Open Enrollment: 24th NCSU Ethnographic Field School

OPEN ENROLLMENT:
24th NCSU Ethnographic Field School

When: Summer, May 22 – July 13, 2017 (7.5 weeks)
Where: Lake Atitlán, Guatemala

What: Learn how to design, conduct, investigate and write up your own independent project while living with a local family on the shores of Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. Throughout the program, you will learn about the Maya while developing skills in project design and fieldwork as you carry out your own research project.

Who: Whether you are an undergraduate, a graduate student, just finished college, learning how to collect data and talk to people is beneficial not only for those in anthropology, but also for those in many other majors, including sociology, international studies, public health, history, education, textiles, natural resource management, business and management, sociolinguistics, political science, psychology, design and engineering. Anyone interested is encouraged to apply, especially students interested in topics such as development, environment, globalization, social justice, tourism, conservation, Fair Trade, textile design and entrepreneurship, language, development, poverty and health.

How: See what research is really like, do your own project, manage your own time and work according to the needs of your topic. Challenge yourself by living in a Maya community with a local family. We keep the seminars to a minimum so students can have enough time to work on their projects; we want students to learn by doing, with intensive and in-depth hands-on learning.

All Majors welcome! This program is open to students from any course of study and university.

Costs: The $3700 fee includes all expenses (except airfare- about $600), including room and board, insurance, in-country travel and tuition for 6 credit hours.

Apply: Apply through the NCSU Study Abroad Office. Visit Dr. Wallace’s Guatemala Program website for more information and photos from previous years. The final deadline for receipt of applications is February 15, 2017, but decisions are made on a rolling acceptance basis.

Contact us: Dr. Tim Wallace – tmwallace@mindspring.com

Jobs of the week: November 25, 2016

I enjoyed reading Laura Haapio-Kirk’s blog post this week about why public anthropology is urgently needed, although still undervalued. You might also like this NBC News story on Prof. Michaela Howells’ take on Zika and cultural factors.

Let’s keep advocating.

As I was looking for job opportunities this week, I found out that The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida is looking for a Regional Organizer. The position will be based in the ACLU of Florida’s Main office in Miami, and is responsible for organizing civil liberties activities across the southern part of the Florida. The Regional Organizer will report to the Political Director, and will work with a team of policy and advocacy staff throughout the state to advance ACLU priorities. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker; goal oriented, and has the ability to motivate community members and decision makers. For more details and how to apply, click here.

If you would rather work internationally or you are already in Nigeria, She Leads Africa is looking for a Community Programs Manager, based in Lagos. She Leads Africa is a community that helps young African women achieve their professional dreams. They are looking for a person who is passionate about supporting women as they build their entrepreneurial skills; who is interested in the startup ecosystem and being up to date on new tools and processes to help businesses work more efficiently. For more details about the position and how to apply, click here

Good luck, fellow job seekers, and until next week!

Jobs of the week: November 18, 2016

Strong advocacy skills? Legal or paralegal experience?

If you have both and you are interested in a three months appointment in Dilley, Texas, the American Immigration Council wants to hear from you. The Council is a non-profit organization established to increase public understanding of immigration law and policy, advocate for the just and fair administration of our immigration laws, protect the legal rights of noncitizens, and educate the public about the enduring contributions of America’s immigrants.

The Council needs Advocacy Coordinator to play a leading role in the management of volunteers assisting mothers and children detained in Dilley, Texas and assist in compilation of data to end family detention. A commitment to advocating for the rights of asylum-seekers, in addition to the ability to work long hours, including some weekends, is required. Spanish proficiency is required for this position. For more details and how to apply, click here.

If you are passively searching for a job, the United Nations World Food Program is building a Roster of Evaluation Consultants that will be comprised of highly competent evaluation professionals from around the world who can play a key role in helping to support the achievement of zero hunger.

All applicants will be reviewed and go through a selection and assessment process to demonstrate their technical and organisational capabilities. Successful applicants will be considered for individual consultancy contracts as Junior Evaluators (L1), Evaluators (L2), Intermediate Evaluators (L3), Senior Evaluators (L4) or Team Leaders (L5) in Country Offices or Regional Bureaux. For more details and how to apply click here

Good luck, fellow job seekers, and until next week!

 

Jobs of the week: November 11, 2016

I absolutely loved my cultural heritage and cultural resources management classes. Our professor here at NC State, anthropologist Dr. Alicia McGill went above and beyond to get us to network with practitioners in the area of cultural and natural heritage preservation.

Speaking of which, the National Park Service is looking for a Cultural Anthropologist to work at Yosemite. If you have a bachelor’s degree in anthropology, just read the description of the duties: “Collecting field data contributing to the basic cultural and ethnographic resources inventory of a park program. Duties include identifying species, cultural objects or sites, measures abundance or condition, environmental parameters, etc., using technical instruments, manuals, protocols, and knowledge of the resources. Writes text and/or prepares illustrations as input to projects of higher-graded professionals. Participates in development and implementation of ethnographic research projects to meet the needs of the park. Provides logistical support to cultural anthropology and tribal relations programs. May investigate cultural sites, natural resources, historic properties and other types of culturally important resources not currently documented in park files to a level adequate to identify, protect and interpret them properly.”

Music to our cultural anthropologist ears, right? For more details and how to apply, click here. The deadline is very short, but I could not let you miss it.

Water Aid has an open Call for Expression of Interest for a Consultant to conduct a Regional Donors Scoping Study covering Burkina, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Transboundary Liberia and Sierra Leone. The study is expected to last for one month. For more details on the job and how to submit your EoI, click here.

Good luck, fellow job seekers, and until next week!

 

 

Jobs of the week: November 4, 2016

I was just passing by two people talking on an university corridor this week when I heard one of them telling the other how a friend wanted to get a graduate degree in anthropology but “luckily” she made her change her mind, because “what would she do with a degree in anthropology?” (Is it just me or is this getting old?)

Oh well, as an applied anthropologist you could work with the THREE  group in Saratoga Springs, NY, for example. THREE is an independent insights company, their work helps category leading global client partners understand their audiences / consumers in order to strengthen the bond with them. THREE helps companies better connect with people and reflect their needs in ways big and small. If you are creative, naturally curious, and collaborative, you can monitor data quality throughout fielding and prepare data for analysis and strategic thought in the storytelling process, you are comfortable providing thoughtful contributions and participating in discussions about project methods from an analytical and real world perspective then this position is for you. For more details on how to apply, click here.

If, however, you would rather work abroad or are already abroad and looking for an opportunity in the Asia/Pacific region, Russel Reynolds Associates is looking for a Research Analyst/Consultant for their Singapore office. You will be involved in a wide variety of activities including the entire value chain of the search process from assisting in the identification of  business development opportunities through the executive search process to the closure of an assignment. For more details about the position and how to apply, click here.

Good luck, fellow job seekers, and until next week!