Careers for Graduate Students

Career Courses at Ohio State

ANTHROP 7005: Careers with Anthropology prepares graduate students from all sub-fields of anthropology for various career paths. Through this course students develop professional skills by focusing on the ways in which they can apply anthropological concepts, research methodologies, and analytical skills in future careers. 

ARTSSCI 6000: Career Exploration for Graduate Students is a one-credit course that introduces skills for discovering a variety of career paths; assessing fit; cultivating necessary skills and networks; and entering a profession. The course is suitable for graduate students at any stage, with any career goal. Contact Dr. Fosler-Lussier with questions at fosler-lussier.2@osu.edu.  

The Writing Center

The Writing Center provides feedback on technical writing like resumes and cover letters

How to Prepare for a Career Fair

If you are attending your first career fair, here is some advice. Advice from an employer on how to prepare for a career fair.

Beyond the Professoriate

Beyond Graduate School and Beyond The Professoriate | ASC Career Success (osu.edu) provide detailed guidance on developing effective resumes, including instructional videos covering soft vs technical skills, resume formatting, sample resume sections, and more. Both platforms are FREE to ASC graduate students and postdocs. 

Anthropology Careers

The American Anthropological Association has a website dedicated to Anthropology Careers and Employment.  

The American Association of Biological Anthropology maintains a website with current job openings. 

The Society for American Archaeology has a Career Center with job postings and resources.

Anthropology Career Readiness Network (ACRN)

The Anthropology Career Readiness Network is a network for instructors and students interested in careers with anthropology. There are a lot of great resources for faculty interested in preparing students for a wide of range of careers, and great resources for students exploring careers. You can join the network here.

National Association for the Practice of Anthropology (NAPA)

NAPA is a professional association that supports all anthropologists in bringing real solutions to communities, organizations, and policymakers, by offering advocacy, information, networks, mentoring, and continuing education. Their website offers many resources for professional, practicing, and applied anthropologists.

Anthropology on LinkedIn

You can connect with the Department of Anthropology on LinkedIn to stay in touch and keep up with news from the department. LinkedIn is also a great way to connect with the more than 460 anthropology alumni from Ohio State  who are working in a wide range of careers. 

You can search for anthropology alumni in particular careers, companies or locations and then connect with them for an informational interview.

Handshake

Ohio State has partnered with Handshake, a platform for college recruiting. Handshake is a career-management platform that allows Ohio State students and recent graduates to connect with employers. 

Graduate students and postdocs are strongly encouraged to utilize Handshake to explore participating employers, including available positions, target disciplines, and more.  International students/postdocs can search for participating employers open to CPT/OPT and visa sponsorship. 

AlumniFire

AlumniFire for Ohio State is a grassroots networking community launched by Ohio State community members in 2016. You can connect with fellow Buckeyes for career exploration, finding old friends, affinity groups, or sharing relevant information. It has more than 8,000 members and an active job board. 

Ana Casado is a Program Director for the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. She received a Ph.D. in anthropology from The Ohio State University in 2017. As a graduate student, Ana studied forensic anthropology, skeletal biology, and the sexual dimorphism of the human cranium. She developed teaching, project management, curriculum and course development, and budgeting skills that are used in her current position. As Program Director she is responsible for recruitment, admissions, advising, budgeting, and writing policy. 

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   Jesse Goliath is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures at Mississippi State University. He is the director of the Forensic Lab and Skeletal Histology (FLASH) Center and the founding director of the Mississippi Repository for Missing and Unidentified Persons. He received his M.A. in 2010 and PhD in 2017 from The Ohio State University. His thesis and dissertation focused on using skeletal biology, CT imaging, and histology to examine bone functional morphology and age-related changes. These experiences allowed Jesse to do forensic casework and publish on various topics in skeletal histology, functional anatomy, and forensic age estimation. He is currently investigating new methods for detecting variances in bone morphology using micro-CT and other imaging modalities. Moreover, he is working on developing inclusive practices in forensic anthropology casework and education initiatives.&nbsp;
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Kevin Nolan is the Director and Senior Archaeologist at the Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University. He received a Ph.D. in anthropology from The Ohio State University in 2010. In the doctoral program, he focused on archaeology, particularly the Late Precontact (ca. 1000-1650 CE) period in the Ohio Valley, from an evolutionary perspective, emphasizing geospatial analysis and systematics. His dissertation was an in-depth analysis of a 14th century village along the Scioto River, just south of Columbus. Through private contracts and grants, AAL provide 10,000 hours of paid student employee experiences annually, training students for future careers. Kevn credits the publication and grant writing courses at OSU for his success applying for grants and prolific publication record. 

Selin Nugent is an Assistant Director and Reader at Oxford Brookes University in the United Kingdom. She received a Ph.D. in biological anthropology from The Ohio State University in 2017. In the doctoral program, she trained as a bioarchaeologist and anthropological archaeologist. Selin's doctoral research examined the mobility strategies of pastoralists associated with the Middle Bronze Age Qīzqala complex settlement site in Azerbaijan using a combination of isotopic and mortuary analysis. Now she holds a joint academic faculty and management position allowing her to interweave my anthropological and data science research with active engagement with industry. Her research combines computational modeling with archaeology. She credit her coursework, opportunities to teach, and grants writing in the graduate program as beneficial for her current position.