Where can I find a job in anthropology?

This Web site contains a very partial list of non-teaching, mostly local, jobs.

For further leads

• Look at the American Anthropological Association's (AAA) Guide to Departments of Anthropology (a copy is available in the departmental office in 217C Landrum)
• Check out the list of anthropology departments on the Web
• View the AAA film, Anthropologists at Work: Careers Making a Difference (the video is available for viewing in Media Services in 215 Steely Library)
• Get a free DVD on anthropology careers from Dr. Doug Hume, 228 Landrum.
• Check out the AAA Web site and the AAA site on anthropology careers
• Explore other sites (on archaeology careers; cultural anthropology careers; physical anthropology careers; linguistics careers; and applied anthropology careers)
• Check out other AAA publications and films on careers in anthropology
• Read the Joan Ferrante book, Let's Go Anthropology: Travels on the Internet
• Check out employment ads for federal, state, county, municipal, and tribal governments
• Explore non-profit corporations and private businesses

Also, network with the anthropology faculty and anthropology alumni for job leads. To find out what some NKU anthropology graduates are doing, check out the NKU Anthropology Alumni Club's "Life after NKU."

To find out what other anthropologists are doing, check out the bulletin board outside 204 Landrum, the anthropology lab. And do not forget to touch base with the NKU Career Development Center.

Other resources pertaining Anthropology related careers

• Books
  • Let's Go Anthropology: Travels on the Internet by Joan Ferrante
  • What Color Is Your Parachute: A Practical Manual for Job Hunters and Career Changes by Richard Nelson Bolles
  • Resumes That Will Get You The Job You Want by Andrea Kay
  • Interview Strategies That Will Get You The Job You Want by Andrea Kay
  • Great Jobs for Anthropology Majors by Blythe Camenson
  • Anthropology in Practice: A Guide to Non-Academic Jobs and Careers for Anthropologists by Riall Nolan
  • Careers in Anthropology edited by Paula Sabloff
  • Careers in Anthropology by John T. Omohundro
  • Careers in Anthropology by W. Richard Stephens,
  • Your Career in Archaeology by George E. Stuart
  • Around the World in 30 Years: Life as a Cultural Anthropologist by Barbara Anderson
  • A Guide to Careers in Physical Anthropology edited by Alan S. Ryan
  • Stumbling Toward the Truth: Anthropologists at Work by Phillip R. DeVita
  • Becoming a Practicing Anthropologist by John van Willigen
  • Applied Anthropology by John van Willigen
  • Others Knowing Others edited by Don D. Fowler and Donald L. Hardesty
  • Applied Anthropology: A Career-oriented Approach by Margaret A. Gwynne
  • Anthropology: Career Resources Handbook by Margaret A. Gwynne
  • Applied Anthropology by Erve Chambers
  • Applied Anthropology by Alexander M. Ervin
  • Applied Anthropology in America edited by Elizabeth M. Eddy and William L. Partridge
  • Applied Anthropology in Canada by Edward J. Hedican
  • Opportunities in Museum Careers by Blythe Camenson
  • Opportunities in Forensic Sciences Careers by Blythe Camenson and Anita Hufft
  • Career Opportunities for Bilinguals and Multilinguals by Vladimir F. Wertsman
  • The Complete Guide to Environmental Careers in the 21st Century by Kevin Doyle

All of these books are available at NKU's Steely Library or are on order by the library.

Know a group or company we should add to our list? Need more information? Want to find out about majoring or minoring in anthropology or minoring in archaeology, Native American studies, or Celtic studies? Want to visit our museum? Want NKU anthropologists to speak to a school or community group? Want to know more about our Careers Day? Want to join the Student Anthropology Society or the Anthropology Alumni Club? Want to know more about the NKU Gamma of Kentucky Chapter of Lambda Alpha National Anthropology Honor Society?

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