Assistant/Associate Professor in Indigenous Literatures

Cornell University; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornell University invites applications for an Indigenous Literatures appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. The position is a joint appointment between the Department of Literatures in English and the AIISP, beginning July 1, 2027.

A PhD in Literature, Indigenous studies, or related fields must be in hand prior to appointment. We seek specialists in Indigenous literatures with strengths in Indigenous methodologies, ecocriticism, and interdisciplinary theory, and strong

Qualifications

• PhD in Literature, Indigenous studies, or related fields must be in hand prior to appointment.
• Open to all areas of specialty within Indigenous literatures; emphasis on Indigenous methodologies, literatures of the Northeast, treaty relations, and ecocriticism/critical theory.
• Scholars with ongoing connections to Indigenous communities sought.

Responsibilities

• Teach core AIISP and Literatures in English courses; include first-year writing seminars and upper-level undergrad courses and graduate seminars.
• Join rotations for AIISP courses such as Indigenous North America, Indigenous Issues in Global Perspective, Introduction to Native American Literature, and graduate seminar in Critical Approaches to American Indian and Indigenous Studies.
• Supervise undergraduate and graduate students; contribute to AIISP, the Department, the College, and the University as appropriate to rank.

Skills

Indigenous literatures

Interdisciplinary approaches

Community engagement

Education

PhD in Literature/Indigenous studies

Job 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 Gayogo_hó:no' (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.

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.

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

We offer a rich array of services, programs and benefits to help employees advance in their career and enhance the quality of personal life, including:

• employee wellness
• workshops
• childcare and adoption assistance
• parental leave
• flexible work options

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