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 (manduhai@mit.edu).

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.

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