Provides information resources and job placement services for departments of anthropology (in both academic and non-academic environments), including joint departments. DSP enrollment is effective for one year with an annual renewal schedule.

To Join: Please fill out the appropriate application online, then print out the form and fax or mail it to us with payment information. If your department recently renewed your listing in the 2008-09 edition of the Guide, you will receive a $25 discount on your DSP membership. Please make sure to use the second invoice.

Application form for Departments/Institutions (PDF)
Application form for 2008-09 AAA Guide listers (PDF)
Application form for Community Colleges (PDF)

Through enrollment in the Department Services Program, your department or office will receive the following benefits:

• A complimentary copy of the AAA Guide* - a $85 value
  
  
• Complimentary subscription to Anthropology News* - a $115 value
  
  
• Complimentary copy of our new DVD Anthropology: Real People, Real Careers. This DVD tackles the question "what exactly does an applied anthropologist do?". It is approximately 42 minutes long and designed to be played either in its entirety or by chapter, making it an ideal classroom instrument. (Available to new members only)
  
  
• Free access to the DSP-only listserv for departmental leadership. This listserv, open only to DSP members, offers participation in discussion groups around topics of critical interest to anthropology departments as well as other special announcements regarding grants, funding and employment opportunities (via the listserv-only newsletter The Department Round-Up)
  
  
• A complimentary set of mailing labels (upon request) of all institutions listed in the AAA Guide - a $150 value
  
  
• Special discounted rate for job listings in Anthropology News and on AAA's searchable career website. DSP members receive a 44% discount for placement ads and for access to our resume database that features CVs and other information about AAA members who are seeking positions - a $200 or more value
  
  
• A booth at no cost at the AAA Annual Meeting Placement Service for interviewing job candidates - a $120 value
  
  
• Discounted member rates for AAA publications
  
  
• Invitation to the Department Chairs Breakfast and topic session at the AAA Annual meeting

*Instead of a copy of the AAA Guide and Anthropology News subscription, community colleges receive five copies of SACC Notes, the biannual publication of the AAA Section Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges—a $75 value.

DSP enrollment is effective for one academic year (September 1 to August 31 of the following year) with an annual renewal schedule. If you have any questions or require further information, please contact the Department of Academic Relations, at 703-528-1902 ext. 3028. or e-mail us

Application form for Departments/Institutions (PDF)
Application form for 2008-09 AAA Guide listers (PDF)
Application form for Community Colleges (PDF)

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