Application submissions for COPAA’s Visiting Fellow Program due May 31

The COPAA Visiting Fellows Program is a short-term partnership opportunity involving a professional, practicing, or applied anthropologist (the Visiting Fellow) and a COPAA-Member Anthropology Department. The program is designed to be mutually beneficial to both parties. The Visiting Fellow and the Anthropology Department develop a proposal to engage in a collaborative learning experience, share specific…

SfAA/NAPA Careers Spotlight

SfAA/NAPA Careers Spotlight

NAPA will be hosting a Careers Spotlight at the SfAA meetings on Saturday, March 23 from 10 until 2. It is a chance for students and early career professionals to talk to practitioners about jobs for anthropologists in various sectors. There will also be mentoring on resume building. Immediately following from 2 until 4 is the NAPA networking social. This…

NAPA-OT Field School Guatemala Summer 2019 session

Enrollment for the 2019 session is now open! The NAPA-OT Field School in Antigua, Guatemala is now recruiting anthropology, occupational therapy, global health, and students in related disciplines for its four-week summer session: June 17 – July 12, 2019. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis through February 1, 2019.  The field school offers…

MEET NAPA’s 2018 VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Joshua Liggett
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MEET NAPA’s 2018 VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Joshua Liggett

How did you get your start in anthropology? What drew you to the field? I’ve always been a huge science fiction nerd and one of my heroes growing up was Captain Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation. In the series, you find out he had two fields that he found inspiring: Astrophysics and…

CAPA NAPA LPO Social

You are invited to: CAPA/NAPA LPO Social Nov 20 5:00-7:00 pm, Chicago Curry House, 899 S Plymouth Ct. (RSVP requested) As a student, teacher, or practitioner, are you interested in networking with people who are applying their anthropological skills and knowledge, and making a living, outside of academic anthropology departments?  Anthropologists are applying their skills in evaluation, design…

Research Associate at the Institute for Community Health (ICH)

The Institute for Community Health (ICH) is hiring a Research Associate. ICH is a nonprofit consulting organization that specializes in participatory evaluation, applied research, and strategic planning. The position is based in Malden, Massachusetts. The Research Associate is an entry level position which prefers a bachelor or masters in Anthropology. Key Tasks include: Coordinate project and…

Stepping into Consulting

By Ruth Sando I have recently (2017) retired after a long career in private industry, working both as an employee and an outside consultant. After earning my Ph.D., I spent over 20 years in the financial services industry (in banking and insurance), and then for five years was a senior international housing finance manager before…

Getting Started in International Consulting

by Laurie Krieger I have consulted internationally in health, gender, policy, research, and even once in irrigation (that was weird). Here are some tips for getting started: Use your networks; in international work, people are hired through whom they know. Carefully research how much consultants get paid by the organization or donor for whom you…