Assistant Professor of American Studies, Tenure Track

About Vassar College

Vassar is a highly selective, coeducational liberal arts college of about 2400 undergraduate students, located in the Hudson Valley, seventy-five miles north of New York City.

Vassar stands upon the homelands of the Munsee Lenape .The College is located in Poughkeepsie, home to a culturally diverse community, and benefits from convenient commuter rail access to New York City.

Vassar faculty are committed teachers / scholars who bring research and creative discovery to life for students in classrooms, labs, and studios and in individually-mentored projects.

They teach broadly in the curricula of their departments, advise students, and serve on college-wide and departmental committees.

The College maintains a generous leave policy, provides strong support for research, and encourages multidisciplinary approaches to teaching.

Position Description We seek a dynamic, innovative, community-engaged scholar of Native American Studies. The position grows from Vassar’s continued commitment to developing meaningful land acknowledgment and repairing relationships with Native nations.

• We are especially interested in scholars whose work focuses on one of the following areas : Native American philosophy / knowledges;
• Native American religions; Native American ecologies / traditional environmental science / land knowledge, including political ecologies or public health;

and / or Native American pedagogy and language revitalization. Although we recognize the importance of studying Indigeneity in other global contexts, we are only considering scholars who focus primarily on Native North America for this position.

The successful candidate will contribute to the further development of Vassar’s growing Native American Studies curriculum, advise students, and serve on college and program committees.

An ideal candidate might also have expertise in relational approaches to research, experience teaching and mentoring Native and other underrepresented students, and / or a record of collaboration with Native communities.

The teaching load in the first year is four courses, and in subsequent years is either five courses or four classroom courses plus one intensive, a small enrollment, closely mentored experience for undergraduates.

Candidates should have a Ph.D. in hand at the time of appointment. A Ph.D. in Native American Studies, American Studies, Critical Ethnic or Indigenous Studies, or a related interdisciplinary field is strongly preferred.

Candidates with a Ph.D. in another field will be considered if they demonstrate extensive interdisciplinary doctoral training in a field closely related to North American Indigenous Studies.

Salary Wage Range Pay Transparency Disclosure : The annual base starting salary range for this position is $92,000 to $102,000 (USD).

This range includes new faculty appointments beginning the first year of a standard tenure clock as well as Assistant Professors with previous tenure-line experience who will be on an accelerated tenure clock.

When extending an offer of employment, Vassar College considers factors such as (but not limited to) candidate’s education / training, work experience, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations.

This salary range represents the College’s good faith and reasonable estimate at the time of posting. The starting salary for an Assistant Professor in this position with a PhD beginning the first year of a standard tenure clock in Fall 2025 is $96,000.

How to Apply Candidates should submit : -A letter of application-CV-Statement of teaching philosophy and experience-Writing sample (no more than 20 double-spaced pages)-Graduate school transcript (an unofficial copy is acceptable for initial application)-A statement highlighting contributions to or future plans for promoting diversity and inclusion through teaching, research, and other involvements (additional information can be found at : https : / / offices.

vassar.edu / dean-of-the-faculty / positions / candidate-diversity-statement / )-Three letters of recommendationApplications should be addressed to Lisa Collins and Molly McGlennen and submitted online at : https : / / employment.

vassar.edu / postings / 4062. Please contact [email protected] with any questions. Review of applicant materials will begin on October 15, 2024, and will continue until the position has been filled.

There is no guarantee that applications received after October 15, 2024 will be reviewed. Posting Removal Date Open Until Filled Yes For full consideration applicants should apply by 10 / 15 / 2024 Anticipated Start Anticipated End