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Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC 25-1061.00Job Zone 5 · Extensive Preparationv.26.05

Context coveredThis framework covers postsecondary academic environments — including research universities, field sites, and professional conferences — where anthropology and archaeology faculty teach, advise, supervise research, and conduct and disseminate original scholarship across all career stages.

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Emerging
Entry / Apprentice
  1. Undergraduate lecture preparation — draft and deliver introductory lectures on foundational anthropological topics such as kinship systems or archaeological methods under faculty mentorship in a university classroom setting.
  2. Course syllabi and materials — compile and organize syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts for assigned courses following departmental templates and guidelines.
  3. Classroom discussion facilitation — initiate and moderate entry-level seminar discussions on cultural theory or archaeological evidence with close guidance from senior faculty.
  4. Student grading — evaluate and return undergraduate assignments, papers, and class participation using provided rubrics and grading criteria within an academic department.
  5. Academic advising — advise undergraduate students on curriculum requirements, course sequencing, and introductory research opportunities under the direction of a supervising professor.
  6. Field and laboratory supervision — assist in supervising student laboratory or field work activities, including artifact cataloguing and site documentation, under direct oversight of a senior researcher.
  7. Literature monitoring — read current peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings in sociocultural anthropology or archaeology to stay current with disciplinary developments.
  8. Research data collection — gather primary or secondary data for an assigned research project using established methodologies and document management software in an academic research setting.
  9. Professional conference participation — attend disciplinary conferences such as AAA or SAA annual meetings to observe presentations and begin building collegial networks.
  10. Geographic information systems — apply GIS software at a foundational level to map archaeological site locations or cultural distribution patterns in support of a faculty-led research project.
Developing
Mid-level / Established
  1. Graduate course instruction — prepare and deliver lectures to graduate students on specialized topics such as urban anthropology, ethnoarchaeology, or linguistic anthropology with reduced faculty oversight in a university setting.
  2. Discussion leadership — facilitate and moderate substantive classroom discussions that connect empirical case studies to theoretical frameworks across multiple course sections.
  3. Comprehensive course design — develop full course materials including syllabi, reading lists, and multimedia handouts for both undergraduate and graduate offerings within departmental guidelines.
  4. Holistic student evaluation — assess graduate student seminar papers, field reports, and oral presentations using independently developed rubrics calibrated to disciplinary standards.
  5. Graduate student advising — advise master's students on thesis topics, research design, and professional development pathways drawing on knowledge of disciplinary career trajectories.
  6. Field research supervision — supervise student laboratory analysis or archaeological field excavations, ensuring methodological rigor and safety compliance at active research sites.
  7. Peer-reviewed publication — draft and submit research findings to peer-reviewed journals or edited volumes, incorporating reviewer feedback through multiple revision cycles.
  8. Conference presentation — present original research at national or international professional conferences, fielding questions from specialists and incorporating feedback into ongoing work.
  9. Colleague collaboration — engage in regular dialogue with disciplinary colleagues to refine theoretical frameworks and share methodological innovations across institutional contexts.
  10. Instructional technology integration — incorporate computer-based training software, web-based resources, and OCR scanning tools into course delivery to enhance student engagement with primary sources.
Proficient
Senior / Expert IC
  1. Advanced lecture design — independently design and deliver a full sequence of undergraduate and graduate lectures spanning research methods, regional prehistory, and cultural theory, adapting content to varied student backgrounds in a research-intensive university.
  2. Dissertation supervision — guide doctoral candidates through all phases of dissertation research, from prospectus development through oral defense, providing autonomous scholarly mentorship.
  3. Non-routine student advising — counsel graduate students navigating complex academic, professional, and personal challenges, drawing on deep knowledge of disciplinary norms and career pathways across academic and applied sectors.
  4. Original scholarly research — conceptualize, execute, and publish original research in anthropology or archaeology in leading peer-reviewed journals and books, establishing a recognized area of expertise.
  5. Complex fieldwork oversight — lead and supervise multi-student field or laboratory research projects in demanding environments, managing logistics, safety protocols, and methodological quality autonomously.
  6. Grant writing and administration — independently write competitive external research grant proposals to NSF, NEH, or Wenner-Gren and manage awarded budgets and reporting requirements.
  7. Interdisciplinary curriculum development — design interdisciplinary courses that integrate sociocultural anthropology, archaeology, biological anthropology, and linguistics, using learning strategies tailored to advanced graduate seminars.
  8. Critical manuscript review — serve as peer reviewer for leading journals such as American Anthropologist or Journal of Archaeological Science, providing rigorous, constructive evaluations of submitted manuscripts.
  9. Applied professional judgment — apply inductive and deductive reasoning to resolve non-routine methodological or ethical dilemmas arising in field research or human subjects protocols at a research university.
  10. Public and digital scholarship — translate research findings into accessible formats using web page creation tools, electronic media, and public lectures to engage audiences beyond the academy.
Advanced
Lead / Principal / Executive
  1. Departmental academic leadership — set curricular direction and research priorities for an entire anthropology or archaeology department, aligning faculty hiring, course offerings, and resource allocation with institutional strategic goals.
  2. Doctoral program architecture — design, evaluate, and continuously improve doctoral training programs, including qualifying examination structures, dissertation committee policies, and professionalization seminars.
  3. Faculty mentorship and development — mentor junior faculty through tenure and promotion processes, providing feedback on teaching portfolios, research trajectories, and professional service obligations across the department.
  4. Large-scale research program direction — lead multi-year, externally funded research programs involving interdisciplinary teams, fieldwork across multiple sites, and the production of major scholarly outputs at an organizational scale.
  5. National disciplinary leadership — assume leadership roles in professional organizations such as the American Anthropological Association or Society for American Archaeology, shaping standards, ethics codes, and disciplinary policy.
  6. Institutional collaboration and partnership — forge strategic partnerships with museums, government agencies, Indigenous communities, and international universities to expand research capacity and community engagement for the institution.
  7. Scholarly innovation and paradigm contribution — publish foundational theoretical or methodological works that reorient scholarly debate, drawing on deep expertise in sociology and anthropology, history, and philosophy.
  8. Accreditation and program evaluation — lead department-level or college-level program review and accreditation processes, applying systems evaluation skills to assess curricular effectiveness and recommend structural reforms.
  9. Diversity and equity leadership — champion equity, inclusion, and decolonization initiatives in hiring practices, curriculum content, and field research protocols across the department and institution.
  10. Cross-institutional knowledge transfer — represent the institution at executive-level forums, deliver named lectures at peer institutions, and disseminate best practices in anthropological education and research through invited keynote presentations and policy briefs.

AI-at-Work Competency Framework

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Authoritative source data identified for 998 occupations

How a worker at each mastery level uses, directs, and evaluates AI tools in this occupation. Each statement cites its evidence inline; click a citation chip to verify the source.

Emerging
  1. AI-assisted literature review — uses an LLM to summarize newly published anthropological and archaeological literature, reducing initial review time before applying disciplinary judgment to select sources for course preparation Anthropic Economic IndexAnthropic Economic Index — release_2026_03_24. Opens in new tab..
  2. Lecture draft generation — prompts an AI tool to produce first-draft outlines for topics such as research methods or urban anthropology, then revises the content to reflect current scholarly debates Anthropic Economic IndexAnthropic Economic Index — release_2026_03_24. Opens in new tab. WEF Skills TaxonomyWEF Skills Taxonomy 2021 — Building a Common Language for Skills at Work. Opens in new tab..
Developing
  1. Student work feedback — delegates initial review of written assignments to an AI tool to flag structural and citation issues, then applies expert disciplinary judgment when composing final evaluative comments Anthropic Economic IndexAnthropic Economic Index — release_2026_03_24. Opens in new tab. Jadhav & Danve, 2026Skill Automation Feasibility Index — Jadhav & Danve, 2026 (arXiv:2604.06906). Opens in new tab..
  2. Discussion facilitation support — uses an AI assistant to generate discussion prompts and counterarguments for seminar preparation, while retaining full authorship of classroom facilitation and Socratic questioning Jadhav & Danve, 2026Skill Automation Feasibility Index — Jadhav & Danve, 2026 (arXiv:2604.06906). Opens in new tab. WEF Skills TaxonomyWEF Skills Taxonomy 2021 — Building a Common Language for Skills at Work. Opens in new tab..
  3. Academic advising resource synthesis — directs an AI tool to compile career pathway information and curriculum requirements, then interprets and delivers that guidance personally to students during advising sessions Anthropic Economic IndexAnthropic Economic Index — release_2026_03_24. Opens in new tab..
Proficient
  1. Curriculum design iteration — directs an AI assistant through multiple drafts of course syllabi and learning outcome statements, verifying each iteration against departmental standards and disciplinary accreditation norms Anthropic Economic IndexAnthropic Economic Index — release_2026_03_24. Opens in new tab. WEF Skills TaxonomyWEF Skills Taxonomy 2021 — Building a Common Language for Skills at Work. Opens in new tab..
  2. Research methodology instruction — uses AI-generated case vignettes illustrating fieldwork and quantitative methods to scaffold student learning, while authoring the pedagogical sequencing and assessment criteria Jadhav & Danve, 2026Skill Automation Feasibility Index — Jadhav & Danve, 2026 (arXiv:2604.06906). Opens in new tab..
  3. Conference and publication monitoring — builds a recurring AI-assisted workflow that surfaces new conference proceedings and journal abstracts, then curates and contextualizes findings for integration into active research agendas Anthropic Economic IndexAnthropic Economic Index — release_2026_03_24. Opens in new tab..
Advanced
  1. AI-mediated instructional design leadership — orchestrates AI tools across the full course lifecycle, from content generation and assignment scaffolding to grade analytics, while setting institutional norms for responsible AI use in the discipline Anthropic Economic IndexAnthropic Economic Index — release_2026_03_24. Opens in new tab. WEF Skills TaxonomyWEF Skills Taxonomy 2021 — Building a Common Language for Skills at Work. Opens in new tab..
  2. Augmented scholarly output pipeline — integrates AI assistance into the writing and revision cycle for academic manuscripts, directing the tool through literature gap analysis and argument stress-testing while retaining sole intellectual authorship of theoretical contributions Anthropic Economic IndexAnthropic Economic Index — release_2026_03_24. Opens in new tab. Jadhav & Danve, 2026Skill Automation Feasibility Index — Jadhav & Danve, 2026 (arXiv:2604.06906). Opens in new tab..
  3. Human-technology pedagogy modeling — designs and teaches explicit frameworks for how anthropology and archaeology students should critically evaluate, adopt, or resist AI tools in fieldwork documentation and cultural analysis, positioning the occupation at the Q2 augmented quadrant of AI impact Jadhav & Danve, 2026Skill Automation Feasibility Index — Jadhav & Danve, 2026 (arXiv:2604.06906). Opens in new tab. WEF Skills TaxonomyWEF Skills Taxonomy 2021 — Building a Common Language for Skills at Work. Opens in new tab..
Evidence pack
AEI usage
Task observations: 3800
Augment share: 95%
Time saved: 81.3%
AI autonomy: 3.06
SAFI positioning
Top skill: Speaking
Score: 48.5 / 100
Quadrant: Q2_ai_augmented
precision: exact
WEF cluster
Human-Technology Interaction
human_technology_interaction
Sources:Anthropic Economic IndexAnthropic Economic Index — release_2026_03_24. Opens in new tab.WEF Skills TaxonomyWEF Skills Taxonomy 2021 — Building a Common Language for Skills at Work. Opens in new tab.Jadhav & Danve, 2026Skill Automation Feasibility Index — Jadhav & Danve, 2026 (arXiv:2604.06906). Opens in new tab.

Pathsmith Durable Skills Framework

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Ten durable-skill domains mapped to four proficiency/role levels for each occupation. Each statement is aligned to the Pathsmith taxonomy, derived from trusted grounding data and mapped to occupation-specific O*NET tasks and skills.

1Communication13 statements
Emerging
  1. Lecture delivery — presents introductory anthropological or archaeological concepts to undergraduate audiences using structured notes and prepared slides Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Syllabus construction — drafts course materials including assignment descriptions and reading lists with clear instructional language O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  3. Classroom participation — contributes to departmental seminars and disciplinary discussions with basic disciplinary vocabulary Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
Developing
  1. Disciplinary writing — composes academic manuscripts on anthropological or archaeological findings for submission to peer-reviewed journals with developing command of scholarly conventions Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Discussion facilitation — initiates and guides classroom dialogue on topics such as cultural relativism or field excavation methods by posing structured questions Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  3. Student advisement communication — conveys academic and career guidance to undergraduate students through scheduled consultations and written feedback O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
Applying
  1. Research presentation — delivers findings from fieldwork or archival research at professional conferences using discipline-appropriate evidence and argumentation Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Graduate student mentorship communication — provides detailed written and oral feedback on thesis drafts and research proposals to graduate students O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  3. Cross-disciplinary translation — adapts complex anthropological theory or archaeological methodology for non-specialist audiences in interdisciplinary settings Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
  4. Active listening in advising — elicits student concerns about field research challenges and laboratory experiences through reflective listening and follow-up inquiry Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
Exceeding
  1. Public anthropology communication — translates research on human culture, prehistory, or social structure for public media, policy audiences, or community stakeholders with authority and clarity Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Scholarly book authorship — produces book-length arguments in anthropology or archaeology that synthesize field evidence and theoretical frameworks for broad academic readership O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  3. Conference keynote delivery — presents original disciplinary contributions to national or international professional audiences, shaping discourse in the field Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
2Leadership11 statements
Emerging
  1. Field supervision initiation — assumes initial responsibility for monitoring student behavior and safety protocols during introductory archaeological or ethnographic field exercises Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Curriculum contribution — participates in departmental curriculum planning meetings by offering input on course sequencing and disciplinary coverage Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
Developing
  1. Field project coordination — organizes student roles and task assignments during multi-week archaeological excavations or ethnographic data-collection projects O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Committee engagement — takes active roles in departmental or university-level committees addressing curriculum, hiring, or accreditation with growing accountability for outcomes Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
  3. Undergraduate research leadership — designs and oversees independent study experiences that develop students' competence in anthropological or archaeological methods O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
Applying
  1. Graduate student development — guides doctoral candidates through dissertation conception, fieldwork planning, and defense preparation with consistent mentorship and accountability Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Research program leadership — directs multi-season field projects or ethnographic studies, managing budgets, personnel, and institutional partnerships O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  3. Departmental initiative ownership — leads curriculum revision, program assessment, or accreditation processes from inception through implementation Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
Exceeding
  1. Disciplinary community leadership — serves in editorial, society-officer, or conference-organizing roles that shape the direction of anthropological or archaeological scholarship Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Institutional faculty leadership — chairs department, leads faculty governance, or directs research centers by setting vision and mobilizing colleagues toward shared academic goals Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
  3. Field school directorship — designs, funds, and administers multi-institutional field school programs that develop the next generation of anthropological and archaeological practitioners O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
3Metacognition10 statements
Emerging
  1. Teaching self-assessment — reflects on initial lecture delivery and discussion facilitation by comparing student engagement outcomes against stated learning objectives Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
  2. Learning strategy awareness — identifies personal knowledge gaps in subdisciplines of anthropology or archaeology and selects targeted readings to address them Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
Developing
  1. Research process monitoring — tracks progress on fieldwork or manuscript projects against self-set milestones, adjusting methods when preliminary findings diverge from hypotheses Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
  2. Pedagogical strategy evaluation — analyzes assessment data from student coursework to determine which instructional approaches most effectively build anthropological reasoning skills Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  3. Scholarly feedback integration — incorporates peer reviewer and editor critiques into manuscript revisions by systematically diagnosing argumentative weaknesses Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
Applying
  1. Disciplinary currency maintenance — monitors emerging literature in cultural anthropology, bioarchaeology, or related subfields and recalibrates course content and research agendas accordingly Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Teaching philosophy articulation — constructs and revises a documented teaching philosophy that reflects evidence-based reasoning about how students learn anthropological theory and method Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
  3. Fieldwork cognitive planning — anticipates methodological limitations of ethnographic or excavation approaches before entering the field and designs contingency protocols Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
Exceeding
  1. Scholarly identity cultivation — models intellectual self-awareness for doctoral students by openly narrating one's own research failures, pivots, and evolving theoretical commitments Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
  2. Program-level learning design — applies metacognitive principles to design graduate curriculum sequences that explicitly teach students to monitor and regulate their own disciplinary learning Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
4Critical Thinking11 statements
Emerging
  1. Source evaluation — assesses credibility and disciplinary relevance of ethnographic monographs, archaeological site reports, and secondary literature for course reading lists Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Student argument assessment — identifies logical gaps and unsupported claims in undergraduate essays on anthropological or archaeological topics when grading written work Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
Developing
  1. Theoretical assumption examination — evaluates underlying epistemological assumptions in competing anthropological frameworks such as cultural materialism, structuralism, or postcolonial theory Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Research design critique — reviews student or colleague field-research proposals by analyzing sampling strategies, variable operationalization, and interpretive constraints Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  3. Evidence-claim alignment — scrutinizes whether artifact assemblages, skeletal data, or ethnographic field notes adequately support interpretive conclusions in scholarly manuscripts Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
Applying
  1. Peer review execution — produces substantive manuscript reviews for journals by systematically evaluating methodology, evidence quality, and theoretical contribution against disciplinary standards Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Classroom Socratic facilitation — challenges students' cultural assumptions and ethnocentric reasoning through structured comparative analysis of cross-cultural or deep-time evidence Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  3. Grant proposal evaluation — assesses feasibility, innovation, and analytical rigor of proposed anthropological or archaeological projects in peer-review or grant-committee contexts O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
Exceeding
  1. Paradigm critique — publishes or presents arguments that identify fundamental methodological or theoretical assumptions constraining a subfield and proposes alternative analytical frameworks Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Doctoral examination design — constructs qualifying examination questions that require candidates to synthesize multi-disciplinary evidence and reason to original interpretive positions Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
  3. Interdisciplinary evidence integration — synthesizes genetic, linguistic, archaeological, and ethnographic data streams into coherent interpretive arguments about human history or cultural process Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
5Collaboration10 statements
Emerging
  1. Collegial co-teaching — co-facilitates interdisciplinary or team-taught courses with faculty colleagues by coordinating assigned topics and sharing course management responsibilities Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
  2. Student group facilitation — structures collaborative in-class activities in which students analyze ethnographic texts or artifact images together toward a shared interpretive product Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
Developing
  1. Multi-investigator field research — contributes to shared archaeological excavation or ethnographic research projects by fulfilling assigned methodological roles and communicating findings to the team O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Community collaboration — partners with descendant communities or Indigenous organizations in research design and data-sharing agreements that reflect collaborative ethical principles Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  3. Departmental committee work — cooperates with faculty colleagues on curriculum, hiring, or accreditation committees by integrating diverse perspectives into collective recommendations Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
Applying
  1. Interdisciplinary research partnership — leads or co-leads collaborative projects combining anthropological expertise with scholars from linguistics, biology, history, or geography to address shared research questions Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. International field team coordination — manages diverse, multinational research teams during overseas excavations or ethnographic fieldwork, navigating cross-cultural group dynamics Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  3. Graduate cohort mentorship — fosters intellectual community among doctoral students through collaborative reading groups, co-authored publications, and peer feedback structures Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
Exceeding
  1. Large-scale consortium leadership — co-directs multi-institutional, externally funded collaborative research networks in anthropology or archaeology, coordinating contributions across sites and disciplines Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Community-based participatory research — designs and sustains long-term research partnerships with local or Indigenous communities in which knowledge production is genuinely co-created and mutually beneficial Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
6Character11 statements
Emerging
  1. Assessment integrity — applies grading rubrics consistently and transparently when evaluating student essays and examinations, communicating evaluative criteria in advance Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Professional conduct — attends class prepared, meets stated office hours, and responds to student inquiries with reliability and respect Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
Developing
  1. Research ethics compliance — adheres to IRB protocols, site-permit conditions, and professional codes of ethics when conducting ethnographic or archaeological fieldwork Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Transparent acknowledgment — credits collaborators, field workers, and community partners appropriately in publications and presentations Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  3. Bias acknowledgment — discloses positionality and potential interpretive biases in research contexts and models this practice for students Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
Applying
  1. Confidentiality stewardship — protects the identities of human research participants and the locations of sensitive archaeological sites in compliance with ethical and legal obligations Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Equity in student evaluation — applies equivalent standards across all students regardless of background when grading fieldwork reports, papers, and examinations Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
  3. Accountability in research reporting — accurately represents field data and analytical limitations in publications, refraining from overstating evidential support for interpretive claims Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
Exceeding
  1. Disciplinary ethics leadership — shapes professional standards through service on ethics committees, authorship of ethical guidelines, or public advocacy on issues such as repatriation and cultural heritage protection Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Mentorship accountability — takes sustained responsibility for the professional development and ethical formation of doctoral students across their entire graduate training arc Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
  3. Decolonial practice modeling — publicly articulates and enacts commitments to decolonizing anthropological and archaeological methods, influencing departmental and disciplinary culture Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
7Creativity10 statements
Emerging
  1. Course design experimentation — incorporates artifact replicas, archival photographs, or ethnographic film clips into introductory anthropology courses to make abstract concepts tangible Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Novel assignment construction — designs assessment prompts that ask students to apply anthropological concepts to contemporary cultural phenomena rather than reproduce lecture content Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
Developing
  1. Research question generation — formulates original, under-explored research questions in cultural anthropology or archaeology by identifying gaps at the intersection of existing literature streams Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Methodological innovation — adapts or combines ethnographic and archaeological methods in non-standard ways to address research problems that resist conventional approaches Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  3. Immersive pedagogy design — creates field-simulation exercises, mock excavations, or role-play ethnographic interviews that engage students experientially in disciplinary practice Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
Applying
  1. Theoretical synthesis — develops original theoretical frameworks that integrate insights from multiple anthropological subfields or adjacent disciplines to explain cultural or evolutionary phenomena Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Digital humanities integration — applies GIS mapping, 3D artifact scanning, or digital archiving tools to research and teaching in ways that open new interpretive possibilities O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  3. Public engagement innovation — produces creative non-traditional scholarly outputs such as documentary collaboration, museum exhibit content, or podcast series that reach new audiences Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
Exceeding
  1. Field-redefining contribution — publishes research that introduces a genuinely new concept, method, or evidential source that redirects inquiry within a subfield of anthropology or archaeology Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Curriculum innovation leadership — designs graduate training programs or field school curricula that model novel integrations of theory, method, and community engagement, adopted by other institutions Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
8Growth Mindset10 statements
Emerging
  1. Literature engagement — reads current journal articles and conference proceedings in anthropology and archaeology to stay current with methodological and theoretical developments Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Teaching feedback receptivity — solicits and reflects on student course evaluations, identifying areas for improvement in lecture clarity and discussion facilitation Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
Developing
  1. Peer review learning — treats critical feedback from manuscript reviewers as actionable diagnostic information and revises scholarly work accordingly rather than defensively Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Methodological skill expansion — pursues training in emerging methods such as stable isotope analysis, computational text analysis, or drone survey techniques to extend research capabilities Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  3. Grant rejection resilience — reframes unsuccessful grant applications as revision opportunities, incorporating reviewer feedback into strengthened resubmissions Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
Applying
  1. Fieldwork adaptive learning — adjusts ethnographic or archaeological research strategies mid-project in response to unexpected site conditions, community dynamics, or data patterns Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Modeling intellectual vulnerability — shares accounts of research failures, theoretical revisions, and methodological dead ends with students as evidence that expertise is built through persistent effort Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
  3. Conference engagement — attends and participates in professional conferences to expose one's ideas to critique and encounter perspectives that challenge current thinking Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
Exceeding
  1. Paradigm openness — engages seriously and publicly with theoretical or methodological critiques of one's own published work, demonstrating willingness to revise long-held interpretive positions Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Growth mindset pedagogy — explicitly structures graduate seminars and advising relationships to teach students to interpret struggle and failure as constitutive features of scholarly development Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
9Mindfulness10 statements
Emerging
  1. Classroom presence — maintains focused attention on student verbal and non-verbal cues during lectures and discussions rather than defaulting to scripted delivery Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
  2. Grading intentionality — approaches student work evaluation with deliberate attention and consistent criteria, setting aside unrelated cognitive demands during assessment sessions Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
Developing
  1. Fieldwork situational awareness — maintains attentiveness to community dynamics, participant discomfort, and contextual cues during ethnographic fieldwork, adjusting approach in real time Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Advising emotional regulation — manages personal frustration or bias during difficult student advising conversations, maintaining a constructive and equitable relational presence Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  3. Discussion pacing attentiveness — reads classroom energy and adjusts discussion facilitation tempo and intervention points based on present-moment observation of student engagement Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
Applying
  1. Research attention management — sustains deep focus during extended writing, archival analysis, or artifact analysis sessions by managing environmental distractions and cognitive load Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
  2. Cross-cultural attunement — brings intentional, non-reactive attention to encounters with unfamiliar cultural practices during fieldwork, suspending premature interpretive closure Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  3. Student distress recognition — notices signs of academic or personal distress in students during office hours or field supervision and responds with grounded, non-anxious presence Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
Exceeding
  1. Reflective teaching leadership — cultivates department-wide cultures of intentional, evidence-informed pedagogical reflection by modeling mindful self-assessment as a professional norm Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
  2. Ethical presence in fieldwork — demonstrates consistent mindfulness about researcher impact on communities and sites, proactively managing one's own assumptions and emotional reactions throughout multi-year research relationships Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
10Fortitude11 statements
Emerging
  1. Publication persistence — continues revising and resubmitting manuscripts after initial rejection by peer-reviewed anthropology or archaeology journals Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Field discomfort tolerance — sustains productive work during physically and logistically challenging field conditions such as remote excavation sites or unfamiliar cultural environments Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
Developing
  1. Funding adversity navigation — maintains research program momentum after grant rejection by pursuing alternative funding sources and scaling projects to available resources Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Controversial topic tenacity — persists in teaching and researching politically or socially contentious subjects in anthropology and archaeology despite institutional or public pushback Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
  3. Long-cycle research commitment — sustains multi-year ethnographic or archaeological projects through periods of ambiguous or inconclusive preliminary data Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
Applying
  1. Dissertation supervision perseverance — continues to provide consistent mentorship to doctoral students through prolonged setbacks including failed fieldwork seasons, visa obstacles, or data loss Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Scholarly courage — publicly defends evidence-based interpretations of human history, cultural diversity, or archaeological findings that challenge popular misconceptions or politically motivated narratives Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  3. Institutional adversity endurance — sustains teaching quality and research productivity through periods of institutional resource constraint, heavy service loads, or departmental conflict Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
Exceeding
  1. Career-long scholarly resilience — maintains a sustained record of intellectual risk-taking, original contribution, and recovery from major research setbacks across a decades-long academic career Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  2. Advocacy under pressure — persists in public or institutional advocacy for ethical treatment of cultural heritage, repatriation rights, or community research partnerships despite professional or political resistance Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab. O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
  3. Mentorship through adversity — equips doctoral students and junior colleagues with frameworks for resilience by transparently sharing how one has navigated career setbacks, field failures, and disciplinary controversy Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.
Sources:Pathsmith Durable SkillsPathsmith Durable Skills Framework — America Succeeds + CompTIA. Opens in new tab.O*NET v30.2O*NET Resource Center — Occupational Information Network, v30.2 (Sept 2025). Opens in new tab.
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  1. Advise students on academic and vocational curricula, career issues, and laboratory and field research.
  2. Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  3. Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as research methods, urban anthropology, and language and culture.
  4. Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  5. Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  6. Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  7. Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and present findings in professional journals, books, electronic media, or at professional conferences.
  8. Supervise students' laboratory or field work.
CIP education codes
30.220130.220230.229930.420130.470145.020145.020245.020345.020445.020545.029945.030145.130145.1501

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