This vacancy is only open to those currently employed by the University of Sussex as an internal opportunity (Including those employed through Adecco, Chartwells, and SEF).
About The Role
We welcome applications for a fixed-term Assistant Professor in Social Anthropology (Education and Scholarship) (.25 FTE) to join our collegial and supportive team. The successful candidate will join a friendly and supportive department with a significant record of world-leading research across the discipline. In this role you will be working as part of a dynamic team of scholars in the Department of Anthropology.
Applications are welcome from candidates with a research expertise in Social Anthropology and with an explicit expertise in anthropological approaches to race, ethnicity and identity, as well as gender. Regional specialism is open. Under the direction of the Head of Department, the successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of undergraduate and/or postgraduate modules in Social Anthropology. You may also supervise undergraduate theses and master’s dissertations; and be responsible for other convened teaching and administrative contributions as directed by the Head of Department.
About You
You will have a PhD in Anthropology or a closely related field. Your research and teaching interests should align with those of the Department. Interdisciplinary approaches to teaching and research are particularly welcome. You will ideally have previous experience of delivering lectures and teaching in Social Anthropology at degree level and will be passionate about delivering high quality teaching and support to students. You will be a collegiate individual with an enthusiasm to participate fully as an active and integral member of the Department.
About Our School
We are a global hub at the heart of Sussex University. Our engaged research and critical pedagogy addresses the most pressing global issues of our times – global social justice, environmental change and climate justice, war and peace, migration, global health, human rights, identity, and inequality. Our mission is to generate transformative research and real-world teaching that equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to work towards a fairer, safer, more sustainable and more inclusive world.
We are committed to inspiring and curiosity-driven teaching and research that strives to find creative solutions for the social, environmental, economic and political poly-crisis facing the world today. Global Studies stands out for its interdisciplinarity across our departments, courses and research centres; our ambitious global outlook; and our decolonising, anti-racist and reparative justice approaches to teaching, research and civic engagement.
The Department of Anthropology at Sussex has over 20 members of faculty and a thriving doctoral and postdoctoral community of researchers. Our research ranks among the best in the UK and the World. In REF 2021, the Department was ranked 7th in the UK for overall research performance and 8th in the UK for our world-leading research impact. We are ranked 12th in the UK and are in the top 100 globally in the 2026 QS World University Rankings. The Department is committed to the highest quality of teaching. Sussex Anthropology achieved excellent scores in all NSS categories, and every year several faculty members receive University teaching awards. Sussex anthropology is distinctive in its progressive interdisciplinary thinking, and in combining empirical and theoretical inquiry with a commitment to understand, interpret and intervene in an increasingly complex, changing and unequal world. We engage with the most pressing issues of our times around inequality, social justice, health, gender and sexuality, sustainability and climate justice, transformation in work and labour, geopolitics, migration and development, amongst others. Our expertise straddles all continents, from South, West and Central Asia, to Africa, Europe and the Americas.
Please find further information regarding the School of Global Studies on our website.
Why work here
Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.
Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it’s our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.
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Further Key Information
Please contact Magnus Marsden (m.marsden@sussex.ac.uk) for informal enquiries. Please also submit a list of recent publications with your application. The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Eligibility
Visa Sponsorship Queries: This role has been assigned an eligible SOC code, however, the role does not meet the eligibility for sponsorship due to its part-time nature. Please consult our Skilled Worker Visa information page for further information about Visa Sponsorship. The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK.
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