Career & Employment Resources
Employment Resources
The Department of Anthropology provides resources to help students explore careers and find employment in anthropology and related fields. Whether you are looking for research positions, internships, or long-term career opportunities, these resources can help you plan and advance your professional goals.
Professional Organizations
Explore career opportunities, networking, and job postings through these professional associations:
- American Anthropological Association
- Society for American Archaeology
- Archaeological Institute of America
- American Association of Biological Anthropologists
- One Day One Job
The Anthropology Department Employment Guide is a downloadable resource that helps students identify their skills, explore potential careers and employers, and learn strategies for finding and applying to jobs in anthropology and related fields.
Tips for Finding Employment
Attend department career events and networking sessions.
Meet with your faculty advisors for guidance on career paths and job opportunities.
Combine internships, research assistantships, and field experience to strengthen your resume.
Career Pathways in Anthropology
Explore how anthropology and each subfield connect to real-world opportunities and professional pathways:
Career Pathways in Anthropology
Anthropology
Anthropology offers a broad foundation for understanding people and cultures across time and place. Students explore how humans have adapted, created, and connected in different environments and societies.
Archaeology
Archaeology focuses on the study of material culture to better understand the organization, values, and creativity of peoples of the past.
Biological Anthropology
Biological anthropology concentrates on the relationships between culture and biology in the lives of humans and our evolutionary relatives.
Cultural Anthropology
Cultural anthropology explores how contemporary and historical societies make sense of the world by examining cultural interactions and patterns of belief and behavior.
Linguistic Anthropology
Linguistic anthropology addresses both the formal complexity of linguistic systems and the role they play in regulating and negotiating social life.