Resources

Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Formalized research opportunities carrying academic credit exist in the following courses:

• Internships:
• ANBI 187A  museum internship in biological anthropology
• ANPR 187B  museum internship in ethnology or archaeology
• ANBI 187B  zoo internship in biological anthropology
• Other internship possibilities. (Please ask.)
• Other Opportunities:
  • ANPR 194  archaeological fieldwork
  • ANPR 197  field studies
  • ANPR 196A-B  Thesis Program
  • ANPR 198  directed group study
  • ANPR 199  directed individual study

From time to time other courses include explicit field research componants. In some cases, work-study or other opportunities are available assisting particular faculty members with their research.

If you are interested in research in anthropology, check with the undergraduate adviser or with an individual professor whom you know to have a lab or other research opportunity potentially available.

Overview of Careers in Anthropology  for BA Degree Holders

Because there is increasing awareness of the importance of sociocultural factors in domestic and international relations, a bachelor's degree in anthropology has become accepted as a valuable preparation for careers in law, medicine, education, business, government, and various areas of public service. However we find it difficult to generalize about the wide diversity of careers that can follow on an undergraduate anthropology major.

1. Survey of UCSD Anthro BAs After Graduation
2. Professor Moore's Page on Careers in Biological Anthropology
3. University of South Dakota Page on Careers for BAs in Anthropology
4. Teacher Education Program (California Teaching Credential)

Job Listings in Anthropology  for MA, PhD Degree Holders

(This page is devoted to careers in anthropology. It therefore does not discuss part-time or temporary employment such as RA and TA positions. Please see the campus-wide Academic Employment Opportunities for UCSD Students for information about TA and RA work. Check the general Office of Graduate Studies and Research site at for postdoc and other miscellaneous academic positions on our campus.)

1. Office of Graduate Studies and Research
   (Job listings for academic careers.)
2. American Anthropological Association. Contains links to:
• Careers in Anthropology
• Job Seekers Page, including a listing of most jobs currently available for professional anthropologists in the United States.
3. American Association of Physical Anthropologists
• Career Page
• Job Postings
4. Society of Research Administrators
5. Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (Southern California)
6. Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (Northern California)
7. AnthroTECH specializes in web page design and development for anthropology. Its WWW Virtual Library provides a general portal to many other sites, only some of which are explicitly anthropological. Two of its pages are especially relevant to jobs:
• AnthroTECH Career Connection Interactive data base for job posting and seeking. (Hint: You can enter an asterisk into the keyword field to get all the listings that are defined by the drop-down menus.)
• AnthroTECH - Anthropology Job Opportunities
  Part of the "WWW Virtual Library," with links to anthropology and related jobs.

Research Grants and Awards Sources for Graduate Students, Faculty

1. Fulbright Program
   Many UCSD graduate students have had their work supported by the Fulbright Program.
   (An additional informative web site is that of the Fulbright Association, a separate organization of Fulbright alumni, with links to other international grant opportunities.)
   Fulbright grants are available to qualified citizens of the United States. They do not need to be affiliated with universities.
2. The Wenner-Gren Foundation
   Support for basic research in all branches of anthropology. This is a major source of anthropology research funding.
3. National Science Foundation
   Funding for research and education in science and engineering. A fair amount of anthropology research is sustained from this source. An undergraduate NSF program provides top candidates with a stipend that may be used to begin study in a graduate school of their choice (contingent upon admission).
4. National Institutes of Health
   An important funding source, especially in psychological and medical anthropology.

5. Society of Research Administrators' GrantsWeb, a portal to a wide range of research funding sources.
6. Institute of Museum and Library Services - Museum and Library Grants

Anthropology Portals and Jump Sites

1. Anthrotech WWW Virtual Library
2. Anthro.net search engine
3. Anthropology of Religion jump site
4. A jump site for associations dedicated to subfields of sociocultural anthropology called Theory in Anthropology assembled by students at Indiana University as a class project
5. The Centre for Social Anthropology and Computing at the University of Kent offers a range of resources, including links to on-line anthropology exhibits and an anthropology bibliography database.

Student Aids From Our Department

1. Professor Moore's website with many links, especially to biological anthropology materials.
2. Professor Parish's "Overworked Student's Practical Guide to Writing Term Papers for Anthropology (and related subjects)".
3. Index to student aids on Professor Jordan's web site, including materials on termpaper writing, archaeology, China, and Mesoamerica.

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