Category Archives: Announcements
Two PhD positions in social anthropology/anthropology of childhood
Applications are invited for two PhD positions at the Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies, University of Zurich. The positions are part of the SNSF Starting Grant “Saving Brains? Applying Ethnography to Early Childhood Interventions in the Global South.” The first position entails research in an East African setting, the second in a Latin American setting.
Please apply if you are interested in one of these regions, childhood studies, international development, global health, and in doing ethnographic research.
Job posting: Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Childhood and Critical Disability Studies
The Department of Childhood Studies, Rutgers University—Camden, New Jersey, invites applications for an Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Childhood and Critical Disability Studies expected to commence on September 1, 2024. To view the complete position description, including minimum qualifications required, and to apply, please visit https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/212911
The Department of Childhood Studies seeks an outstanding scholar whose research and teaching interests address topics and practices regarding childhood and disability with a focus on intersecting systems of oppression in either domestic and/or global contexts. We are particularly keen on receiving applications from those who center racial justice in their scholarship and teaching. We value research quality, the demonstrated appreciation for multidisciplinary approaches to the study of childhood and disabilities, and an eagerness to continue the department’s mission of expanding childhood studies at the BA, MA and PhD levels.
Applicants must have earned their Ph.D. in Disability Studies, Education, Childhood Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, African-American Studies, Gender Studies, Latinx Studies, Media Studies, or a related field, and have a demonstrated promise of research and teaching excellence. The duties of a tenure-track assistant professor include engaging in an active research program, teaching two courses per semester (four courses per academic year) in the area of Childhood Studies, supervising MA and Ph.D. students, contributing to our innovative graduate program, and generally participating fully in the life of the department.
Rutgers University and the Department of Childhood Studies is committed to fostering diversity within its community. We welcome applications from those who would contribute to the further diversification of our program including, but not limited to: Black, Indigenous and people of color, persons with disabilities and persons of any sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression.
Established in 2007 as the first doctoral program in childhood studies in the USA, the department graduated its first Ph.D. students in May 2013. Childhood Studies offers a robust, multidisciplinary curriculum for BA, MA, and Ph.D. degrees.
Candidates may learn about the campus and the Department of Childhood Studies at http://childhood.camden.rutgers.edu and by contacting Dr. Susan Miller, department chair.
Applications must include: a cover letter indicating the ways in which the applicant’s research adds to the department’s strengths and focusing on how their teaching and research may enhance a multidisciplinary program, a current CV, a personal statement that speaks to the academic, professional, and/or institutional work the candidate has undertaken to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion, an example of published scholarship or a substantive writing sample, and have at least 3 letters of reference uploaded to the application portal. Applications received by December 1, 2023 will receive the fullest consideration.
2023 ACYIG Book Prize Call for Nominations
The Anthropology of Childhood and Youth Interest Group (ACYIG) is pleased to announce our inaugural Book Prize competition. The ACYIG Book Prize Committee will award $300.00 to an anthropologically-focused book published in 2022-2023 that is cutting-edge, well-written, and contributes significantly to our understanding of children and youth.
Those nominated (self-nominations accepted) must be members of ACYIG. Nominations should be accompanied by four copies of the book, and a letter from the nominator (no longer than 500 words) addressing the book in terms of: (1) originality; (2) relevance to the anthropology of childhood and/or youth; (3) potential for significant impact on the field. No edited volumes or textbooks will be considered.
The awardee will be chosen in Fall 2023, and the Book Prize Committee review of the winning volume will be included in the Spring 2024 edition of NEOS, the flagship publication of ACYIG.
Nomination Letter Deadline: Monday, September 25, 2023
Committee confirmation email will be sent by: Monday October 9, 2023
Books must be sent to Prize Committee by: Monday, October 16, 2023
- Please send nomination letter by email to
Ida Fadzillah Leggett, AYCIG Book Committee Chair
Ida.Leggett@mtsu.edu
- Within the nomination confirmation email, nominators will receive instructions on where to send four copies of the book.
- The ACYIG Book Prize winner will be announced in Fall 2023.
Questions? Please email Ida Fadzillah Leggett at Ida.Leggett@mtsu.edu
Latest Spotlight on Scholarship: Kathrine van den Bogert shares about Girls Who Kick Back; her new ethnography on street soccer, gender and Muslim youth in the Netherlands
The ACYIG is delighted to present our latest Spotlight on Scholarship: Kathrine van den Bogert’s Street Football, Gender and Muslim Youth in the Netherlands: Girls Who Kick Back.
Find out how to submit your work to the Spotlight on Scholarship
Spotlight on Scholarship – A New ACYIG Feature
We are excited to announce a new feature at ACYIG – Spotlight on Scholarship!
If you or someone you know has published in the anthropology of children and youth, please consider submitting that article for the Spotlight on Research feature. This feature will not only provide scholars an opportunity to share their research but also help ACYIG bring attention to the work being published in regard to childhood and adolescence.
Our first author is José Enrique Hasemann Lara. His article, “Care in Ruination: Accessing Children’s Critiques of Health Through Playwriting,” explores what writing plays with children can tell us about their perspective on their worlds.
Dr. Lara holds a Ph.D. in anthropology (UCONN, 2021) and an M.A. in applied biocultural medical anthropology (USF, 2011), and M.P.H. in global communicable diseases (USF, 2011). His past research has focused on public health, inequality, racialization, and the unequal distribution of access to public goods in the urban landscapes of Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela, Honduras.
Please visit the Spotlight on Scholarship page to find out more! If you are interested in sharing your work, please visit our author guidelines page and submit your work today.
Wouldn’t you like to be involved in ACYIG?!
If you’ve ever wanted to be more involved in ACYIG and NEOS now is the time!!! We are currently looking to fill several volunteer positions. Please visit our volunteer sign-up form, which reflects numerous opportunities including peer-reviewer, assistant editor, copyeditor, website roles, and more!
Open Positions for Grad Student Representatives on ACYIG Board
The Anthropology of Children and Youth Interest Group is recruiting two graduate student representatives to join the board for the 2022-2023 year.
Join a team of anthropologists who are passionate about supporting and promoting global anthropological perspectives on childhood and youth.
The two student representatives will work together and with the Board to create networks and opportunities for graduate students interested in the study of childhood and youth. Additionally, the two representatives will hold the following specific responsibilities:
Grad Student Representative for Media Content
Responsibilities: Attend all board meetings. Contribute to digital media content and marketing strategies–including website. Take control of social media digital content, posting and keeping things updated. Supervised by the Communications chair.
Grad Student Representative for Operations
Responsibilities: Attend all board meetings. Take meeting minutes, and send to Convenor. Organize the ACYIG invited session at the AAA meetings each year. Organize a graduate student event at the AAA meetings each year (mixer, meetup, mentoring session, etc.) Supervised by the Convenor.
If you are interested in either of these positions, please send your CV and a short paragraph detailing your interest, including which position you are interested in, and qualifications to the Convenor, Elise Berman, eberman@uncc.edu by Friday 28th January 2022.