CANADIANCANADIAN ASSOCIATIONASSOCIATION FORFORFOR PHYSICALPHYSICALPHYSICAL ANTHROANTHROANTHROPOLOGYPOLOGY Robert D. Hoppa, Editor L’ASSOCIATIONL’ASSOCIATION CANADICANADIENNEENNE D’ANTHROPOLOGIED’ANTHROPOLOGIE PHYSIQUEPHYSIQUEPHYSIQUE Department of Anthropology University of Manitoba NewsletterNewsletter Volume 2002 Issue 2 Fall 2002
Message from the Outgoing President Richard Lazenby Inside this issue: So this is the also goals I had hoped to ac- studies, and into tenure-stream end. It has complish which were not positions (even within the been a full achieved, and among those the highly competitive US market). 2 three years most vexing is that we still re- Skinner named 2002 plus one that I flect, by and large, the commu- I would like to thank all of my Bora Laskin Fellow have served as nity of English-speaking biologi- colleagues with whom I have President of cal anthropologists. had the pleasure of working as Three Centuries of TB 3 CAPA,. It has President: Nancy Lovell and been a time of some transfor- But we are nonetheless a very Rob Hoppa (past and present mation of the Association, dynamic community, of excel- Newsletter Editors), Charles most of which I imagine has lent scholars (witness the num- FitzGerald and Anne Zeller Member News 4 been fairly imperceptible to ber of Canada Research Chairs (past and present Secretary- much of the membership among our relatively small Treasurers), Leslie Chan (web (perhaps a hallmark of good midst: Shelley Saunders, Chris guru), Chris White, who pre- change?). We have a new con- White, Linda Fedigan, and Rob ceded me in this role and pro- Quebec Cree Back 6 stitution with a new executive Hoppa) and excellent stu- vided much guidance in the Power Project organization, a new financial dents – peers and future col- time of baby steps. And I thank structure, a new logo, a new leagues. Their presence at our all of those who served the (and still under construction) annual meetings is always re- Association, hosting our meet- website, a new newsletter for- freshing and exciting (he says, ings, acting as judges of student mat. And I am happy to say, a fondly recalling those days of papers, and just doing good new president., Andrew Nel- much exuberant energy..). physical anthropology. Finally, son, from the University of Perhaps what pleases me most much gratitude to a few very Western Ontario. There were has been to see the growth in special friends among you CAPA over the past four (whom I shall not name, but years, much of it among the you know who you are) – student ranks, and to see as thank you for your kindness well their success, in moving these past two years. on to more advanced degree
Message from the President Elect HIGHLIGHTS Andrew Nelson · News from Members I would like to start by thank- ment and achievement, to build ing the nominating committee upon my successors achieve- · Conference Reports and the membership for con- ments with the granting coun- · Job Opportunities ferring upon me this honour. cils, and to foster new areas of · New from the Press These are challenging times for research collaboration and co- physical anthropology in Can- operation. I look forward o · Meetings of Interest Andrew Nelson, ada, as evidenced by the ongo- working closely with you all in ing ambiguity for our area in the upcoming years. Department of terms of SSHRC and NSERC. However, at the same time, Editor’s Note: Andrew’s research Anthropology, University of these are exciting days, as evi- has been recently profiled at Inno- denced by new job openings vation Canada’s website: Western Ontario elected and by our members' consider- http://www.innovationcanada.ca able successes with CFI. In my new CAPA President term of office, I hope to carry on our organization's tradition of fostering student involve- Page 2 CAPA / ACAP Forensic anthropologist named 2002 Bora Laskin Fellow Simon Fraser professor wins award to address the challenges of collecting evidence from mass graves and to secure the protection of human rights (from SSHRC website http://www.sshrc.ca/web/whatsnew/press_releases/fellowship_laskin_e.asp) (Ottawa, September 26, 2002) - World- On sabbatical from the archaeology depart- agencies involved in death investigations. renowned forensic anthropologist Mark Skin- ment at Simon Fraser University, Skinner is ner, who has spent the past five years assisting advising the International Commission on "The field is so new and expanding so fast that international investigations of human rights Missing Persons, which is monitoring the on- those with the most experience-much of it abuses, is the 2002 winner of the annual Bora going exhumations and autopsies of human gained in the last five years-have not been able Laskin Fellowship. remains from mass gravesites in Serbia. The to synthesize their experiences and make victims are thought to be Kosovars and Alba- them accessible to others dealing with mass Established in 1985 by the Social Sciences and nians who disappeared in 1999. Previously, graves," Skinner said. "And, current interna- Humanities Research Council of Canada Skinner's expertise was invaluable during n-i tional guidelines for the exhumation of graves (SSHRC) to honour the late chief justice of vestigations in Afghanistan, Bosnia- and collection of shallowly buried remains are the Supreme Court of Canada, the Bora Herzegovina, East Timor, and Yugoslavia. insufficient to prepare the invest igator for the Laskin award supports multidisciplinary re- scale and range of situations that are com- search and the development of Canadian ex- "I have a personal concern with abuses of monly encountered." pertise in the field of human rights. The 12- power and, over the past decade, we've seen month award, valued at $45,000, plus an al- too many discoveries of mass graves in trou- Skinner will also study the feasibility of creat- lowance of $10,000 for research and travel bled parts of the world," he said. "The exhu- ing a Canadian training centre for forensic expenses, is granted once a year following a mation of victims for the purposes of identif i- archaeology to help deal with the forensic national competition. cation and to obtain evidence for prosecution challenges posed by the discovery and invest i- is a large challenge. The job of forensic scien- gation of mass graves. "There is no doubt that Mark Skinner is at the tists is to collect evidence in an unbiased man- forefront of the forensic work being done at ner to ensure punitive responses are appro- The winner of the Bora Laskin Fellowship is mass grave sites around the world," said Marc priate and justifiable." chosen by a five-member panel of expert Renaud, president of SSHRC. "He has already scholars in international and constitutional made a significant contribution to the field of Skinner will use the fellowship to fund his re- law, refugee and immigration law, human human rights and this fellowship will most search project, which will re-evaluate current rights, social, legal and constitutional history, certainly support more exemplary work and guidelines for the exhumation of mass graves ethnicity, legal philosophy, geography, and further justice by protecting individual rights and related sites, and make recommendations education. around the world." for their amendment to those international
Forensic Anthropology plays a major role in Missing Women
Joint Task Force Investigation Excerpted from http://www.rcmp-bcmedia .ca/pressrelease.jsp?vRelease=1784
At Canada's largest-ever crime scene investiga- Toronto, University of Manitoba, University of whose volume of interest cannot be estimated at tion located on an urban farm property in Port Saskatchewan, University of Alberta, and Simon this point. Coquitlam, near Vancouver, British Columbia, a Fraser University. Two members of the team are small army of police investigators, scientists, and Canadian students studying abroad. The team As the team members examine the sifted soil on specialists are applying the latest in technology members are at various stages of their academic the conveyor belt they search for bone and and forensic investigative tools to try and unravel careers ranging from upper undergraduate to other material with potential forensic value. The mysteries surrounding the disappearance of 54 PhD candidates. All have experience identifying Osteologists take the material they recover to a women missing predominately from the Eastside human bone from fragments as small as a finger- special processing area. Procedures to maintain of Vancouver over the past 13 years. nail to complete elements, under different cir- and secure the possible DNA viability of each cumstances and in a variety of contexts. item are carefully followed. Each item that is Since February of 2002, Robert William Pickton, seized is thoroughly examined and documented. a co-owner of the Port Coquitlam farm has been Members of the team were selected for their The potential evidence is redirected to various charged with seven counts of first degree mu r- ability to recognize bones in diverse states of specialists for additional analysis and documenta- der. All the charges stem from work of the Miss- decay that have been exposed to factors ranging tion. For example, all bone is examined by a Fo- ing Women Task Force at the farm site. Most of from fire to water. The job involves careful at- rensic Anthropologist to determine its signif i- the charges have come from not only hundreds tention to detail and intense concentration. cance to the case. of hours of old-fashioned police leg work - find- Team members stand over four conveyor belts ing and interviewing individuals that are often examining soil that has come through a sifter. Forensic Anthropologists are experts in distin- hard to find - but from the precise and painstak- The soil comes from the farm site, which has guishing animal from human bone, providing a ingly detailed work of scientists and forensic been divided into 216 search grids of 20 x 20 biological profile of human skeletal remains (age, experts. metres each. Since June 3rd, when students were sex, ancestry), and analyzing trauma to bone. brought on the site, 12.5 grids have been fully There are two Forensic Anthropologists assisting The excavation and recovery team consists of 51 examined. Geologists estimate that there are the police with this investigation, Dr. Tracy anthropologists specializing in archaeology and 165,000 cubic metres of surface soil above Rogers from the University of Toronto and a human osteology, representing universities from ground that must be sifted and searched. This second from the University of Alberta. across Canada, in particular, the University of does not include the soil below the surface, Volume 2002 Issue 2 Page 3
New From the Press Cantwell A-M et al. (eds); Ethics sity Press. Manitoba Press. and Anthropology: Facing Future Issues in Human Biology, Globalism, Jacknis I (2002) The Storage Box Ortner DJ (2002) Identification of and Cultural Property. New York of Tradition: Kwakiutl Art, Anthro- Pathological Disorders in Human Academy of Sciences. pologists, and Museums, 1881- Skeletal Remains. Academic Press. 1981. Smithsonian Institution Epstein RJ (2002) Human Molecu- Press. Pietrusewsky M and Toomay lar Biology : An Introduction to the Douglas M (2002) Ban Chiang, A Molecular Basis of Health and Dis- Leonard WR and Crawford MH Prehistoric Village Site in Northeast ease. Cambridge University eds. (2002) The Human Biology of Thailand I: The Human Skeletal Press. Pastoral Populations. Cambridge Remains. Philadelphia: University Studies in Biological and Evolu- of Pennsylvania Museum of Ar- Herring DA and Swedlund AC tionary Anthropology 30, Cam- chaeology and Anthropology. (2003) Human Biologists in the bridge University Press. Archives: Demography, Health, Preston RF (2002) Cree narrative: Nutrition, and Genetics in Historical Lytwyn VP (2002) Muskekowuck Expressing the personal meanings Populations. Cambridge Univer- Athinuwick: Original People of the of events. 2nd Edition, McGill- Great Swampy Land. University of Queen’s University Press.
300 Years of Tuberculosis in Western Canada Excerpted from the CIHR Award
Dr. Paul Hackett, a historical ferent First Nations within the each population will be collected. epidemiologist and Assistant study region will be compared These data will be employed in a Professor in the Department of and contrasted. dual role. First, they will be used Community Health Sciences at to provide background informa- New historical the University of Manitoba was Although archaeological data tion about the populations in epidemiological study is awarded a 2-year CIHR operat- have yielded significant results order to identify group composi- ing grant, with Ann Herring for investigations of pre-contact tion, location, extent and inten- set to investigate the (McMaster), Pam Orr (UofM) TB in eastern Canada, the ar- sity of contact, and chronology spread of tuberculosis and Kue Young (UofT) to study chaeological record in western of contact. Second, they will be among the First Nations the historical development of Canada is as yet insufficient to used to assess the way in which tuberculosis in First Nations provide any indication of the each community’s experience of of western Canada from populations in Western Canada. existence and prevalence of TB the colonial process helped to 1700 to the present. prior to the appearance of docu- determine the timing of initial The proposed study is the first mentary evidence, which has infection, the rapidity with which of a two-phase, comprehensive survived to the present in ar- the disease spread, and its ult i- research program to investigate chives. As such, the study period mate impact. Culture is not the spread of tuberculosis (TB) begins with early European con- timeless, however, and so em- among the First Nations of west- tact, when such records were phasis will also be placed upon ern Canada from 1700 to the first kept, and continues to the the changes that occurred over present. The aim of the project Second World War. This study time, and the part played in al- is to identify the spatial and tem- will employ a biocultural ap- tering their lifeways by external The study will provide key insights poral patterns in the occurrence proach — examining the rela- forces such as changing eco- into the past behaviour and impact and impact of this disease in this tionship between TB and the nomic opportunities, environ- of TB among the Aboriginal popu- population. It also seeks to iden- First Nations in a manner that mental change and shifting gov- lations in western Canada, extend- tify the key factors that led to its emphasises the interaction be- ernment policies. In this respect, ing our understanding back in time emergence in epidemic form and tween culture and biology. How- the study will employ the tools to the period prior to its emer- its more recent, yet incomplete, ever, it will do so in a historical that have been developed in the gence in epidemic form. The ulti- decline. The study will focus on context, requiring an apprecia- field of ethnohistory, which has mate goal of the program is to the interaction of the disease, its tion of the techniques and limita- emerged at the nexus of anthro- provide valuable insights for the human hosts, and social/ tions of working with historical pology and history as a means of control of TB during the present, environmental factors at the documents. studying the history of past with the community-level analysis community level. The experi- populations. helping to identify and target high- ences and outcomes of the dif- Data on the social history of risk populations for control meas- ures. Page 4 CAPA / ACAP
pers presented at the CAAs in Ottawa. Linda nomenon, as well as skeletal material brought MEMBER was awarded a University of Manitoba in by the RCMP. Debbie Merrett, a PhD Graduate Fellowship in 2002. candidate from University of Manitoba con- NEWS tinues her analysis Neolithic Iranian skeletal Heather Gill-Robinson is in the second year material for her dissertation while providing of her PhD program. She spent part of the invaluable contributions to the reconstruc- summer at museums in the UK and Denmark tion and analysis of the Manitoba remains. examining bog bodies from northern Europe, University of Manitoba and presented papers in Denmark, Germany Todd Garlie Department of Anthropology and Portugal. She also attended the Histo- paleopathology course at the University of University of Toronto Rob Hoppa was awarded a Tier II Canada Göttingen, Germany. She will return to Ger- Research Chair in Jul 2002. The CFI funded many this winter to finalize plans for her the- Faculty of Dentistry Bioanthropology Digital Image Analysis Labo- sis research. John T. Mayhall received an honorary Doctor ratory is now up and running with the addi- of Odontology (D.Odont.) degree from the tion of a 3-D printer planned for the fall. Rob Barb Hewitt is in the second year of MA University of Oulu in Finland in May. He has organized the third international workshop studies. Her thesis research will focus an collaborated on research projects in Finland on Palaeodemography, which was hosted by osteological reconstruction of the Fidler for thirty years at both the University of Max Planck Institute for Demographic Re- Mound site. During the summer, she at- Oulu and the University of Turku. The Insti- search in Rostock, Germany, Jun 2002. tended the Histopaleopathology course at the University of Göttingen, Germany, and tute of Dentistry at the University of Oulu is In September, Professor Don Brothwell from presented papers in Denmark and Portugal. the most northerly dental school in the the University of York (UK) visited the Uni- world and is a centre for the study of the versity of Manitoba as a Distinguished Visiting Dedrie White is in the second year of her effects of the sex chromosomes on dental Lecturer. Professor Brothwell met with stu- MA program. She is beginning to work in the development. The results of the studies of dents, and presented a talk at the departmen- HBC archives, collecting data on health and the sex chromosomes have indicated the tal colloquium entitled “The Case for a Com- mortality at Albany in the late 19th and early locations of the genes responsible for both parative Vertebrate Palaeopathology“ and a 20th centuries. She also continues to work enamel and dentin formation. public lecture entitled “A World View of the with Rob Hoppa on patterns of marriage at Mayhall was honoured by the Faculty of Prehistory of Syphilis and its Relatives“. Moose Factory in the late 19th century. Medicine, of which the Institute of Dentistry Graduate Students: Department of Community Health Sciences is a part, “in recognition of the great services you have rendered to this Faculty and the Carla Torwalt is completing her MA thesis Sharon Bruce received funding from the science of dentistry in general”. He is a Pro- research and is expected to defend in fall Manitoba Health Research Council in support fessor Emeritus in the Faculty of Dentistry at 2002. She will be presenting a poster at the of the project: “Screening for Diabetes and the University of Toronto and the author of AAFS meeting next spring. Diabetes Complications in Manitoba First papers on dental genetics, dental anthropol- Nations Communities”. The grant amount is ogy and cultural changes affecting oral pathol- Deborah Merrett recently passed her com- $62,600 and is for two years beginning July ogy. He is also the past president of the Den- prehensive examinations and defended her 2002. tal Anthropology Association. PhD thesis proposal in Oct 2002. This year will be spent continuing to analyze the Ganj University of Winnipeg John Mayhall Dareh skeletal material on which her thesis is based. During the summer, she attended the The program of repatriation at the University Anthropology—Scarborough Campus Histopaleopathology course at the University of Winnipeg’s Osteological Laboratory is All of Larry’s students have been working of Göttingen, Germany, and spent a week at continuing to gain momentum. Dr. Todd hard over the summer. There is a great deal the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Garlie continues to inventory and analyze the of dissertation writing going on presently and Research in Rostock, Germany. collections currently archived. He is also progress is good. One achievement of note collaborating on various publications associ- is that Jennifer Johnson has been awarded Myra Sitchon is finishing her MA thesis with ated with these materials. One such publica- the University of Toronto at Scarborough plans to defend in the fall of 2002. She pre- tion is a chapter submitted in the spring for Graduate Research Award for her work with sented a paper on aspects of her thesis at inclusion in a University of Toronto Press the Waterloo Mennonite population. Larry the palaeodemogaphy meetings in Germany book that developed out of the Graves Reflec- has also been busy this summer working on in Jun, and a joint paper with Rob Hoppa at tions conference held in Brantford Ontario the second version of the Outbreak CD-Rom. the IUAES in Tokyo in Sep 2002. during December of 2001. Another is a pa- The second version includes two brand new per that developed out of a poster presented case studies and a tutorial. Larry’s book enti- Chris Green has recently completed his at the American Association of Physical An- tled Deadly Visitations in Dark Timest is now comprehensive exams and is preparing for thropologists in Buffalo in the spring of 2002 available in an ebook format. Finally, Larry his thesis proposal defense. He currently has highlighting a case of clubfoot. An upcoming has been invited to give a paper at the Calpe a manuscript in press in Social Science and poster looking at unusual crown morphology Conference 2002 in Gibraltar. His paper is Medicine that deals with aspects of his devel- of first molars from three individuals recov- entitled, “Defining Moments of Colonial Iden- oping research. ered from Northern Manitoba is to be pre- tity: Epidemics and Health in Gibraltar and sented at the Canadian Association of Physi- Malta.” Linda Larcombe is completing her compre- cal Anthropology meetings in October 2002. hensive exams and is preparing for her thesis Dr. Chris Meiklejohn continues to address Jennifer Johnson proposal defense this fall. In May 2002 she the arrival of new skeletal material from both was co-author with David Ebert on two pa- Historic Resources, a rapidly increasing phe- Page 5 Volume 2002 Issue 2 Page 5
University College London tended. Conference attendees were provided entail comparisons of biological with excellent buffet lunches each day and all distance between the Highland samples and Charles FitzGerald is continuing to accumu- eventualities were anticipated. It also didn't individuals from the Nasca culture late data for the dental reduction project that hurt that the late summer weather in Coim- who were trading allies from the South he is doing for University College London bra was fabulous! One further note for any Coast of Peru. with Simon Hillson. In the past two years, potential conference organizers though. this has required long stays in Portugal, Paris, Scheduled times for poster paper sessions Joe Parish is in his third year of the PhD Tel Aviv, Cambridge (Mass.), Boulder (Colo.), are still an afterthought for some anthropo- programme at the University of Missouri. He Brussels and Copenhagen. Almost everyone logical conferences. There needs to be more has completed coursework and is concen- en route has been generous and helpful and time devoted to this method of disseminating trating on his second language requirements many friends have been made along the way. research. (French) and comprehensive exams this fall. Before project completion in June 2003 visits In May he was awarded a SSHRC for the are also planned to locations in Germany, Sabrina Agarwal, a SSHRC Postdoctoral remainder of his doctoral research and con- Croatia, Italy and south and central France. Fellow in the Department, continues to be tinues to be an active member of the Life Charles is accompanied on his travels by interested and involved in research related to Sciences Fellowship programme at Missouri. Janet Padiak, who is currently finishing her bone loss and fragility. She is currently n-i Summer of 2002 featured his second field- PhD with Larry Sawchuk of University of volved in a collaborative project with col- work venture to Cape Breton Island where Toronto. When they are at home in London, leagues at the Université Catholique de Lou- he gathered information for his dissertation she is combing the archives of the Public Re- vain, Brussels and the Museum of London, project from the provincial archives at the cords Office in London for additional mortal- examining age and sex-related changes in the Beaton Institute at University College of ity data on the 19th century British Army. vertebral trabecular architecture of archaeo- Cape Breton. He continues to work closely logical skeletons from the Royal Mint site with his advisor Lisa Sattenspiel and colleague McMaster University with the use of peripheral quantitative com- Emily Williams constructing and refining a puted tomography (pQCT). This also gave computer model for Streptococcus epidem- Ann Herring enjoyed a wonderful research her an excuse for a lovely summer in Brus- ics. Presentations at professional meetings leave as a Visiting Professor in the Depart- sels and London! She also recently received this academic year will include Midwest BAR- ment of Archaeology at the University of funding from the Arts and Research Board at FAA, CAPA and HBA. Calgary. Wintering (and skiing) in the foot- McMaster University to undertake a pilot hills of the Rockies was an added bonus. She study on the long-term effects of parity and Alexis Dolphin is in the third year of her collaborated with Alan Swedlund (U. Massa- lactation on the primate maternal skeleton in PhD at the University of Massachusetts, Am- chusetts-Amherst) on their edited volume, collaboration with the Caribbean Primate herst. While expecting to be ABD in the "Human Biologists in the Archives: Demog- Research Centre. Sabrina is also collaborating spring, Alexis has been spending time on raphy, Health, Nutrition and Genetics in His- with Shelley Saunders and Colin Webber method development for her dissertation torical Populations", which will be released examining radial cortical bone density in work using LA-ICP-MS of teeth to assess by Cambridge University Press in December skeletal samples from the St. Thomas ceme- micronutrient deficiencies in Mexican and 2002. Ann also started work on a new col- tery. Egyptian mother-child dyads. During the laborative, CIHR-funded project headed up summer of 2001 and 2002 she worked along- by Paul Hackett (University of Manitoba) that Tracy Prowse is also starting her second side her advisor, Alan Goodman, on the Col- aims to study the history of tuberculosis year of a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship at laborative Research Undergraduate Initiative among First Nations in western Canada. McMaster and is working on oxygen isotopes at Hampshire College, a multidisciplinary Please send any and all insights to her ASAP! in teeth from Italy and the Mediterranean. project investigating the functional conse- She continues to collaborate with Tina Mof- This past summer she collected more bone quences of malnutrition and environmental fat and a host of researchers at McMaster on and tooth samples for stable isotope analysis pollution upon childhood growth and devel- the Determinants of Health in Hamilton pro- in Rome, and then spent 3 weeks excavating opment. Alexis recently won the Nat Smith ject, which CAPA members will be hearing a Roman cemetery at the site of Vagnari Departmental Service Award for her role on about for several years to come. Most im- (Puglia, Italy), with a team from the Univer- the UMass Repatriation Committee and portantly, Ann has a new golden retriever sity of Edinburgh. holds a doctoral SSHRC Award. She is co- puppy, Relay, who keeps her laughing by div- organizing a symposium at the 2002 CAPA meetings (Doing Biocultural Anthropology) ing into the toilet and running around the In graduate student news, Tina Moffat’s stu- and also one at the 2003 AAPAs (Tooth house with toilet paper rolls, to name a few dent, Tracey Galloway, successfully de- Chemistry: New Challenges, New Horizons). of his endearing antics. fended her MA in September and has begun coursework for a PhD in biological anthro- Alexis Dolphin Shelley Saunders and colleagues presented pology. Her PhD research will examine child two poster papers at the European Paleopa- nutrition in rural communities. thology Conference in Coimbra, Portugal in August. The two papers were : Patterns of Dental Health in an Imperial Roman Skeletal Sabrina Agarwal Sample from Isola Sacra, Italy Prowse, T.; Saun- ders, S.; Bondioli, L.; Macchiarelli, R. and CAPA Student-Members Abroad A Test of Histological Methods of Determining the Chronology of Accentuated Striae in Decidu- Marc Lichtenfeld is currently studying ous Teeth. Saunders, S.; FitzGerald, C. Bioarchaeology at Binghamton University, NY. At present the focus of his dissertation Shelley notes that the conference - organized research is on biological distance between by Eugenia Cunha, Anna Louisa Santos, and individuals of the Huari culture (AD 500- their students - was one of the best organ- 1000) in the Central Highlands of ized conferences she has ever at- Peru. A second part of this research may Page 6 CAPA / ACAP
Meetings of Interest New URL for Biological · 5th International IASHP Congress on Human Paleontology, Barce- Anthropology Section of the AAA lona, Spain, 22 - 28 June 2003 The Biological Anthropology Section of the American An- · XVII Puijo Symposium on "Physical Activity and Health: Gender Dif- thropological Association is pleased to announce the new ferences Across Lifespan". Kuopio, Finland. 25 - 28 , June 2003 and improved BAS website at www.aaanet.org/bas/index. · "Health and Economic Policy, Munich, Germany. 27-28 June 2003 htm. The new website includes links to upcoming events, information on the W.W. Howells Book Prize and the Stu- · International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, dent Poster/Paper Award. The site also contains a listing of Florence, Italy, 5-12 Jul 2003 various sessions at the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association that may be of interest to bio- · Fifth World Archaeological Congress, Washington DC, 21-26 Jun logical anthropologists. This years meeting is being held in 2003 New Orleans, November 20- 24, 2002. Among the events · AAPA, Tempe Arizona, 23-26 Apr 2003 planned for the Annual Meeting is the second annual Distin- guished Lecture. The lecture entitled, “An Anthropological · American Anthropological Association, New Orleans, 20-24 Nov View of the Creation/Evolution Controversy,” will be given 2002 by Eugenie Scott of the National Center for Science Educa- tion, and will be followed by a reception. If there are any · IXth Symposium of the Societe de Biometrie Humaine: "The body questions about the BAS please feel free to contact Jennifer composition". Paris, France, 18 - 19 November 2002 Johnson at [email protected].
Cree Back Power Project on Native Lands Excerpted from National Geographic News http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/07/0702_020702_canadianrivers.html After losing a legal bid to halt share the profits from the hy- Under the agreement in February damming — and after decades of droelectric plant with the Cree. between the Quebec govern- fighting alongside environmental- ment and the High Council of the ists and concerned citizens to The alliance between Hydro- Cree, the tribe will receive up to block hydroelectric projects on Quebec and the Cree's High 2 percent of the revenue gener- native lands — the High Council Council once seemed highly im- ated by Hydro-Quebec's new Under a new of the Cree is supporting a pro- probable. After the La Grande dam on the Rupert River. The agreement, the Cree ject to divert much of the Rupert dam began operating, it flooded Crees' revenue from this ar- River. 15,000 square kilometers includ- rangement is estimated at $3.5 will receive up to 2 ing vast tracts of prime land in billion over fifty years. percent of the The government-owned power surrounding river valleys. The revenue generated company that built the La Grande Cree saw much of their fishing The new deal has drawn criticism River project now wants to red i- and hunting grounds disappear, from environmentalists. In a re- by Hydro-Quebec's rect much of the Rupert River's and the flooding displaced about flection of environmentalists' new dam on the flow to a massive hydroelectric a third of the 9,000-strong Cree concerns about the new hydroe- plant that is already underway. Nation, which has since grown to lectric complex, the nonprofit Rupert River — The plan would flood 400 square 14,000 members. conservation group Earthwild estimated at 3.5 miles (900 square kilometers) of International last week listed the billion dollars land on which the Cree live and The effects of the damming and Rupert as number one among hunt and would reduce the flooding led to high concentra- Canada's most threatened rivers. river's flow by at least 80 per- tions of mercury in local waters. cent. Fish were found to be heavily Never-the-less, many opponents contaminated with the toxic of the new hydroelectricity pro- Despite the impact, tribal lead- metal, forcing the Cree to sus- ject are heartened by past suc- ers have given their approval pend all fishing in the affected cess. with Hydro-Quebec agreeing to region. Volume 2002 Issue 2 Page 7
Job Opportunities
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO residents will be given priority. ecology, primate or human paleontology, anat- omy, or developmental biology preferred. Appli- Canada Research Chair in Anthropology cation Deadline: October 1, 2002. To apply, (Human Health) UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA please submit letter of application detailing re- The Department of Anthropology, University of search interests and accomplishments, curricu- Department of Anthropology, seeks a Physical Toronto, seeks applications and nominations for lum vitae, names and email addresses of three Anthropologist with a focus on human osteol- a Tier II Canada Research Chair in the area of (3) references, and samples of selected publica- ogy/osteoarchaeology. This is a tenure-stream human health, with a focus on population biol- tions (including dissertation abstract if recent position at the junior level. We seek a colleague ogy. This prestigious chair is intended for an graduate) to: Dr. Marilyn Norconk, Department whose research interests complement those of outstanding researcher of international repute, of Anthropology, Kent State University, P.O. other faculty in the Department, and who will be at the advanced Assistant to mid level Associate Box 5190, Kent OH, 44242. Email: mnor- able to contribute to our continuing develop- Professor level, whose research and teaching will [email protected]. Web site: http://www.kent.edu/ ment of the four-field approach to anthropology. make major contributions to the quality and stat- anthropology/index.html. In support of this area, the Department main- ure of the department. The position will be filled tains extensive teaching and reference collec- either as tenured or tenure track. The position tions in human osteology with a full-time tech- includes potential involvement with human biol- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. nologist (curatorial assistant) dedicated to these ogy, biological anthropology and medical anthro- resources.The successful candidate will be ex- Department of Anthropology intends to hire pology teaching programs at undergraduate and pected to contribute to both the undergraduate one or more biological anthropologists. We seek graduate levels. The position will start in July and graduate programs. Deadline for application applicants who are committed to four-field an- 2003. is November 30, 2002. Applications must include thropology and whose research interests will a letter describing areas of teaching and research complement and broaden our existing strength The deadline for applications is October 15, interest, a vita, and samples of publications and in biological anthropology. The ideal candidate 2002. Applicants should send a complete C.V., a evaluations of teaching performance if available. will be familiar with, and will be able to establish short statement about their research program, Letters of recommendation should be submitted links with, the other subfields in our department. and appropriate material about their teaching. by three referees. All materials should be sent to We expect the appointment(s) to be at the assis- They should also submit the names of four an- Dr. Nancy Lovell, Chair, Department of Anthro- tant professor level, but we will consider appli- thropologists who could be consulted about pology, 13-15 Tory Building, University of Al- cants at other ranks. Please send a letter of in- their work. The application should be sent di- berta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H4, Canada. Applica- terest, curriculum vitae, and names of three refe- rectly to Chair, Department of Anthropology, tions to our confidential fax (780) 492-1526 or rees by October 15, 2002, to Chair, Biological University of Toronto, 100 St. George Street, by email to [email protected] are accept- Anthropology Search Committee, Department rm 1037, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 3G3, able if followed by hard copy. Information about of Anthropology, 1020 LSA Building, Ann Arbor [email protected]. the Department can be obtained at www.arts. MI 48109-1382. ualberta.ca/anthropology/
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO The records arising from this competition will be NEW YORK UNIVERSITY managed in accordance with provisions of the AT SCARBOROUGH Alberta Freedom of Information and Protection New York University. Department of Anthro- pology invites applications from outstanding Division of Social Sciences, invites applications of Privacy Act (FOIPP). scholars for a position in Physical Anthropology, for a tenure-stream position in Anthropology at rank open. The department is looking for schol- the Assistant Professor level, to commence 1 The University of Alberta hires on the basis of ars with exceptional records in teaching and July 2003. The Division is looking for an anthro- merit. We are committed to the principle of research in skeletal morphology, forensic anthro- pologist with rich research and fieldwork experi- equity in employment. We welcome diversity pology, and bone biology. It is anticipated that ence, together with strengths in theory and and encourage applications from all qualified the candidate will complement and strengthen teaching, to join a small but vibrant three-field women and men, including persons with disabili- departmental interests in human paleontology program at the undergraduate level, with gradu- ties, members of visible minorities, and Aborigi- and paleobiology, genetics and molecular sys- ate teaching in the Department of Anthropology. nal persons. tematics, primatology, paleolithic archaeology, Interests in human health, past and present, and and zooarchaeology. Application deadline is No- in growth and development may be especially All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; vember 15, 2002, for appointment beginning welcome. PhD required. The ideal candidate will however, Canadian and permanent residents will September 1, 2003, pending budgetary approval. bring new insights and skills in introductory and be given priority. If suitable Canadian citizens or Please send letter, curriculum vitae, and names advanced teaching to challenge a rapidly growing, permanent residents cannot be found, other of three referees to: Professor Terry Harrison, culturally diverse student body. The closing date individuals will be considered. Department of Anthropology, New York Uni- for applications is November 1 2002. Interested versity, 25 Waverly Place, New York, NY, applicants should submit a complete curriculum 10003. vitae, samples of publications or writing, a teach- KENT STATE UNIVERSITY ing dossier, and provide names, addresses (including email addresses) of three referees to: Full-time, tenure-track position in Biological An- UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA Prof. Sue Horton, Chair, Division of Social Sci- thropology beginning Fall semester, 2003, to teach lower and upper division courses, and ences, University of Toronto at Scarborough, The Department of Anthropology. The Univer- graduate level courses. Qualifications: Ph.D., 1265 Military Trail, Scarborough, Ont M1C 1A4, sity of Victoria (www.uvic.ca) invites applications active involvement in research and grant writing, Canada. All qualified candidates are encouraged for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of to apply; however, Canadians and permanent and a strong publication record required. Appli- cants with a specialization in primate behavioral (Continued on page 9) Page 8 CAPA / ACAP
CONFERENCE Palaeohistopathology Workshop REPORTS Jul 2002 (Göttingen, Germany) Heather Gill-Robinson (University of Manitoba) Heather Gill-Robinson, Barbara Hewitt and Deborah Merrett, all graduate students at the University of Manitoba, attended the recent histopalaeopathol- ogy course, sponsored by the Paleopathology Association, at the Georg- August University in Göttingen, Germany.
The course consisted of lectures and practical training in the preparation and analysis of microscopic thin sections of human bone. Each course day ran nine hours or more and included access to hundreds of thin sections from ar- chaeological and modern bone specimens and specialized step-by-step hands on training in the preparation of thin section specimens using the modified plastination method.
IAFS Sep 2002 (Montpellier, France)
The International Association of Forensic Poster sessions were well attended, but of Sciences hosted its 2002 annual meetings in variable quality, with some clearly designed as Montpellier, France. As with many interna- advertisements for services available in spe- tional scientific meetings, heavy corporate cific labs. sponsorship is apparent with the manufac- turer’s displays of microscopes, DNA se- Professor Yasar Iscan presented a world re- quencers, blood analysis equipment, autopsy view of forensic anthropology as the final equipment and a variety of other specialized paper in a anthropology session in which he services and sales. co-chaired.
The meetings scheduled a variety of sessions Unfortunately, the meetings were cut short of interest to anthropology, although it was for many as a result of an Air France pilots noted by at least one session chair, that the strike which resulted in many cancelled flights anthropology sessions have been declining in back to Paris the Friday through Sunday at size in recent years. A variety of workshops the end of the meetings. This resulted, for and special seminars were also available (at many, in making alternative arrangements to additional cost) to participants in the early return to Paris to catch their connecting View overlooking Montpellier part of the week long schedule of events. flights home.
IUAES 22-27 Sep 2002 (Tokyo, Japan)
The 2002 inter-congress of the International Un- The second by Nancy Tayles of the University of ion of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences Otago, New Zealand spoke on the responsibilities was hosted in Tokyo, Japan. The theme of meet- of osteologists working on the human remains of ing of socio-cultural and physical anthropologists indigenous peoples. Of particular note were her was ‘The Human Body in Anthropological Per- comments on the rapidly progressing issues of spective’. Maori remains. But on a positive note, reminis- cent of discussions many Canadian physical an- A variety of physical anthropology sessions were thropologists and archaeologists have had, Tayles scheduled including palaeodemography and bioar- noted the successful establishment in one case of chaeology, the latter of which is a re-emerging a sacred “keeping place” where the human re- field of interest in Japanese physical anthropology. mains were still accessible to researchers, but The end of the bioarchaeology session was with the Maori community a vested partner in marked by brief keynotes by the session chairs. decision making.
The first, by Kazumichi Katayama, Kyoto Univer- Contrasts with Canadian (e.g. the Inuit Heritage Double bridge at the Imperial Gar- sity, placed bioarchaeological research in Japan in Trust at the Canadian Museum of Civilization), dens a historical perspective, highlighting the many NAGPRA in the U.S. and the UK where a govern- early contributions by Japanese scholars like the ment panel is determining what is needed for re- works of Kobayashi on the life expectancy of early patriation of human remains from non-UK regions humans. were all brought to discussion during the ques- tioning period. Volume 2002 Issue 2 Page 9
(Continued from page 7) 2002. Please send a cover letter, curriculum currently holding the rank of Associate Profes- vitae, and the names and addresses of four ref- sor and Assistant Professors with six years or assistant professor in the sub-disciplines of erences (including e-mail addresses) to: Profes- more university-level teaching and substantial either biological anthropology or archaeologi- sor Rebecca Huss-Ashmore, Chair, Biological postdoctoral record of publications and grants cal anthropology effective July 1, 2003 subject Anthropology Search, Department of Anthro- will be placed into the Associate pool. Appli- to budgetary approval. Candidates should hold pology, University of Pennsylvania, 325 Univer- cants not currently Associate Professors and a completed Ph.D. and have a strong commit- sity Museum, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6398. with five or less years university-level teaching ment to teaching and research in a department and strong entry-level record of grants and whose members value co-operation between publication will be placed into the Assistant anthropological sub-disciplines. The successful THE COLORADO COLLEGE pool. Applicants are expected to have com- candidates are expected to have broad teach- pleted all requirements for the Ph.D. degree ing abilities in their sub-discipline and more Department of Anthropology invites applica- by August 15, 2003, or position will be offered specialised research interests that indicate in- tions for a tenure track position in biological at the rank of Instructor. Established record of tellectual depth as well as breadth. Candidates anthropology beginning fall 2003 at the Assistant excellence in teaching and research expected. in archaeological anthropology should have a Professor level. PhD and teaching experience Research specialty open but should comple- strong research interest in the Neolithic and/or required. Candidates are expected to be active ment interests of a four-field oriented faculty. early complex societies with a focus on zooar- scholars and committed to excellence in under- Applicants expected to teach and mentor un- chaeology, osteoarchaeology, environmental graduate teaching. Research interests in bioar- dergraduate and graduate students. Closing archaeology, or landscape archaeology. Candi- chaeology are preferred; candidates are encour- date for applications is November 29, 2002. dates in biological anthropology should have a aged to identify secondary interests in which Send vitae, letter detailing professional inter- strong research interest in one or more of the they would be prepared to offer an undergradu- ests and teaching experience, and names/ following areas: osteology, paleopathology, ate course. Specialty in Asia, Africa, or Latin addresses/e-mail addresses/phone/fax #s of paleodemography, forensics or growth, devel- American is desirable, as is the ability to con- four references to: Dr. Robert Corruccini, opment and aging. Applications must include tribute to the college's Interdisciplinary Pro- Chair, Biological Anthropology Search Com- complete curriculum vitae, the name and ad- grams (i.e. Environmental Science, Women's mittee ([email protected]), Department of dresses (including email, fax and telephone Studies, American Cultural Studies; see web- Anthropology, SIUC, Carbondale, IL 62901- numbers) of three referees who the depart- site). Candidates would be expected to teach 4502. ment may contact, copies of selected relevant both introductory and advanced courses in bio- publications and summaries of teaching evalua- logical anthropology and to develop opportuni- HUNTER COLLEGE, CUNY tions. The University of Victoria is an equity ties for undergraduate research. employer and encourages applications from Department of Anthropology seeks a biologi- women, persons with disabilities, visible mi- Colorado College is an undergraduate liberal cal anthropologist for a tenure-track appoint- norities, aboriginal peoples, people of all sexual arts institution with an intensive modular sched- ment as an Assistant Professor beginning 01 orientations and genders, and others who may ule that is uniquely suited to in-depth faculty- September 2003. Specialties of interest to the contribute to the further diversification of the student interactions, including research collabo- department include, but are not limited to, University. All qualified candidates are encour- rations. The successful candidate will be broadly human demography, human biology and foren- aged to apply: however, Canadian and perma- trained in biological anthropology and inter- sic anthropology, primate social behavior and nent residents will be given priority. Applica- ested in contributing to dialogue in a four-field evolutionary morphology. The successful can- tions should be sent to: Dr. Margot Wilson, department. Candidates whose work meaning- didate will have an active program of field re- Chair, Department of Anthropology, University fully integrates aspects from one or more other search and publication. Send curriculum vitae, of Victoria, P.O. Box 3050, Victoria, B.C. V8W subfields will be at an advantage. The successful letter of application, and the names of three 3P5, Telephone: (250) 721-7049, Email: candidate will be committed to the mission of a references by 01 January 2003 to Gregory [email protected], Main Office: Telephone: liberal arts college, will support and contribute Johnson, Chair - Department of Anthropology, (250) 721-7046, Email: [email protected] to the goal of achieving greater diversity at Hunter College CUNY, 695 Park Avenue, before December15, 2002. Colorado College, and will be able to work New York, NY 10021-5085. Inquiries and ap- effectively with the many constituencies at the plications may also be made by email to gjohn- THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA college as a contribution to a positive earningl [email protected]. and work environment for all members. Appli- Department of Anthropology invites applica- cations must be postmarked by November 15, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY- tions for a tenure-track assistant professorship 2002. Send letter of application, c.v., names of SACRAMENTO in biological anthropology to begin Fall 2003. four references, photocopy (unofficial) of gradu- We seek an anthropologist with nterestsi in ate transcript, and sample syllabus with discus- The Department of Anthropology invites ap- human biology that complement current faculty sion of teaching method and rationale to: plications for a probationary entry level assis- strengths in human biodiversity and evolution, tant professor tenure-track position in physical health, and adaptation. Potential areas of spe- Chair, Search Committee Department of An- anthropology to begin Fall semester 2003. cialization include, but are not limited to, bio- thropology Colorado College 14 E. Cache La Applicants must have Ph.D. in Anthropology. medical anthropology, behavioral ecology, and Poudre Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Specialization in human biology (e.g. human human adaptability. Applicants should have growth and development, human adaptation) active research and publications in human and/or population genetics is preferred. Candi- population biology, and should demonstrate dates should be able to teach upper division the potential to obtain external funding. The SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY- courses in area of specialization, physical an- successful candidate will be involved in the CARBONDALE thropology method and theory, lower division ongoing development of undergraduate and physical anthropology courses, and supervise graduate curricula in human biology within the The Department of Anthropology invites appli- Master's theses. Evidence of undergraduate context of a four fields anthropology program cations for a tenure-track position in biological teaching excellence is desirable. that encourages dialogue across the subfields. anthropology, Assistant or Associate Professor Deadline for applications is December 15, rank, beginning August 16, 2003. Applicants (Continued on page 10) Page 10 CAPA / ACAP
(Member News Continued from page 9) dates to apply; however, Canadians and perma- record and previous university teaching experi- nent residents of Canada will be given priority. ence. The successful candidate will be joining a Mail letter of application (which includes a state- four-field department with a tradition of collegi- ment of teaching & scholarly interests), curricu- ality and collaboration. Applications should include a curriculum vitae, lum vita, and the names and telephone numbers letters of reference from three referees (sent (and e-mail addresses if available) of three refer- under separate cover), two samples of written ences, which should be postmarked by Novem- We invite applications from specialists in bioar- work, and a summary of current and future re- ber 22, 2002 to: Chair, Physical Anthropology chaeology, human skeletal biology, paleoanthro- search interests, and should be sent by Novem- Search Committee, Department of Anthropol- pology, paleoepidemiology, and anthropological ber 30, 2002 to: ogy, CSU Sacramento, 6000 J Street, Sacra- genetics. We seek candidates broadly grounded mento, CA 95819-6106. Review of applications in physical anthropology with demonstrated ex- will begin on December 2, 2002. Position open Dr. David Pokotylo, Head Department of An- pertise in molecular anthropology as applied to until filled. Further information is available at thropology & Sociology The University of British the study of past populations. The successful http://csuseb.sfsu.edu and on the department's Columbia 6303 N.W. Marine Drive Vancouver, candidate will enhance and expand research cur- website, http://www.csus.edu/anth/html/ BC V6T 1Z1 Canada rently being carried out in our Canada Founda- opportunities.html tion for Innovation-funded McMaster Paleoge- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA netics Institute and help build a strong graduate training programme in ancient DNA research. Department of Soc. and Anthropology intends
to hire a tenure-track position in Physical An- MCGILL UNIVERSITY The appointee is expected to teach undergradu- thropology at the level of Assistant Professor. ate lecture and seminar courses in physical an- Applicants should be committed to four-field thropology, contribute to MA and PhD teaching The Department of Anthropology seeks applica- anthropology and their research interest should and supervision, carry out an active research tions for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of complement and broaden existing strengths. programme leading to peer-reviewed publica- prehistoric archaeology. Applicants should have UCF is a metropolitan university in Orlando, tions, and take on administrative responsibilities. Ph.D. in hand and outstanding records in both Florida, currently with a student population of Preference will be given to candidates whose research and teaching. Demonstrated expertise ca. 39,000 and 140 anthropology majors; and an research complements and extends the depart- in both theory and methods as well as a track MA in Anthology is in the planning stages. We ment=s strengths in bioarchaeology and medical record of refereed publications is required. Geo- seek an individual who has interests in one or anthropology. graphical, temporal, and thematic specializations more of the following specializations: medical, are open, but an emphasis on gender studies, forensics, DNA (ancient/modern), and/or GIS. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; and/or innovative approaches to archaeological The successful applicant should be capable of however, Canadian citizens and permanent resi- analysis is desirable. The ability to involve both teaching introductory and advanced courses. dents will be considered first for this position. graduate students and undergraduates in an on- The individual should have the Ph.D. in Anthro- McMaster University is strongly committed to going field project is also a priority. Although pology in hand at the time of hire. Review of the employment equity within its community, and to instruction at McGill is in English, knowledge of applications will begin on November 1, 2002 and recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. The Univer- French is an asset. We are looking for someone will continue until the position is filled. The ap- sity encourages applications from all qualified who can carry our archaeology program forward plicant should submit a letter of application, candidates, including women, members of visible in the 21st century. Applications received by which includes a statement of teaching and minorities, Aboriginal persons, members of sex- October 31, 2002 are assured consideration. scholarly interest, along with a curriculum vita ual minorities, and persons with disabilities. Will interview in Winter, appoint on August 1, and the names, telephones and emails of three 2003. McGill is committed to equity in employ- references. Please submit materials BY MAIL to: Applications, including a curriculum vitae and ment. As required by immigration law, this ad is Dr. Ron Wallace, Chair, Physical Anthropology letters from three referees, should be submitted directed in the first instance to citizens and per- Search Committee, Department of Sociology to: Matthew Cooper, Chair manent residents of Canada, although other na- and Anthropology, PH 403, University of Central Department of Anthropology, McMaster Univer- tionalities may apply at the same time. Applica- Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-1360. The Uni- sity, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON, Canada tions and inquiries should be addressed to: Prof. versity of Central Florida is an Equal Opportu- L8S 4L9 E-mail: [email protected] Bruce Trigger, Chair, Archaeology Search Com- nity/Affirmative Action employer. Women and CLOSING DATE: December 31, 2002 mittee, Department of Anthropology, McGill minorities are encouraged to apply. As an University, 855 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, agency of the State of Florida, all application ma- Que. Canada H3A 2T7. Email: bruce. terials and selection procedures are available for [email protected] review. This employer does not offer employ- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN ment benefits to domestic partners of employ- UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ees. This employer does not prohibit discrimi- The Department of Anthropology invites appli- nation on the basis of sexual orientation/ cations for an anticipated tenure-track position preference and gender identity/expression. in physical anthropology at the level of assistant The Department of Anthropology and Sociology professor to begin Fall 2003, pending budgetary at the University of British Columbia invites ap- approval. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or be plications for a tenure-stream Professorship in ABD with a reasonable expectation of comple- Medical Anthropology, rank open, effective July McMASTER UNIVERSITY tion by August 2003, and must demonstrate 1, 2003, subject to final budgetary approval. both an outstanding record of research and ex- The Department of Anthropology at McMaster cellent teaching skills. The specific area of exper- University invites applications for a full-time, The department enjoys strong collaborative rela- tise is open, but preference will be given to tenure track position in physical anthropology at tionships with a broad range of health and hu- those applicants who most closely complement the rank of Assistant Professor, effective July 1, man service programmes at UBC. UBC hires on the department’s strengths in primate behavior, 2003. Candidates must have a PhD in physical the basis of merit and is committed to employ- anthropology, a strong research and publication ment equity. We encourage all qualified candi- (Continued on page 11) Page 11 Volume 2002 Issue 2 Page 11
(Member News Continued from page 10) poses to appoint two lecturers from September 2003. Candidates for either post should possess primate anatomy, and primate and human evolu- a PhD in a relevant subject as well as proven tion. Responsibilities include undergraduate and research and teaching abilities. graduate teaching and an active program of re- search and publication. Send a letter of applica- tion, curriculum vitae, and the names of three Lectureship in Human Ecology: Applicants should Send comments and submis- references by 15 November 2002 to the Chair, have a background in human nutrition, health sions for the spring 2003 Search Committee in Physical Anthropology, and/or disease ecology with research interests newsletter to: Department of Anthropology, The University of that involve less developed regions in any part of Texas, Austin, TX 78712-1086. the world.
TULANE UNIVERSITY Lectureship in Human Evolution : Applicants should have a good knowledge of the fossil evi- Robert D. Hoppa Department of Anthropology, invites applica- dence for human evolution and have a research tions for a tenure-track position starting August focus that involves human biological, cognitive CAPA Newsletter Editor 2003 at the assistant professor level specializing and/or cultural evolution. in the behavior and ecology of non-human pri- Department of Anthropology mates. Candidates must have the Ph.D. in physi- University of Manitoba cal anthropology, a record of research and publi- Applications including CV with names of three cation, and previous university teaching experi- referees and a personal statement on research Winnipeg, Manitoba ence. Teaching responsibilities will include an and teaching should be submitted by 1 January Canada R3T 5V5 introductory course on human origins, a survey 2003 to the Departmental Administrator, An- course on the behavior and ecology of living thropology, University College, Gower Street Phone: (204) 474-6329 primates, and other courses at both the under- London WC1E 6BT,
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Anthropology seeks applications for tenure-track position in Biological Anthro- pology at Assistant or Associate professorial rank, with a specialty in one or more of the fol- lowing areas: genetics, demography, epidemiol- ogy, contemporary human variation, physiologi- cal anthropology. Geographic area open. Excel- lent analytical skills, a willingness to teach the department's quantitative courses (e.g. statistics), and Ph.D. required. Excellence in research, teaching, and ability to acquire external funding desirable. Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, and names and contact information for three references to Dean Falk, Chair, Depart- ment of Anthropology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4531. Deadline is Decem- ber 1, 2002; applications received by November 1 will be considered for interviews at the AAA meetings in New Orleans.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON Lecturer in Human Ecology (Nutrition/Disease) The catacombs beneath the streets of Paris & Lecturer in Human Evolution
The Department of Anthropology at UCL pro-