[nativestudies-l] Job at UMass Amherst in Native Studies

[jkauanui at wesleyan.edu]

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The College of Humanities and Fine Arts at the University of Massachusetts
Amherst solicits applications for a tenure-track appointment at the
assistant or associate professor level starting Fall 2009 with an emphasis
in Native American Indian Studies. Application for this position is open
to all candidates qualified to be appointed in any department within CHFA
(http://www.umass.edu/hfa) including: Afro-American Studies, Art, English,
History, Linguistics, Music and Dance, Philosophy, Theater, Women’s
Studies, and Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Must have Ph.D. or MFA
for appointment.  Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The successful applicant will be committed to promoting methodologies and
pedagogies of indigenous knowledge affecting teaching, course and program
development. UMass Amherst Native programs and organizations include the
Certificate Program in Native American Indian Studies (established in 1997
offering both a Northeastern and a hemispheric focus); Native American
Student Services; the Josephine White Eagle Cultural Center; Native
American Students Association; Kanonhsehsne (a living space for Native and
Ally students) and Native American Graduate Students. The College is
committed to developing and sustaining a more diverse faculty, student
body, and curriculum.

UMass Amherst is located in the central Connecticut River Valley 90 miles
from both Albany, N.Y. and Boston, and 180 miles from New York City.
Native programs’ faculty, staff and students interact with Historic
Deerfield and the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, the Mashantucket
Pequot Tribal Nation Museum & Research Center, the North American Indian
Center of Boston, and other institutions. Massachusetts is home to two
federally recognized Wampanoag tribes, state-recognized Wampanoag and
Nipmuc tribal nations. Native students from the greater Northeast and
elsewhere have graduated from UMass Amherst.

Active participation in the Five College Native American Indian Studies
committee and program serving the consortium (with Amherst, Hampshire,
Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges) is encouraged.

Send a letter of application describing interests and qualifications, a
CV, and three letters of reference to Steven Tracy, Chair, CHFA Native
American Search Committee, Dean’s Office, South College, Univ. of Mass.,
Amherst, MA 01003. Deadline for first consideration:  November 10, 2008. 
Applications will be reviewed until position is filled.

UMass Amherst is a member of the Academic Career Network, a resource for
dual career couples (http://acn.fivecolleges.edu).  UMass Amherst is an
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and members of
minority groups are encouraged to apply.