Anthropology

Working with communities to transform lives

We're Hiring

The UCCS Department of Anthropology is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Cultural Anthropology, specializing in applied medical anthropology with demonstrated experience working with and in underserved communities. 

Priority will be given to applications submitted by October 9, 2025.

About the Department

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The UCCS Department of Anthropology serves students and the community by promoting and advancing a nuanced understanding of human origins, history, and diversity that is the basis for collaborative, community-based research. Integrating creative and robust research with outreach to students and the community through teaching and service, we provide our students with rich opportunities to learn and collaborate both in and out of the classroom. 

We focus on opportunities such as team teaching, interdisciplinary coursework, and integration into applied and hands-on research projects to give our students a well-rounded look at the human experience. 

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Ms. Jenifer Lewis

Co-founder and -owner of AK Pioneer Consulting

Honors anthropology student Jenifer Lewis grew up on a reservation in New York where her grandmother taught her the importance of cultural revitalization to Native communities. She always knew she wanted to go into anthropology or archaeology and was excited when a family move gave her the opportunity to study at UCCS, where she completed an honors thesis on paradoxes in NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) after an internship at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. After graduating from UCCS, Ms. Lewis first worked as an archaeologist before being hired as the Interagency Tribal Liaison for the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs. Her advice for students? “Do it! You’re not going to be successful if you’re not passionate about what you’re doing. Follow what you believe in.”

Anthropology graduate Jenifer Lewis poses with Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland

Ms. Jenifer Lewis

Tribal Liaison for the State of Colorado

Honors anthropology student Jenifer Lewis grew up on a reservation in New York where her grandmother taught her the importance of cultural revitalization to Native communities. She always knew she wanted to go into anthropology or archaeology and was excited when a family move gave her the opportunity to study at UCCS, where she completed an honors thesis on paradoxes in NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) after an internship at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. After graduating from UCCS, Ms. Lewis first worked as an archaeologist before being hired as the Interagency Tribal Liaison for the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs. Her advice for students? “Do it! You’re not going to be successful if you’re not passionate about what you’re doing. Follow what you believe in.”

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