Department of Anthropology - Faculty of Arts

The Faculty of Arts is seeking qualified Contract Academic Staff (CAS) to teach the following courses taught in the Department of Anthropology at the Brandon University Campus for the Fall Session in Term 1 and the Winter Session in Term 2. The courses may be delivered in an online synchronous format but preference will be given to qualified candidates who will teach in-person.

b Applicants must have successful teaching experience and relevant expertise in Anthropology or related field. They will hold a Master’s Degree in Anthropology, and those holding a Ph.D. or who are at the ABD stage may be preferred. Applicants may seek to establish an experiential/traditional equivalency to the Master’s degree and are invited to contact the Chair of the Selection Committee on how to establish equivalent academic or professional credentials.

Salary: $8,132 per 3 credit hour course.

Application deadline: A review of applications will begin June 8, 2026, and the posting will remain open until the position(s) is filled.

Fall Term: Classes run from September 9 to December 11, 2026, with an exam period following.

Winter Term: Classes run from January 5 to April 9, 2027, with an exam period following.

12:153 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIO-CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY – Slot 4 (Mond/Wed/Frid. – 11:40am-12:30pm) – Fall

Socio-cultural anthropology focuses on the local and global cultural dynamics and factors that influence the ways that human beings construct, conduct and understand their lives. This course establishes the history and development of anthropology as a discipline, and discusses socio-cultural fieldwork methods. The course then provides an overview of anthropological studies, analysis and explanations concerning patterns and changes in human behaviour in the areas of gender, family, religion, economy, politics, and social inequality and conflict.

12:257 INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY– Slot 6 (Mond/Wed/Frid.- 1:40-2:30pm) – Fall

This course reviews foundational and contemporary work in the field of medical anthropology, treating illness and healing as cultural, political and experiential phenomena. Biomedicine and traditional therapeutic systems will be compared with a focus on ethnographic and applied anthropological case studies that directly or indirectly theorize the body, the mind, and experiences of well-being, disease and illness. Special attention will be paid to health and illness among Canada’s minority populations and areas characterized by medical pluralism throughout the Global South.

12:282– ANTHROPOLOGY OF WAR AND VIOLENCE – Slot 4 (Mond/Wed/Frid. – 11:40am-12:30pm) – Winter

This course concerns anthropological theory of and ethnographic research on, collective violence and warfare in diverse socio-cultural and political settings. The primary focus of the course concerns anthropological research on communal and ethnic conflict, civil insurgencies and interstate war, state-sponsored violence and terrorism, and ethnic cleansing and genocide. Additional areas of discussion include social suffering and trauma, and recovery and reconciliation.

12:450 – CONTEMPORARY ANTHROPOLOGICAL AND ETHNOGRAPHIC THEORY Slot 14 (Thurs 1:40-4:30 pm) – Winter

This course focuses on a diverse array of contemporary theories as they relate to the design, practice outcomes of ethnographic inquiry. Students will analyze and discuss leading anthropologies’ theoretical and ethnographic explorations of symbolic and interpretive symbolic anthropology, postmodernism, emotion and affect, embodiment and habitus, theories of power, hegemony and post-colonialism, and anthropologies of globalization, diaspora and violence. Through critical evaluation of the theories and concepts that guide and emerge from anthropological studies, students will learn how anthropologists approach, interpret and write about social formations and human experience, and evaluate the complexity of everyday and exceptional forms of life.

Please apply by submitting a letter of application, a curriculum vitae and the names and contact information of three referees in a single pdf file in English to the Office of the Dean of Arts (see email below). Courses will run based on sufficient enrollment and budgetary approval.

To apply, please email Laurence LeMoine at ***email_hidden*** and indicate for which position(s) you are applying.

Issued May 29, 2026

Brandon University is committed to equity, welcomes diversity, and hires on the basis of merit. All qualified individuals who may contribute to the diversification of the University, especially women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous persons, racialized persons, and persons of all sexual orientations and genders are encouraged to apply. Canadian citizens and permanent residents are given priority. Evidence of citizenship must be provided.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment. This starts with the hiring process. Should you require an accommodation during any phase of the recruitment process, contact HR at View email address on canada.jobradars.com. All information received related to an accommodation is kept confidential. To ensure this employment opportunity is accessible to all interested individuals, this posting is available in an alternate format upon request.