Job Title

Sociology and Anthropology (Cultural Anthropology), Full-Time Lecturer, Faculty

Department

Sociology and Anthropology

University Expectation

MTSU seeks candidates committed to innovative teaching and meaningful service. We also seek to attract culturally and academically diverse faculty who value working with diverse students.

Salary

The salary is commensurate with education and experience.

Job Summary/Basic Function

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Middle Tennessee State University invites applicants for a full-time, temporary (non-tenurable) faculty position (#129150) at the rank of lecturer. This is a one-year temporary appointment. The contract may be renewed annually based on available funding, demonstrated need, and satisfactory performance as assessed by annual evaluations. The appointment start date is August 1, 2026.

The successful candidate will be a cultural anthropologist with four-field training and demonstrated excellence in and a commitment to undergraduate teaching. The successful candidate will have a 5/5 teaching load, including multiple on-ground and online sections of our undergraduate cultural anthropology general education course and additional new or existing undergraduate courses in their area of expertise. A willingness to work with a diverse student body that includes many first-generation college students, along with a demonstrated commitment to quality undergraduate teaching, is expected. To learn more about our department, please visit https://soc.mtsu.edu/.

Required Education

A master's in anthropology is required by the appointment date.

Other Desirables

Special consideration will be given to applicants with the following:

• an area of expertise that will complement, rather than duplicate, existing faculty strengths, for example, geographic, methodological, or theoretical areas of research.
• a PhD in anthropology.
• expertise in cultural anthropology.
• experience teaching undergraduate anthropology courses.

Documents Needed to Apply

To successfully apply, applicants must include a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, and a statement of teaching philosophy.
NOTE: The cover letter should include details of the courses the applicant is qualified to teach and a description of the applicant's research and field experience.

Special Instruction to Applicants 

For more information about serving as a faculty member at Middle Tennessee State University, please visit our faculty recruitment webpage at https://mtsu.edu/facultyrecruitment/.

If you need help with the application process, please contact Mitzi Dunkley, Faculty Recruitment Specialist, at (615) 898-5128. If you have position-specific questions, please contact Karla Barnes at Karla.Barnes@mtsu.edu.

Application Review Date: 05/12/2026