The department faculty select some advanced students who have excelled in their course work to serve as teaching assistants through work-study or for credit. ANTH 191 Teaching Assistant Practicum is designed to provide undergraduate teaching assistants in the anthropology department with a formal academic structure to support their learning while they assist department faculty as TA's.
 

UVM's anthropology department offers diverse positions to students eligible for the Federal Work Study Program. This is a great opportunity to get paid while doing meaningful work that's directly relevant to your future career. You can find open positions through the Student Employment Office website; but feel free to contact any of our professors to see if a position can be created to serve your mutual interests. Examples of past positions include: research assistant, teaching assistant, program assistant, webmaster and archaeological illustrator.

Many of our students undertake internships abroad or in the U.S. with direct relevance to their anthropology degrees--in not for profit organizations, businesses, government, media and international organizations. You can receive credit for the internship, but even non-credit internships offer excellent opportunities for gaining priceless practical experience and networking opportunities.

Recent anthropology research involving students includes the study of prehistoric archaeological collections in the Caribbean, a study of artifacts from the American Southwest and Vermont, osteological analysis of human remains from South America, and linguistic anthropological analyses in Ukraine. Find out more about study abroad opportunities for our department.

Faculty in the anthropology department regularly involve undergraduate students in their research and open doors to fresh research opportunities in the field. UVM  also devotes an entire office to helping you to get involved in stimulating research projects before you graduate. Learn more about student research opportunities in our department. 

Outstanding perfomance and achievement in anthropology are recognized each year. Senior awards, named for renowned faculty members who made extraordinary contributions to UVM anthropology over the years, are presented to deserving seniors at the annual College of Arts and Sciences Awards ceremony.