Working in UX: Lessons from Mid-Career Anthropologists

A 2018 study by Speakman, R., et al. found that 79% of anthropology graduates could not find tenure-track positions. As a result, more anthropologists are finding they need to go into industry, and many are making their way to user experience (UX). While the transition is certainly possible, the landscape has dramatically changed over the past five years. This roundtable brings together anthropologists to discuss their experience breaking into UX, what they have learned as their careers have matured, and how they see the relationship between anthropology and UX developing.