• Postdoctoral Associate

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)


    Postdoctoral Associate

     

    + Job Number: 24965

    + Functional Area: Academic (non-faculty)

    + Department: Anthropology Program

    + School Area: Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences

    + Employment Type: Full-Time

    + Employment Category: Exempt

    + Visa Sponsorship Available: No

    + Schedule:

     

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    Posting Description

    POST-DOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Anthropology Program, will engage in research activities that help develop the concept of Anthro-engineering, an approach combining frameworks from sociocultural anthropology and engineering; organize student travel; events and co-teach a transdisciplinary class; contribute to our teaching and pedagogical innovation; travel to Mongolia for approximately three weeks in January with students, supervising students both at MIT and in Mongolia and helping to plan and organize a symposium in Spring 2026; and may teach an undergraduate subject.

    Job Requirements

    REQUIRED: Ph.D. in sociocultural anthropology; experience in ethnographic research; evidence of scholarly productivity; a commitment to undergraduate teaching; and experience in project management. PREFERRED: a good command of the Mongolian language; conversant with the anthropology of contemporary Mongolia; and research on urban development, political economy, energy, sustainability, air pollution, and health. Job #24965

     

    Applicants must include the following: (1) CV; (2) Cover letter that outlines research and teaching interests (2-3 pages maximum); (3) Writing Sample (e.g. journal article, book chapter, or dissertationchapter); and (4) the names and contact information for three references.

     

    The deadline for the application is June 5, 2025.

     

    Questions should be addressed to search committee chair, Professor Manduhai Buyandelger ([email protected]).

     

    We expect to begin interviewing candidates by June 10, 2025.

     

    The position will be for 10 months, from August 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026.

     

    5/19/2025