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Speakman RJ, Hadden CS, Colvin MH, et al. Market share and recent hiring trends in anthropology faculty positions. PLoS One. 2018;13(9):e0202528doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202528.
Speakman, R. J., Hadden, C. S., Colvin, M. H., Cramb, J., Jones, K. C., Jones, T. W., Lulewicz, I., Napora, K. G., Reinberger, K. L., Ritchison, B. T., Edwards, A. R., & Thompson, V. D. (2018). Market share and recent hiring trends in anthropology faculty positions. PloS one, 13(9), e0202528. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202528
Speakman, Robert J, et al. "Market share and recent hiring trends in anthropology faculty positions." PloS one vol. 13,9 (2018): e0202528. doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202528
Speakman RJ, Hadden CS, Colvin MH, Cramb J, Jones KC, Jones TW, Lulewicz I, Napora KG, Reinberger KL, Ritchison BT, Edwards AR, Thompson VD. Market share and recent hiring trends in anthropology faculty positions. PLoS One. 2018 Sep 12;13(9):e0202528. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202528. eCollection 2018. PMID: 30208048; PMCID: PMC6135356.
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PLoS One. 2018 Sep 12;13(9):e0202528. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202528. eCollection 2018.

Market share and recent hiring trends in anthropology faculty positions.

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Robert J Speakman, Carla S Hadden, Matthew H Colvin, Justin Cramb, K C Jones, Travis W Jones, Isabelle Lulewicz, Katharine G Napora, Katherine L Reinberger, Brandon T Ritchison, Alexandra R Edwards, Victor D Thompson

Affiliations

  1. Center for Applied Isotope Studies, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America.
  2. Department of Anthropology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America.
  3. Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America.

PMID: 30208048 PMCID: PMC6135356 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202528

Abstract

Between 1985 and 2014, the number of US doctoral graduates in Anthropology increased from about 350 to 530 graduates per year. This rise in doctorates entering the work force along with an overall decrease in the numbers of tenure-track academic positions has resulted in highly competitive academic job market. We estimate that approximately79% of US anthropology doctorates do not obtain tenure-track positions at BA/BS, MA/MS, and PhD institutions in the US. Here, we examine where US anthropology faculty obtained their degrees and where they ultimately end up teaching as tenure-track faculty. Using data derived from the 2014-2015 AnthroGuide and anthropology departmental web pages, we identify and rank PhD programs in terms of numbers of graduates who have obtained tenure-track academic jobs; examine long-term and ongoing trends in the programs producing doctorates for the discipline as a whole, as well as for the subfields of archaeology, bioanthropology, and sociocultural anthropology; and discuss gender inequity in academic anthropology within the US.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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