[nativestudies-l] Tenure Tract Position in NAS

[Shelly Lowe]

Subject: 	Tenure Tract Position in NAS
Date: 	Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:54:38 -0700
From: 	Carlos Salomon <carlos.salomon at csueastbay.edu>
To: 	aisp at email.arizona.edu



Please post this announcment and make available to your students:



                          CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST BAY

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*FACULTY EMPLOYMENT **OPPORTUNITY***

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*DEPARTMENT OF ETHNIC STUDIES*

*/FULL-TIME TENURE-TRACK/*

*APPLIED INDIGENOUS STUDIES*

*OAA Position No. 08-09 ETHN-INDIGENOUS-TT*

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*THE UNIVERSITY/:/*  California State University East Bay is known for
award-winning programs, expert instruction, small classes, a highly
personalized learning environment, and a choice of more than 100
career-focused fields of study. There are two scenic campuses-one in the
Hayward Hills overlooking San Francisco Bay and the other in the Concord
foothills of Mt. Diablo-plus a professional center in dynamic downtown
Oakland. The two campuses' proximity to the major Bay Area cities
provides unique cultural opportunities including museums, art galleries,
aquariums, planetariums, plays, musicals, sports events, and concerts.
Their nearness to the Pacific Ocean and Sierra Nevada Mountains offers
recreational diversion as well as excellent laboratories for educational
studies. The ten major buildings of the Hayward Hills campus, on 342
acres, contain over 150 classrooms and teaching laboratories, over 177
specialized instructional rooms, numerous student oriented computer labs
and a library, which contains a collection of over one million items
accessible through HAYSTAC, its on-line catalog. CSUEB's Concord Campus
provides full instructional support for over 1,600 upper division and
graduate students. Its five buildings on 395 acres feature lecture
halls, seminar rooms, computer labs, science labs, an art studio,
theatre and library. The University has an enrollment of approximately
13,000 students with 600 faculty. CSUEB is organized into four colleges:
Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences; Business and Economics; Education
and Allied Studies; and Science. The University offers bachelor's
degrees in 45 fields, minors in 66 fields, and master's degrees in 31
(in addition to Special Majors). Other programs lead to teaching,
specialist, pupil personnel services, and administrative services
credentials. To learn more about CSU East Bay visit
http://www.csueastbay.edu.





*THE DEPARTMENT: *The Department of Ethnic Studies has 1 emeriti
faculty, 2 full-time tenured faculty, 3 tenure-track faculty members,
and several part-time faculty in the areas of African American, Asian
American, Latino/a, Native American Studies, and Genders and Sexualities
in Communities of Color.  It offers undergraduate major and minor
programs in each of the aforementioned five disciplinary areas including
a general Ethnic Studies minor. The Department of Ethnic Studies is also
partnered with undergraduate major and minor programs in Latin American
Studies and an undergraduate minor program in Filipino American Studies.
To learn more about the position, the Department of Ethnic Studies and
the University, visit our department website at/
/http://class.csueastbay.edu/ethnicstudies/.

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*DUTIES OF THE POSITION:*  The candidate will teach existing
introductory and upper division undergraduate courses in Native American
Studies and Comparative Ethnic Studies. The candidate will also be
responsible for developing new curriculum with both a United States and
hemispheric approach to Indigenous Studies. Please note that teaching
assignments at California State University East Bay include courses at
both the Hayward and Concord campuses.



In addition to teaching, all faculty have advising responsibilities,
assist the department with administrative and/or committee work, and are
expected to assume campus-wide committee responsibilities. To be
recommended for tenure, the candidate must demonstrate achievement in
teaching research, and/or creative activities, and service to the
university, profession, and the community.  //



*RANK AND SALARY: *Assistant Professor. Salary is dependent upon
educational preparation and experience.  Subject to budgetary authorization.



*DATE OF APPOINTMENT:  *Fall Quarter, 2008//

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*QUALIFICATIONS:*/ /We are seeking an imaginative teacher-scholar with a
commitment to Native American/ Indigenous Studies. Candidates must
possess a Ph.D. in the social sciences or related fields completed no
later than the effective date of the appointment. We are seeking
candidates with demonstrated experience with applied work within urban
indigenous communities in the United States. Additionally, the ideal
candidate will have the ability to develop classes that partner with
Native American tribal groups or communities to create internships in
land tenure, tribal citizenship, migration, water rights, health and
well being, economic development, or an area relevant to the candidate's
research. We encourage applicants with interdisciplinary and comparative
teaching and research interests. We welcome applications from candidates
with expertise in gender and sexuality, global or hemispheric Indigenous
Studies, hemispheric social/political movements, or human rights in
indigenous contexts. We are especially interested in people who are
enthusiastic about working with diverse populations of urban, immigrant
and first-generation college students and demonstrated ability to teach,
advise and mentor students from diverse educational and cultural
backgrounds as well as demonstrated experience in pedagogical design and
innovation.//

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*APPLICATION DEADLINE:* Review of applications will begin on December
10, 2007 and continue until the position is filled.  Please submit a
letter of application; a complete and current vita; graduate
transcripts; copies of major publications; and three letters of
recommendation to:



                                                 Professor Barbara Paige,
Chair

                                                 Department of Ethnic
Studies//

                                                 California State
University, East Bay

                                                 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd.

                                                 Hayward, CA  94542

                                                 Office Phone No.:
510-885-3255

                                                 Office Fax No.: 
510-885-4786

                                                 E-Mail Address:
Barbara.paige at csueastbay.edu



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NOTE:  California State University, East Bay hires only individuals
lawfully authorized to work in the United States.  All offers of
employment are contingent upon presentation of documents demonstrating
the appointee's identity and eligibility to work, in accordance with the
provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act.



As an Equal Opportunity Employer, CSUEB does not discriminate on the
basis of any protected categories: age, ancestry, citizenship, color,
disability, gender, immigration status, marital status, national origin,
race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran's status.  The University
is committed to the principles of diversity in employment and to
creating a stimulating learning environment for its diverse student body.