departmental processes.
• Act as personal tutor.

You should apply if

• You possess a PhD in Anthropology or a related discipline with quantitative training.
• You have delivered excellent teaching in Biological Anthropology at undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels.
• You have a track record and forward plans commensurate to career stage in terms of unit, programme and curriculum design and delivery.
• You can thrive and contribute in a collaborative and multidisciplinary environment, with team teaching as a central working practice.

Additional information

Contract type: Open-ended with four years fixed funding (01/08/2026 – 31/07/2030)

Work pattern: 1 FTE

Shift pattern: Monday - Friday 

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on Wednesday 17th June 

For informal queries please contact: Mark Gillings, 07565 396049 (mark.gillings@bristol.ac.uk)

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