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Indigenous and Native North American Studies

Employer
Princeton University, Department of Anthropology
Location
Princeton, New Jersey
Closing date
Oct 11, 2021

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Position Type
Faculty
Discipline
Cultural Anthropology
Hours
Full Time
Specialty
Area Studies, Indigenous Studies
Organization Type
Academic
Level of Experience
Any level of experience considered

Job Details

Princeton University is undertaking a search for faculty members at all academic ranks in any field in the Humanities and the Social Sciences, and across all geographic areas, as part of a major effort to advance Indigenous and Native North American Studies in teaching and research across the university. The search is expected to yield multiple positions, including at least one at the rank of tenured full professor. These positions will support the significant expansion of Indigenous and Native North American Studies on campus, broadening and deepening curricular offerings and research opportunities. Appointments may be made in a single department or across units. In addition to contributing to their own department and scholarly discipline, candidates should be prepared to work with students, faculty, and alumni to promote and sustain a vital, innovative, and intellectually expansive community for Indigenous and Native North American Studies and Indigenous-centered scholarship at Princeton. Ph.D. expected. Candidates must demonstrate research excellence and a strong publishing record, commensurate with their rank, and be committed to undergraduate and graduate teaching. The university is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic community with a culturally diverse faculty. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from members of groups that have been historically underrepresented in their chosen fields. Senior scholars should submit a letter of interest along with a curriculum vitae and a list of references (to be contacted later in the search process). No writing samples are required at this time. Junior scholars should submit a letter of interest along with a curriculum vitae, a list of references (to be contacted later in the search process), and one writing sample (article or dissertation/book chapter). Applications must be submitted online at https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/21601. Candidates are encouraged to apply by October 1, 2021. Questions about this search may be directed to: IndigenousStudiesSearch@princeton.edu Princeton University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This position is subject to the University's background check policy.

Company

Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. The institution moved to Newark in 1747, then to the current site nine years later. It was renamed Princeton University in 1896.

Princeton provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering. It offers professional degrees through the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the School of Architecture and the Bendheim Center for Finance. The university also manages the Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. Princeton has the largest endowment per student in the United States.

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