Posting Information

Position TitlePostdoctoral Scholar

Job Posting Number202422NTL

Job LocationSan Marcos

College/DivisionCollege of Liberal Arts

Department/SchoolAnthropology

Position Description

Operation Identification (https://www.txst.edu/anthropology/facts/Services/opid.html) , a program that operates within theForensic Anthropology Center (https://www.txst.edu/anthropology/facts/) at Texas State University is seeking a full-time postdoctoral scholar for a position in humanitarian forensic anthropology for one year, renewable for two additional years pending job performance.

The successful candidate will be tasked with forensic anthropology casework predominately representing presumed deceased migrants and include processing human remains and personal effects, overall case management, supervising exhumations of unidentified human remains, supervising NamUs data entry, DNA sample collection and submission to CODIS and private laboratories, working with governmental and nongovernmental organizations, and community outreach. The position is subject to the availability of funds.

Required Qualifications

• A Ph.D. degree in anthropology at the time of appointment.

• Experience conducting forensic anthropology casework and report writing.

• Experience working in a transnational or international framework with missing and unidentified persons.

• Archaeology experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a forensic anthropology laboratory.

• Experience processing human remains.

• Experience processing personal effects.

• Experience in team leadership and project management.

• Experience exhuming unidentified human remains.

• Experience DNA sampling from recently deceased individuals and skeletal remains.

• Experience mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in a laboratory setting.

• Experience with field and specimen photography.

• Commitment to working with underserved communities.

Application Procedures

Only applications submitted through the Texas State University website will be accepted and considered,https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/posting/43157.

For full consideration, all application materials must be received by July 7, 2023. Interested applicants should submit:

• A cover letter detailing the how the applicant meets the position’s required and preferred qualifications and including the applicants’ commitment to working with underserved communities.

• A detailed curriculum vita that includes the names and contact information for three references

• Unofficial transcript.

The selected candidate will be required to provide official transcripts from the highest degree granting institution.

For inquiries, please contact Dr. Kate Spradley (mks@txstate.edu (%20mks@txstate.edu) ).

Type of PositionFull-Time

Proposed Start DateFall 2023

Posting Date06/27/2023

Evaluation of Applications Begins

Full Consideration Date07/07/2023

Close Date

Open Until Filled?No

EEO/AA Statement

Texas State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Reasonable Accommodation

If you experience accessibility issues or require alternative formatting during the application process due to a disability or underlying condition, we request that you contactTalent Acquisition (https://www.hr.txst.edu/talent-acquisition) .

Record Checks and Verifications

Employment with Texas State University is contingent upon the outcome of record checks and verifications including, but not limited to, criminal history, driving records, education records, employment verifications, reference checks, and employment eligibility verifications.

Eligibility for Employment

Proper documentation of identity and eligibility for employment will be required before the hiring process can be completed.

Why Work at Texas State?

Texas State University is home to more than 38,000 students and 2,000 faculty members in the growing Austin-San Antonio corridor. A member of the Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity Carnegie classification, the university creates new knowledge, fosters cultural and economic development, and prepares its growing population of diverse students for the endless possibilities that await them as citizens of Texas, the nation, and the world.

Bolstered by research with relevance and innovation in creative and scholarly work in a full range of academic disciplines and a spirit of inclusiveness, Texas State seeks outstanding candidates for a variety of faculty positions.

Quick Linkhttps://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/43157

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