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SAP Surveys

The SAP regularly conducts surveys among its members and the scientific community.

Decennial surveys on the composition of the SAP

Every 10 years, the SAP conducts a survey to provide a snapshot of its membership composition based on various criteria. It also gathers feedback on several points, providing the Board with direct information from members to guide actions that evolve the society in line with their wishes. The diachronic perspective of these surveys also allows for tracking the evolution of SAP membership and, through them, the landscape of biological anthropology and archaeo-anthropology in France.

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Survey on the actors in biological anthropology

In association with the Gaaf, the SAP conducted a major survey on the actors in biological anthropology in France.

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Survey on the effects of COVID-19

The SAP also conducted a survey on the effects of COVID-19 on our scientific community.

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Key LABS

4 February 2025

Dear colleagues, We are relaying this motion of no confidence, which already has nearly 4000 signatories. We leave it to…

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UCL Institute of Archaeology

@uclarchaeology.bsky.social

⌛There's still time to apply!

The postholder will be employed on the Mapping Africa’s Endangered Archaeological Sites and Monuments (MAEASaM) project.

Full time | Hybrid | Fixed-term | Deadline: 26 July 2026

Find out more: tinyurl.com/2myczpv8

#Jobs #hiring #Archaeology #GIS #UCL
In the background is a satellite image of the Niger River in Mali. Overlayed text reads: WE ARE HIRING: Research Fellow in African Heritage, Remote Sensing and GIS. The UCL Institute of Archaeology logo is in the bottom-right corner.

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Anne Augereau

@anneaugereau3.bsky.social

Je donnerai une conférence le 17 août à 14 h 30 au Pôle d'interprétation de la Préhistoire des Eyzies dans le cadre des Journées de la Préhistoire organisées par la Serpe.

www.serpe.org/ActivitesAou...

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drphilcox.bsky.social

@drphilcox.bsky.social

JOB ALERT! We are recruiting at @ucl-c4ia.bsky.social - a lecturer (Grade 8) or associate professor (Grade 9) in primate or human evolutionary anatomy (research and teaching). Contact Susan Evans or myself for further details. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRZ412/l...
Lecturer / Associate Professor in Primate or Human Evolutionary Anatomy at UCL Searching for an academic job? Explore this Lecturer / Associate Professor in Primate or Human Evolutionary Anatomy opening…

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Haneul Jang

@haneuljang.bsky.social

We are accepting expressions of interest or short abstracts (200 words) for both issue 1 and issue 2 until 31 August 💙

For further information or any questions, please feel free to contact me directly at haneul.jang@ird.fr or the editorial team at hgreditor+se@gmail.com

Société d'Anthropologie de Paris (SAP)

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les inscriptions à la conférence de la CRABi qui aura lieu les 12 et 13 novembre 2026 à Bordeaux sont ouvertes.
Infos et programme : crabi.sciencesconf.org?forward-acti...
date limite: 4 septembre à 17h (heure de Paris), formulaire disponible ici : crabi.sciencesconf.org/registration...
Première conférence de la Communauté de Recherche en Archéologie Biomoléculaire et isotopique - Sciencesconf.org

Société d'Anthropologie de Paris (SAP)

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🚩 PhD position (PALEVOPRIM) – #Locomotor and #dietarybehaviors in southern African #Plio-Pleistocene
#cercopithecids.
Poitiers
Contract: fixed-term/PhD
Duration: 36 months
Start date: 1 November 2026
Full/part time: Full time
Salary: 2300 € gross monthly
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PhD position (PALEVOPRIM) – Locomotor and dietary behaviors in southern African Plio-Pleistocene cercopithecids Description Title: PhD (F/M) Locomotor and dietary behaviors in southern African Plio-Pleistocene cercopithecids Reference: UMR7262-AMEBEA-006 Number of position: 1 Location: Poitiers Contract: fixed-term/PhD Duration: 36 months Start date: 1 November 2026 Full/part time: Full time Salary: 2300 € gross monthly Section(s) CN : Hommes et milieux : évolution, interactions Application : https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Doctorant/UMR7262-AMEBEA- 006/Default.aspx?lang=EN Key words Primates, evolution, locomotion, diet, South Africa PhD project The Plio-Pleistocene southern African paleontological sites located in the “Cradle of Humankind” play a major role in the search for human origins. In particular, the caves and quarries at Sterkfontein are the richest hominin fossil complex site in Africa and documents more than 2 million years of human evolution. In addition to well-preserved hominin remains, Sterkfontein has yielded the largest fossil monkey assemblage. Besides representing sensitive ecological and biochronological markers, this group of primates is considered as a relevant “control group” for contextualizing hominin adaptations. Within this context, the objective of this PhD project is to use ecological specialisation of some of these species to reconstruct cercopithecid paleohabitats and test for possible niche partition. The locomotor strategies will be investigated by applying non-invasive imaging techniques to quantify variation in the inner and outer organisation of bones in key skeletal regions. In parallel, dietary behaviors will be reconstructed by using dental microwear analyses and additional proxies. This combined approach will be applied at a local (Sterkfontein) and regional (southern Africa) scale to assess primate paleobiodiversity within southern African Plio-Pleistocene assemblages. Work environment The present PhD position is part of the project entitled Revisiting the southern African primate fossil record: a multidisciplinary approach to human evolution (ReVol) » (CNRS PhD Joint Programme) and will be supervised by Amélie Beaudet at PALEVOPRIM (UMR 7262 Université de Poitiers & CNRS) and Dominic Stratford from the School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies de l’Université du Witwatersrand (South Africa), and co-supervised by Gildas Merceron (PALEVOPRIM). This project includes multiple trips to South Africa. Profile The candidate will have to hold a Master degree in paleontology, archaeology, primatology or ecology. Knowledge in imaging techniques, statistics, R environment and language and comparative anatomy, as well as a strong interest in research questions related to evolutionary mechanisms and primate evolutionary history, will be considered as key strengths. The candidate will have to demonstrate abilities to speak and write in English, writing skills and capacity to work as part of a team. Contact person Amélie Beaudet (amelie.beaudet@univ-poitiers.fr) Useful links https://sterkfonteincaves.wits.ac.za/ http://palevoprim.labo.univ-poitiers.fr/ https://www.ameliebeaudet.com/

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Amélie Beaudet

@ameliebeaudet.bsky.social

🚨 PhD opportunity 🚨 Join @palevoprim.bsky.social as part of the #ReVol project (@cnrs.fr & Wits Joint PhD Programme)! Spend 3 years investigating the southern African fossil cercopithecoids to reconstruct past ecology and behavior through skeletal morphology and dental microwear.

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Paye ta Truelle

@payetatruelle.bsky.social

🎉 Notre article "S’engager ou renoncer ? Premiers apports de l’enquête HABI sur les conséquences du harcèlement et des agressions sexistes sur le parcours des étudiantes et professionnelles de l’archéologie en Europe francophone" vient d'être publié !

www.revue-interrogations.org/S-engager-ou...
S’engager ou renoncer ? Premiers apports de l’enquête HABI sur les conséquences du harcèlement et des agressions sexistes sur le parcours des étudiantes et professionnelles de l’archéologie en Europe ... Contexte Les violences sexistes et sexuelles, le harcèlement moral, les discriminations sont des phénomènes dénoncés dans le monde…

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