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Assistant Professor (Anthropology)

Employer
University of Massachusetts Boston
Location
Boston, Massachusetts
Salary
Salary commensurate with experience
Closing date
Oct 13, 2023
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Position Type
Tenured
Discipline
Cultural Anthropology
Hours
Full Time
Organization Type
Academic

The Department of Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts Boston invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Indigenous cultural anthropology beginning September 1, 2024. Strong preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated relationships and active research in Native North American Indigenous communities (Mexico, United States, Canada).

We seek an accomplished researcher and an experienced instructor who is committed to teaching in an urban university setting and to thinking and practicing in collaborative and interdisciplinary ways. A major focus would be the growth of the department's thriving undergraduate program in Anthropology and the minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies (jointly housed in the Department of History).

Areas of potential research interest include, but are not limited to: Indigenous research methodologies and community-engaged research; Indigenous futurisms; language revitalization; material culture, heritage, and sovereignty issues in relationships between institutions and communities; Indigenous community reclamation of knowledge, land, and water; health disparities and food sovereignty; social movements, anti-racism, and gender justice; education and youth issues; and environmental justice, traditional ecological knowledge, and urgent climate issues.

Beyond the position’s core responsibilities, the successful candidate may find rich opportunities for research, teaching, and community work in collaboration with the Department’s Historical Archaeology Master’s program, the Critical Ethnic and Community Studies Master’s program, and the Institute for New England Native American Studies, among others.

The Department would be particularly receptive to candidates who can involve undergraduate and graduate students in research. UMass Boston expects all faculty members to pursue external funding that supports long-term research agendas and to publish regularly. Equally important is a candidate who has a demonstrated commitment to building an equitable and inclusive scholarly and collegial environment, which the Department will match with sustained and supportive tenure-track faculty mentoring. We recognize the singular importance of such a mentoring environment for faculty members from underrepresented groups, from whom we encourage applications.

Minimum requirements:

receipt of Ph.D. in Anthropology by no later than August 31, 2024.

Applications must be submitted online by November 15, 2023.

Upload your CV with a cover letter describing in detail your research and teaching interests and providing the names of three referees.

UMass Boston (www.umb.edu) is a public research university with a highly diverse (majority-minority) undergraduate student body and ongoing efforts to secure an equally inclusive faculty. Its mission is explicitly linked to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. UMass Boston is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, Title IX Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.

UMass Boston is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the ADA/504 Coordinator Andrea Haas  or 617-287-5148.

 

The University of Massachusetts Boston provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military status, genetic information, pregnancy or a pregnancy-related condition, or membership in any other legally protected class. The University of Massachusetts Boston complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the university operates. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

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