Resources for careers and grad schools (Dr.Spehar)

RESOURCES FOR CAREERS AND GRAD SCHOOL IN ANTHROPOLOGY 2008-2009

Compiled by Dr. Stephanie Spehar, UW Oshkosh Dept. of Anthropology

What follows is just a small selection of what’s available.

Field schools

Great for gaining experience, preparing for grad school, and building your resumé! This is by no means a comprehensive list.

Physical Anthropology/Primatology:

Omotepe, Nicaragua and La Suerte, Costa Rica Field Schools: Programs in Comparative Skeletal and Functional Anatomy, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Neotropical Ethnobotany, and Conservation Biology

http://www.lasuerte.org/coursedesinfo.html

Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Ecosystems: Field school in Madagascar, open to anthropology or biology students.

http://icte.bio.sunysb.edu/pages/study_abroad_details.htm

Sociocultural Anthropology/Ethnography:

Anthropology/Ethnographic Field School in Ensenada, Mexico

Cultural immersion, ethnographic research methods

http://www.asu.edu/clas/shesc/projects/bajaethnography/

Open School for Ethnography and Anthropology

Summer ethnographic field schools in Mexico, other programs

http://www.osea-cite.org/

Center for Social Well Being: Andean Action Research

Ethnographic and language training in the Peruvian Andes

http://www.socialwellbeing.org/FieldSchool2003-1.htm

Archaeology:

The UNM 2008 Southwestern Archaeology Field School at the Valles Caldera National Preserve

http://www.unm.edu/~unmfield/swfield/Frameset.htm

Shovelbums: Numerous postings for archaeology field schools

http://www.shovelbums.org/component/option,com_sobi2/Itemid,880/

Passport in Time: Volunteer Archaeology and Historic Preservation http://www.passportintime.com/

General

American Anthropological Association online bulletin board for field schools:

http://www.aaanet.org/profdev/coop.cfm

The Smithsonian Institution internships:

http://www.si.edu/ofg/internopp.htm

Graduate school listings

How to find schools that have graduate programs in Anthropology. This is just a selection of the many options available!

General Anthropology:
The American Association of Anthropologists (AAA) publishes a yearly comprehensive guide, “The AAA Guide to Departments of Anthropology,” that offers information on graduate programs in a variety of fields of anthropology.

http://www.aaanet.org/publications/guide.cfm

Physical Anthropology:

List of schools with good master’s and Ph.D. programs in physical anthropology on the American Association of Physical Anthropologists

Website:

http://physanth.org/gradprogs/

Applied Anthropology:

Information on schools with programs in applied anthropology on the Consortium of Practicing and Applied Anthropology Programs website:

http://www.copaa.info/

Job listings/positions:

These are sites that list job openings in Anthropology. Many are limited to those with advanced degrees, but not all.

General Anthropology:

American Anthropological Association career center website:

http://www.aaanet.org/profdev/

Physical Anthropology:

American Association of Physical Anthropologists job listings:

http://www.physanth.org/discus/messages/1/1.html

Primatology:

Primate Info Net: Listings for primatology jobs, many field internships/ volunteer positions:

http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs

Forensic Anthropology:

American Academy of Forensic Science: info on forensics, job listings, etc.

http://www.aafs.org/

Archaeology:

Shovelbums.org

http://www.shovelbums.org/