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  • Social Sciences
  • Anthropology
  • Higher Education Studies

Background:

  • The traditional
  • lone wolf
  • anthropologist model persists in doctoral training, despite critiques.
  • This isolated approach inadequately prepares graduates for collaborative careers and addressing contemporary issues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the shortcomings of current anthropology doctoral training regarding interdisciplinary collaboration.
  • To highlight the potential of postdoctoral fellowships to foster
  • team science
  • skills.
  • To advocate for a paradigm shift towards collaborative knowledge production in anthropology.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of current doctoral training practices in anthropology.
  • Examination of the role and potential of postdoctoral fellowships.
  • Drawing on the authors' experiences in interdisciplinary research.

Main Results:

  • Doctoral training in anthropology often fails to equip students with essential interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
  • Postdoctoral positions are increasingly precarious, yet some offer valuable "team science" training.
  • The concept of a "fellowship" can be reframed as an opportunity for collaborative knowledge creation.

Conclusions:

  • Reforming anthropology doctoral education is crucial to foster effective interdisciplinary collaboration.
  • Postdoctoral fellowships should be leveraged to cultivate "team science" expertise.
  • Adopting a collaborative approach is essential for anthropology to address complex societal challenges.