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The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is pleased to undertake a cluster hire in American Indian and Indigenous Studies. This initiative is part of the Colleges commitment to advancing an innovative curriculum and expanding its outstanding and diverse faculty The cluster will comprise four faculty positions: three tenure track appointments at the assistant professor level and one appointment for a distinguished professor at the full professor rank. Centered in the social sciences and humanities the positions are located principally across four departments (American Studies Geography Religious Studies and Womens and Gender Studies) that are working collaboratively and closely with the Colleges leadership to support three critical goals: * expanding and strengthening leading undergraduate and graduate curricula in American Indian and Indigenous Studies * substantially increasing our faculty and scholarship devoted to the historical and contemporary experiences of American Indian and Indigenous peoples * bolstering the Colleges commitment to diversity equity and inclusion by focusing specifically on Indigeneity colonialism decolonization and sovereignty In coordination with the cluster hire the Dean of the College has convened a Working Group to seriously explore the development of an independent Curriculum in American Indian and Indigenous Studies. We invite applications from dynamic and outstanding scholars who will offer substantive research and teaching expertise in this field. Selected candidates will have the opportunity to contribute their voices to our ongoing process of reimagining scholarly curricular and community engagement around Native North America and global Indigeneity in the College of Arts and Sciences. Faculty joining this cluster will be hired in a home department and have teaching obligations for the AIIS curriculum. As a cluster cohort they will receive support for their development as a scholarly community. They will also interface closely with a new Working Group on American Indian and Indigenous Studies which is in the process of authoring a longterm vision for the field. Faculty in the cluster will also meet regularly with the Senior Associate Dean for diversity equity and inclusion who will provide resources for professional growth and mentoring. The University of North Carolina has a dynamic and growing Office of Diversity and Inclusion and welcomes all to apply including women black indigenous and other people of color veterans LGBTIQA individuals with disabilities and members of other groups.
Preferred Qualifications Competencies And Experience
For these positions we are especially interested in candidates who have a record of scholarly excellence in the studies of indigeneity or American Indian experiences. We also seek candidates who actively collaborate with Native peoples and Indigenous communities.
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Full-Time
