ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / Associate Professor in American Indian Studies

Job Details:

The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in an appropriate academic discipline with a specialty in the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas who has demonstrated ability to accomplish research-intensive publication. The new faculty member will sustain an active program of scholarship in his/her area of specialization, teach courses in the program and in the tenure-home department, and function as a mentor and role model to students. The American Indian Studies Program is one of four ethnic studies programs in the College's Center for American Intercultural Studies (with African & African American Studies, Asian American Studies, and U.S. Latino/a Studies). Information about AIS is found at http:
//www.las.iastate.edu/ais/ and information about LAS is found at http:
//www.las.iastate.edu/. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in hand by August 15, 2010 in a discipline with a specialty in the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, appropriate for one of the following academic departments:
Anthropology Economics, English, History, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, or Sociology. A demonstrated expertise in American Indian Studies/Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, and experience that demonstrates a potential for instructing and mentoring students. Applicants must also have demonstrated ability to accomplish research-intensive publication. In addition, candidates for an assistant professor position must demonstrate potential for excellence in research and teaching. In addition to the above qualifications, candidates for an associate professor position must have a record of excellence in research and teaching.