[Aztlan] Iowa State: Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies

[Elaine Day Schele]

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
Assistant or Associate Professor in American Indian Studies

The Department of Political Science and the American Indian Studies Program in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University invite applications for a tenure-track position at the level of assistant or associate professor. The appointment will be in both the American Indian Studies Program and one of the departments in the College where tenure will be held. Potential departments include Anthropology, Economics, History, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in an appropriate academic discipline with a specialty in the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas. She/he will also have demonstrated ability to accomplish Research-Intensive publications.

The normal teaching load is two courses per semester (or four courses in two semesters in a nine-month year), one in the American Indian Studies Program and the other in the academic department, with attendant mentoring of graduate and undergraduate students. Information regarding the American Indian Studies Program and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is found at http://www.iastate.edu/~catalog/2005-07/courses/amin.html and http://www.las.iastate.edu/.
Review of applications will begin on October 31, 2007 and continue until the position is filled. Applicants should send 1) a letter of application including statements of teaching philosophy and research interests, 2) a curriculum vitae, 3) samples of recent publications or creative work; and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent by the deadline. Application materials should be forwarded to: Cindy Bartleson, Attn. American Indian Studies Program, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 202 Catt Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011-1050, cmbartl at iastate.edu. Questions may be directed to David Oliver (doliver at iastate.edu), Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, or to Sidner Larson (sidner at iastate.edu), Director, American Indian Studies Program.
Iowa State University is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of gender, religion, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. We strongly encourage women and members of under-represented groups to apply.