American Indian Studies Positions

Ihanktonwan Community College

"The Ihanktonwan Community College in Marty, South Dakota, is currently seeking instructors for the Spring Semester 2000, for the below-listed courses. Instructors should have the minimum of a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree, in the prospective field of instruction. Most courses are taught in the evenings, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. The Ihanktonwan Community College is a two-year institution granting the Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree, through its affiliation with Sinte Gleska University in Rosebud. Sinte Gleska is fully accredited by North Central Association. Interested instructors should send or bring a resume to the following:

Yolanda Nyerges, Director
P.O. Box 295, 200 S. Main
Marty, South Dakota 57361
605.384.3997

Arizona State University

College: Public Programs
Department: American Indian Studies
Title: Assistant, Associate, Professor
Category: Faculty, Tenure Track, 100 FTE Academic Appointment

Essential Functions:

Participate in developing American Indian Studies program, conduct an active program of research, and service to community, University and profession, and teach American Indian Studies undergraduate courses such as: languages, cultures, sovereignty, law, public policy, economic development, and tribal management.

Qualifications Required:

Ph.D. or terminal degree in area compatible with or related to American Indian Studies, demonstrated excellence in both teaching and research appropriate to rank.

Application Deadline:

January 30, 2000 or the 30th of every month thereafter until the position is filled.

Application Procedure:

Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three (3) letters of references to:

Chair, Search Committee
American Indian Studies
Arizona State University
P.O. Box 870803
Tempe, Arizona 85287-0803

Contact Name: Collette Tall Bull, Admin. Asst., 480.965.3634

Posted: 8/17/99

UNIVERSITY OF CAILIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ

American/Native American Studies
Assistant Professor

The Department of American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, seeks to appoint an assistant professor in American Studies with a specialty in Native American studies, wideranging historical and interdisciplinary interests, and excellent abilities in multicultural analysis. The American Studies program at UCSC integrates humanistic and social scientific perspectives and brings them to bear on an examination of the U.S., both in its internal complexity and in its world context. In addition to teaching introductory and advanced courses in Native American studies, the successful candidate must be able to teach the introductory lecture course, America and Americans, and one or more methodologically oriented "Foundation courses for undergraduate American Studies majors (see information about these courses on the departmental website: http://humwww.ucsc.edu/americanstudies/index.htm.)

He or she will also be expected to participate actively in the inter-departmental Ph.D. program in Comparative American Studies and help develop and coordinate Native American studies on the campus as a whole.

RANK: Assistant Professor, Step I-III (tenure-track)

PAY: $43,100 - $48,000, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

QUALIFICATIONS: Prefer Ph.D. by June 2000, must be in hand no later than June 30, 2001. Strong historically grounded research abilities in sociocultural analysis and multicultural studies, and particular competence in Native American studies. Excellence as a teacher of lecture and discussion courses at the introductory and advanced levels. Ability to work effectively with both undergraduate and graduate students. @dence of at working with students and colleagues from diverse social and cultural backgrounds. Particular attention will be given to candidates who have expertise in gender studies, sexuality studies, and/or media studies, and who can bring a transnational perspective to the study of the U.S. We are especially interested in candidates with advanced degrees in American Studies or related disciplines, but we also invite applications from other candidates with relevant interdisciplinary expertise that would advance the interests of American Studies at UCSC.

POSITION AVAILABLE: Fall 2000

APPLY TO: Every applicant should submit the following materials: 1) informative letter of application; 2) curriculum vitae; 3) four current letters of recommendation (all letters will be treated as confidential documents); 4) a sample of applicant's best scholarly writing, published or unpublished; 5) sample syllabi of relevant introductory and advanced courses. The Search Committee may request additional information from applicants before deciding on those whom it wishes to interview.

Materials should be sent to:

Professor Judy Yung, Chair
American Studies Department
University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California 95064

Please refer to position #245 in your reply.

CLOSING DATE: October 30, 1999

To obtain a copy contact Campus Police (831) 459-2231 or Academic Human Resources (831) 459-4300.

VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT http://www.ucsc.edu/ahr/academic.lht

Posted: 18 November 1999

The Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California Berkeley invites applications for two tenured or tenure track appointments in Native American Studies, effective July 1, 2000. Candidates from various fields of expertise will be considered, but the department is especially interested in scholarly work and teaching experience in the areas of Native American history/ethnohistory and Native American Indian law, sovereignty, federal policies, and political science. In addition to teaching courses in Native American Studies, successful candidates will be expected to teach at least one course per year in the undergraduate comparative ethnic studies curriculum and/or the Graduate Program in Ethnic Studies. We welcome applications from both senior and junior scholars. Salary and rank of appointment will depend on candidates' qualifications. For junior appointments the Ph.D. must be completed by the time of appointment, which begins in the fall semester, 2000. The application deadline is December 7, 1999. Senior candidates please submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, and the names of three references, including addresses and phone numbers. Junior candidates should submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, and at least three letters of recommendation (or a dossier). Submit to Chair, Native American Search Committee, Department of Ethnic Studies, 506 Barrows Hall #2570, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-2570. The University of California is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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