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2009 Anthropology Faculty Job Market Report
To respond to increased concern over the current academic job marked, AAA conducted a survey of anthropology programs in the US. Learn more> (PDF)

AAA Department Services Program

  • Receive up to 44% discount when placing job ads online and in Anthropology News, and a free interviewing booth at the Annual Meeting
  • An invitation to the Department Chairs Breakfast and Topic Session at the Annual Meeting.
  • A copy of the AAA Guide and a subscription to Anthropology News.

Learn more >    eBrochure (PDF)

Tenure and Promotion Recommendations for Applied Anthropology Programs

The Consortium of Practicing and Applied Anthropology Programs (COPAA) has developed a set of recommendations on (1) how to develop meaningful ways of defining, documenting, evaluating, and promoting diverse forms of applied scholarship; and (2) how to raise awareness and recognition for applied work among department chairs, deans, and members of tenure and promotion committees . Learn more > (PDF)

AAA Guidelines for the Evaluation of Ethnographic Visual Media, Learn more >

Coalition on the Academic Workforce
On this website, you will find information and resources on contingent faculty in the U.S. Contingent faculty are those employed in part- or full-time, non-tenure-track positions that often lack adequate pay and benefits, access to professional support, and support for scholarship and keeping current in the field. Learn more >

AAA-Guide-2009AAA Guide and E-Guide
The AAA Guide is the most comprehensive and highly used reference source in anthropology, providing information about your department or program to a wide audience. This resource is used by agencies and researchers to identify anthropologists with particular backgrounds and competence, by professionals seeking to locate colleagues, and by students to select schools. Learn more >

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AAA Career DVDs

 AAA-FullSizeDisc_120x121Anthropology: Real People, Real Careers is comprised of interviews with individuals working in 10 different fields in applied anthropology, while, Beyond Ethnography: Corporate and Design Anthropology draws on careers_brochure_cover120x1ethnographic research projects conducted at General Motors Corporation. It offers a successful model for the use of anthropology in corporate settings. Learn more >>

What Can You Do With a Degree in Anthropology?
Anthropology Careers Brochure (PDF)

Academic Surveys and Reports

Academic Surveys
Identify trends in the field and monitor the academic fitness of anthropology departments.
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Reports
Read Reports on topics ranging from Who's Teaching in US Classrooms to Race, Gender & Mentoring.
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