Professional Development
AAANET Home > Professional Development > The Career Center 
 Print Page | Email Page

Career Center
Careers in Anthropology
Workshops
Prizes & Awards
Professional Ethics
Fellowships & Support
Field Schools
Internships
Bulletin Board
Tools
The Career Center

Employers: Job Seekers:
Place a Job Ad/Search Resumes/Manage your Account

Please note: Solicitation of letters of recommendation should occur only after an initial screening of candidates to minimize inconvenience to applicants and referees. Names of references may be requested, however.

Tips and Schedule for Employers

AAA Position Listing Policies

Employers who join the Department Services Program and receive a significant discount on Job Ads.		 Search the AAA Job Database/Post your Resume/Be Notified of Relevant Jobs

Tips for Job Seekers

HRC's FAQ and Database: Domestic Partner Benefits

Anthropology NewsAnthropology News is not printed June - August. If you place an ad during this period, it will not print at all unless you contact us at rthomas@aaanet.org with a request to include it in print for September. Also, if you want your online ad to run concurrently with the print ad, please send a message to that effect to rthomas@aaanet.org.
Resources
How the Job Fair Works

Read more about how the Job Fair works by clicking here.

Job Fair Schedule
Check the Job Fair schedule for availability by clicking here.

Click here to see what the Bureau of Labor Statistics says about anthropology employment.

AAA seeks to make our Career Center a clearing house for all jobs of interest to anthropologists. If you work in a non-academic environment, such as a research firm or non-profit organization, please let us know. Information on who is hiring anthropologists today and for what types of positions is appreciated as we expand the scope of our Career Center. Send your information to rthomas@aaanet.org.

PBS and NPR are now posting taped interviews and videos of lectures by academics.  Click here for more information.

WhyYou Should Hire an Anthropologist?
View our Powerpoint presentation, How Hiring an Anthropologist Will Make Your Business More Competitive in the New Economy, by clicking here.
Notes to Users
The American Anthropological Association urges job applicants to make sure that job conditions for positions for which they apply allow them to act in ways which conform to the AAA Code of Ethics.

About the AAA Career Center

  • Professional Profile – Helps job seekers showcase their professional experiences to employers with cutting-edge online profiles.
  • Resume Builder – Improves the efficiency of the resume creation process, giving job seekers the means to upload their resume from a desktop publishing program such as Microsoft Word.
  • Document Search – Expands candidates' exposure, increasing their chances to be included in an employer's search. Job seekers create a portfolio of up to 5 (increased from 3) documents and now these documents can be made searchable in the resume database.
  • Job Application Preview – Gives job seekers more control over online applications with the ability to see everything exactly as an employer will before submitting.
  • Plus simplified registration, easier login access, and additional enhancements are on the way!