Open-Rank, Tenure-Track Position in Native American and Indigenous Studies

American Studies Association; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Emory University invites applications for an open-rank, tenure-track position in Native American and Indigenous Studies at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level. The Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies seeks scholars who collaborate with Indigenous communities across North America, South America, and the Pacific.

The successful candidates will join a university initiative prioritizing partnerships with Indigenous communities, with curricular programs and

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in a relevant field at the time of appointment.
• Commitment to teaching and mentoring a diverse student body.
• Experience collaborating with Indigenous communities across regions (North America, South America, Pacific).

Responsibilities

• Contribute to shaping the future of Native American and Indigenous Studies at Emory.
• Engage in teaching and research across undergraduate and graduate levels; collaborate across departments.

Education

Ph.D. in Native American/Indigenous Studies

Job description

Open-Rank, Tenure-Track Position in Native American and Indigenous Studies

The Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies at Emory University

Open-Rank, Tenure-Track Position in Native American and Indigenous Studies

Emory University, College of Arts and Sciences

Atlanta, GA

Applications Open: October 1, 2026

Application Review Begins November 15, 2026

Applications Accepted Until Positions are Filled

The Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies at Emory University seeks applications from scholars with expertise in Native American and Indigenous Studies, at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor. We understand Indigenous Studies to be simultaneously regional, hemispheric, and global while always anchored by the epistemologies of, and responsibilities to, those on whose lands we are located. We welcome applicants who collaborate with Indigenous communities in North America, South America, and the Pacific.

As members of our Native American and Indigenous Studies Academic Learning Community, the candidates will contribute to shaping the future of Native American and Indigenous Studies at Emory, where faculty, staff, and students are building an initiative that will have impact for generations to come. At Emory University, Native American and Indigenous Studies is a University initiative located within the Emory College of Arts and Sciences that prioritizes partnerships with Indigenous communities and leads curricular programs, including co‑teaching, with faculty at the College of the Muscogee Nation. Our Academic Learning Community includes faculty from both Emory College and Oxford College in Music, Art history, English, History, Environmental Sciences, Neuroscience, Italian Studies, and Political Science. Focusing on visibility, representation in the curriculum, and enhancing faculty research, this collaborative work aims to cultivate meaningful relationships with local communities and those who have traditional or historic relationships to Emory’s campuses, especially Indigenous communities of the Southeast. Programmatic leadership experience that takes place within community and academic spaces is welcomed. In the last five years, Emory has hired five new faculty members in this field and established the Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies, funded in part by a Mellon Foundation grant that also supports Muscogee language teaching and preservation at the College of the Muscogee Nation.

Emory University Land Acknowledgement

Emory University acknowledges the Muscogee (Creek) people who lived, worked, produced knowledge on, and nurtured the land where Emory’s Oxford and Atlanta campuses are now located. In 1821, fifteen years before Emory’s founding, the Muscogee were forced to relinquish this land. We recognize the sustained oppression, land dispossession, and involuntary removals of the Muscogee and Cherokee peoples from Georgia and the Southeast. Emory seeks to honor the Muscogee Nation and other Indigenous caretakers of this land by humbly seeking knowledge of their histories and committing to respectful stewardship of the land. More at: https://www.emory.edu/about/history/land-acknowledgment

Qualifications

We are searching for two scholars of any rank, including those currently completing PhDs, to fill disciplinary needs in a variety of areas that serve our planned minor in NAIS. We seek scholars who focus on Indigenous research and methods at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and who have a critical, interdisciplinary orientation spanning the humanities, social sciences, fine arts and STEM fields, including the study of health, critical theory, the environment, literature, politics, law, history, arts and culture, sovereignty, the study of Nation building, race, gender and/or sexuality. All applicants must have a demonstrated commitment to teaching and mentoring a diverse student body. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in a relevant field at the time of appointment.

Successful candidates at the Associate or Full level will be at the forefront of current scholarship that is redefining Indigenous Studies and rewriting academic, legal, and/or popular narratives of Indigenous peoples, with a national and/or international reputation. At the level of Assistant Professor, successful candidates will show strong records of scholarly achievement and the potential for leadership in Indigenous Studies. The successful candidates will be active scholars who are grounded in Indigenous knowledge systems and can demonstrate evidence of their commitment to working with Indigenous students and communities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law. Emory University does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training. Students, faculty, and staff are assured of participation in university programs and in the use of facilities without such discrimination. Emory University complies with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act, and applicable executive orders, federal and state regulations regarding nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative action (for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities). Inquiries regarding this policy should be directed to the Emory University Department of Equity and Civil Rights Compliance, 201 Dowman Drive, Administration Building, Atlanta, GA 30322. Telephone: [phone] (V) | 404-712-2049 (TDD).

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