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Anthropology Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunity – App. Deadline: March 18th

International NSF – REU Archaeology Field School Opportunity for Undergraduates

Application Deadline: March 18th, 2016

Field School Dates: July 4 – August 14 (6 weeks)
Field School Location: Quinnipiac University & Hungary
Eligibility: U.S. citizen or permanent resident, currently enrolled in an undergraduate program
Funding: $3,000 stipend and fees covered

The Bronze Age Körös Off-Tell Archaeological (BAKOTA) Field School is a summer undergraduate research program sponsored by Quinnipiac University and the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site program. Students accepted into the program will work with an international, multidisciplinary research team on the bioarchaeological analysis of a Middle Bronze Age cemetery in eastern Hungary. Student travel, housing, food, field trip fees, etc. will be covered by the NSF in addition to a $500/week stipend (total $3,000). Eight Fellows will be selected from the pool of applicants. Students must be a US citizen or permanent resident, and currently enrolled in an undergraduate program to be eligible.

For more information about the project and field school check out our website (http://bakota.net) and our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/bakotaproject).

Website and Online Application: http://bakota.net
Contact Information: Dr. Julia Giblin (julia.giblin@quinnipiac.edu)

New in-house anthropology journal for UW students!

A group of anthropology students recently started a new in-house anthropology journal, Heterotopia, the inaugural issue of which will be forthcoming very soon.

Moving forward, the journal seeks contributions of student work and student involvement as peer reviewers and members of the editorial board. (Both grad and undergraduate students)

The mission of Heterotopia is to provide a platform for anthropology students at the University of Washington, and others who have a passion for anthropology, to share their works, ideas, and theoretical perspectives as they critically, reflexively, and analytically engage with the world as seen through an anthropological lens. Anthropology is considered to be an umbrella discipline not only because of the diversity of the four sub-fields – biological anthropology, sociocultural anthropology, archaeology, and linguistic anthropology – of which the discipline is comprised but also because anthropology, in its commitment to the study of all that makes human, and all that has made us human, courageously undertakes the work of understanding life for the sake of life. In contested spaces, in spaces of difference and spaces of contradiction, in spaces of solidarity, of evolution, and of revolution, there is a place called anthropology. In bringing to the university community the voices of anthropology, Heterotopia aims to explore all of these spaces and, in doing so, to be a venue showcasing not simply what it means to be an anthropologist, but what it means to do anthropology.

For more information and to find out how to get involved, visit the journal’s website: http://www.heterotopiajournal.org/

2014 Summer Institute in the Arts & Humanities

The Summer Institute in the Arts and Humanities provides a unique opportunity for selected undergraduates to earn full-time, academic credit through immersion in scholarly research with accomplished scholars and peers. Bringing together four faculty and twenty students in plenary, seminar and tutorial-style sessions, the Institute encourages mutual learning as well as independent thought.

This year’s theme is Native Modernities: Histories, Politics, and Arts of Indigeneity. See below for a further description of SIAH then visit exp.washington.edu/urp/sinst/ for more information and to start an application.

SIAH2014_Announcement

Research Opportunity: The Blue Nile Project | Late Jurassic vertebrate microfossils of Ethiopia

Con­tact Name: Greg Wilson

Con­tact Email: gpwilson[at]uw.edu

Depart­ment: Biology

Descrip­tion:

The Mesozoic Era, commonly known as the Age of Dinosaurs, was a critical time in Earth’s history. Geography during this time was very dynamic, supercontinents were breaking apart into continents and taking on the positions that they hold today. And the biota that lived on these landmasses were evolving independently from each other. The result is a very dynamic time in vertebrate evolution, in which many major groups, mammals, lizards, turtles, fish, etc., diversified into the forms that we know today. The well known fossil record from continents like North America and Asia have told us much about this episode in vertebrate evolution, southern landmasses like Africa are virtually unknown.

In 2008, our team of paleontologists collected fossil-rich sediment from a Late Jurassic (~160 million years ago) locality near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The sediment has produced some of the only known mammals and theropod dinosaurs from this region of the Late Jurassic world. I am looking for a team of undergraduate researchers (2-5 students) to assist in the processing of this fossil-rich sediment so that we can shed light on this critical time in Earth history on a critical landmass.

Students should first and foremost have an interest in the evolutionary history and/or Earth history. Preference will go to students in the Paleobiology minor or those pursuing Biology, Anthropology, or ESS degrees. Beyond the intellectual interest, students should be prepared to put in at least 3 hrs of lab time per week. The lab work involves processing sediments and sorting through processed sediments using a microscope. This work can be tedious and require careful attention and patience. Benefits of the project include using this case study to learn more about the fossil record, vertebrate evolution, Earth history, and geology. Students will also have regular team meetings with me, in which they’ll get exposure to research science, graduate school, academia, and other career options in related fields. Students will also aim to present their work at the Mary Gates Undergrad Research Symposium in poster or oral format.

Require­ments:

Students should first and foremost have an interest in the evolutionary history and/or Earth history. Preference will go to students in the Paleobiology minor or those pursuing Biology, Anthropology, or ESS degrees. Beyond the intellectual interest, students should be prepared to put in at least 3 hrs of lab time per week. The lab work involves processing sediments and sorting through processed sediments using a microscope. This work can be tedious and require careful attention and patience.

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