Assistant Professor of Critical Indigenous and Environmental Studies
Assistant Professor of Critical Indigenous and Environmental Studies
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$ 74190 - 79000
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Job Description
The Departments of Environmental Studies and Race Ethnic Gender and Sexuality Studies at St. Olaf College invite applications for a full-time tenure track position in Critical Indigenous and Environmental Studies at the Assistant Professor level to begin August 2026.
A tenure-track position jointly appointed to the Departments of Race Ethnic Gender and Sexuality Studies (REGSS) and Environmental Studies. The Departments seek a teacher-scholar of Critical Indigenous Studies focusing on environmental themes and topics and with a demonstrated commitment to environmental justice and in forging relationships with Indigenous communities. Candidates with demonstrated experience in or potential to develop teaching and research that engages with public-facing scholarship are particularly encouraged to apply.
Primary teaching responsibilities in Environmental Studies include teaching at least one core course (ENVST 137 237 and 399) in addition to elective courses in the candidates area of expertise in Environmental Studies. Primary teaching responsibilities in REGSS include introductory core courses (RACE 121: Introduction to Race and Ethnic Studies; RACE 252: Race Ethnicity and Indigenous Studies) and additional mid- and upper-level courses in the candidates areas of expertise. Specialized areas of particular interest to the departments include but are not limited to: indigenous feminisms migration and diaspora sexuality and gender studies reclamations/decolonizations food sovereignty climate justice and Indigenous geographies.
Salary: $74190 - $79000
Qualifications
Ph.D. in Critical Indigenous Studies Critical Ethnic Studies or a related field such as American Studies Anthropology Sociology and Geography. ABD candidates are welcome to apply and will receive full consideration but must have a Ph.D. by the start date of the appointment.
About the Department
Our Environmental Studies and Race Ethnic Gender and Sexuality Studies are both central robust and growing departments at St. Olaf. Located within our Interdisciplinary and General Studies faculty division they draw upon a wide variety of faculty and students who are invested in interdisciplinary methods that address major scholarly and social questions that impact communities and people. These departments are well supported and strongly positioned as the college redoubles its efforts in sustainability equity and inclusion. Faculty across both departments seek to create communities of critical thinkers and agents committed to reconciliation and reparation addressing the legacies of both environmental exploitation and colonization in the homelands of the Wahpekute Band of the Dakota Nation.
For more information about the departments visit and strive to be a campus of welcome where students faculty and staff thrive by bringing their full humanitygender identity sexuality race ethnicity national origin socioeconomic class disability religion spirituality and ageto St. Olaf each day. Our goal is to generate conversations and processes that over time create greater clarity transparency trust cooperation consensus respect and measurable outcomes. Practices that support this goal include listening cultivating a growth mindset respecting those with different views being informed by data and understanding that the work is ongoing collaborative organic and ever evolving. We encourage applicants to familiarize themselves with our Community and Belongingwebpage to learn more about our commitment and to identify how you might contribute to these efforts.
How to Apply
Throughout your materials include how you would contribute to the development of a diverse and inclusive learning community at our college through your teaching research and/or service. A complete application includes the following:
References: Provide contact information for three professional references who can speak to your abilities in teaching and scholarship. Letters will be solicited from references by the search committee for candidates who advance to the interview stage.
Supporting Documents and URLS:
- Cover letter outlining your qualifications and why you are interested in this particular position
- Curriculum vitae
- Graduate transcripts (unofficial)
- Teaching Statement (of no more than 1000 words) that offers insight into your pedagogical methods values and ambitions
- Professional Statement (of no more than 1000 words) thatoffers insight into your current projects and future directions for your scholarship
Review of applications will begin on October 10 2025 and will continue until the position is filled. Applications received by that date will receive fullest consideration. Finalist interviews are expected in December. Questions about the position department or College may be directed to Profs. Jake Grossman and Lau Malaver Search Committee Chairs at .
Employment Type
Full-Time
