Assistant/Associate Professor in Indigenous Literatures

Cornell University; Town of Ithaca (NY); On-site; USD 83,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornell University invites applications for a tenure-track Indigenous Literatures appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. The joint appointment in the Department of Literatures in English and AIISP begins July 1, 2027. A Ph.D.

in Literature, Indigenous studies, or related fields is required, with strong ties to Indigenous communities. We welcome all Indigenous literatures specialties, especially Northeast literatures and interdisciplinary ecocriticism.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Literature, Indigenous studies, or related fields must be in hand prior to the appointment.
• Open to all areas of specialty within Indigenous literatures, with emphasis on Indigenous methodologies and ecocriticism.
• Candidates should have ongoing connections to Indigenous communities.
• Joint appointment in the Department of Literatures in English and AIISP.

Responsibilities

• Teach core AIISP and Literatures in English courses (2/2 load).
• Teach first-year writing seminars and upper-level undergraduate courses.
• Develop graduate seminars and supervise undergraduate and graduate students.
• Engage in service to AIISP, the Department, the College, and the University, commensurate with rank.

Skills

Indigenous literatures

Indigenous methodologies

Interdisciplinary analysis

Graduate supervision

Education

PhD in Literature or Indigenous studies

Job description

Position Description

The Department of Literatures in English and the American Indian & Indigenous Studies Program (AIISP) at Cornell University invite applications for an appointment in Indigenous Literatures at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. The appointment will begin July 1, 2027. Ph.D. in Literature, Indigenous studies, or related fields must be in hand prior to the appointment. The candidate will hold a joint appointment in the Department of Literatures in English and AIISP.

We are open to all areas of specialty within Indigenous literatures, and are especially enthusiastic about candidates with expertise in Indigenous methodologies, literatures of the Northeast, treaty relations, and interdisciplinary approaches to ecocriticism and critical theory more broadly. We seek scholars who have ongoing connections to Indigenous communities. The successful candidate will contribute to shaping Indigenous Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell, a land grant university located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó:nǫʼ (Cayuga Nation).

Teaching responsibilities (2/2 load) include core introductory courses in AIISP and Literatures in English, first-year writing seminars, as well as upper-level undergraduate courses and graduate seminars of your own design. This would include joining rotations for one or more AIISP courses, including: Indigenous North America, Indigenous Issues in Global Perspective, Introduction to Native American Literature, and the graduate seminar in Critical Approaches to American Indian and Indigenous Studies. Other responsibilities include supervision of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as service to the AIISP, the Department of Literatures in English, the College, and the University, appropriate to rank and attentive to the nature of the joint appointment.

Questions may be directed to Elisha Cohn ([e-mail]) and Juliana Hu Pegues ([e-mail]).

Disclosure

Consistent with Cornell’s practice, appointments to academic positions require candidates to disclose relevant information about their prior employment including whether they have been found to have violated institutional or employer policies related to or governing unlawful discrimination and harassment, academic and research misconduct, or financial misconduct.

Pay Range

$83,200 - $140,000. Actual salary offers in the College of Arts and Sciences will be based on education, experience, discipline, and relevant skills.

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Pay Ranges

The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:

• Prior relevant work or industry experience.
• Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
• Academic Discipline (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary unless otherwise noted)
• Unique applicable skills.