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Indigenous Studies Recruitment (EXPIRED)

APA departmental services program Philosophy, University of California, Riverside, University of California, Riverside

Job category Faculty (open rank) / Tenure-track or similar
AOS Indigenous Studies
AOC Open
Workload Full time
Vacancies 4
Organization's reference number JPF00491
Location Riverside, California, United States
Job description

The University of California at Riverside (UCR) is embarking on a major new hiring initiative that will add 300 tenure-track positions in 33 cross-disciplinary areas selected through a peer-reviewed competition (clusterhiring.ucr.edu). Over the next three years, we will hire multiple faculty members in each area and invest in research infrastructure to support their work. This initiative will build critical mass in vital and emerging fields of scholarship, foster truly cross-disciplinary work and further diversify the faculty at one of America’s most diverse research universities. We encourage applications from scholars committed to excellence and seeking to help redefine the research university for the next generation.

The faculty recruited in Indigenous Studies will join an active and vibrant community of scholars whose work is focused on North America, but is also hemispheric and global in both the sense of its international reach and its cross-disciplinary scope. We are seeking applicants to fill four full-time tenure-track and tenured positions at both the assistant and associate/full professor levels. We are seeking scholars with expertise in two areas: Native American/Indigenous Arts and Knowledges and Global Indigenous Medicine. The placement of each successful candidate may be in any CHASS department or the School of Medicine, depending on the preferences of the candidate and the host departments/schools.

Qualifications:

Ph.D. or M.D. (BA and/or MFA/MA and extensive years of experience in the field for candidates in the performing and creative arts); college teaching experience; experience working with Native American/Indigenous communities; and interest in working in a diverse, multi-ethnic, international environment. Advanced ABD candidates will also be considered. Preference will be given to candidates with one or more of the following research interests and expertise:

*Candidates whose research focus is Native American/Indigenous arts and knowledges, including, but not limited to: art, art history, comparative global Indigenous studies; dance; digital arts and new media; education; environmental justice/sustainability; film and visual culture; gender, queer, and sexuality studies; history; Indigenous methodologies; languages; legal studies; literary studies; music; performance and media arts; politics; public policy; public/contemporary art; sociology; sovereignty; and/or theater. Particular consideration will be given to scholars working in the field of California Indian Studies and scholars who are engaged in community-based research.

*Candidates with an interest in exploring scholarly and artistic intersections, interdisciplinary, community-based, and/or international collaboration.

*Candidates with expertise in Native American/Indigenous global health; Indigenous medical knowledges with a research orientation that recognizes connections between history, culture, policy and physical health of humans and the environment; Indigenous science and technology studies; property and intellectual rights vis-à-vis medicine; and/or health and social justice.

Responsibilities will include keeping an active research agenda and record of publications; teaching a regular course load (4 courses per year) at the undergraduate and graduate levels; and participating in departmental activities and administrative service at college and campus levels. The successful candidates will have the opportunity to teach required courses and electives in their areas of specialization. In addition, the successful candidates will actively contribute to developing and strengthening the campus’s cross-disciplinary Native American/Indigenous Studies program and is expected to advise and mentor graduate and undergraduate students’ research.

How to apply
Application type Online
Instructions
Application Procedure: Applicants are required to submit a two-page cover letter indicating current and future research interests, a curriculum vita, one writing sample or article reprint (additional writing samples may be requested later), two sample course syllabi, and teaching evaluations if available. Three letters of recommendation are required for junior level positions; those applying for senior positions should include contact information for three references. Candidates in the arts must also submit a website or media-player links with access to samples of their artistic work. A statement addressing potential contributions to academic diversity must also be included. To ensure full consideration, applications and all supporting materials should be received by January 4, 2016. All appointments will begin June 30, 2016. The positions will remain open until filled. Salary is commensurate with education and experience. Applications and materials will be submitted using UCR’s on-line application system application portal. Assistant Professor tenure-track: https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF00491 Associate and Full Professor tenured: https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF00499 Letters and inquiries should be addressed to: Michelle Raheja, [email protected]
Web address to apply https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF00491
Email to apply
Hard deadline June 6, 2018, 7:59pm PST
Contact
Web address for more information https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF00491
Contact name Michelle Raheja
Contact email
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Time created December 8, 2015, 9:23pm UTC
Scheduled expiry date June 24, 2016, 10:33am PST
Expired on June 24, 2016, 10:33am PST
Last updated August 7, 2018, 3:00pm UTC
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