The College of Humanities and Fine Arts at the University of Massachusetts Amherst solicits applications for a tenure-track appointment at the assistant or associate professor level starting Fall 2009 with an emphasis in Native American Indian Studies. Application for this position is open to all candidates qualified to be appointed in any department within CHFA (http://www.umass.edu/hfa) including: Afro-American Studies, Art, English, History, Linguistics, Music and Dance, Philosophy, Theater, Women’s Studies, and Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Must have Ph.D. or MFA for appointment.  Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The successful applicant will be committed to promoting methodologies and pedagogies of indigenous knowledge affecting teaching, course and program development. UMass Amherst Native programs and organizations include the Certificate Program in Native American Indian Studies (established in 1997 offering both a Northeastern and a hemispheric focus); Native American Student Services; the Josephine Whit e Eagle Cultural Center; Native American Students Association; Kanonhsehsne (a living space for Native and Ally students) and Native American Graduate Students. The College is committed to developing and sustaining a more diverse faculty, student body, and curriculum.

UMass Amherst is located in the central Connecticut River Valley 90 miles from both Albany, N.Y. and Boston, and 180 miles from New York City. Native programs’ faculty, staff and students interact with Historic Deerfield and the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Museum & Research Center, the North American Indian Center of Boston, and other institutions. Massachusetts is home to two federally recognized Wampanoag tribes, state-recognized Wampanoag and Nipmuc tribal nations. Native students from the greater Northeast and elsewhere have graduated from UMass Amherst.

Active participation in the Five College Native American Indian Studies committee and program serving the consortium (with Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges) is encouraged.

Send a letter of application describing interests and qualifications, a CV, and three letters of reference to Steven Tracy, Chair, CHFA Native American Search Committee, Dean’s Office, South College, Univ. of Mass., Amherst, MA 01003. Deadline for first consideration:  November 10, 2008. Applications will be reviewed until position is filled.

UMass Amherst is a member of the Academic Career Network, a resource for dual career couples (http://acn.fivecolleges.edu).  UMass Amherst is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply.