Native American/American Indian and Indigenous Studies – Ethnic and Women’s Studies – Assistant Professor

Tenure Track Faculty Position

Department of Ethnic and Women’s Studies

College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona invites applications for a tenure track faculty position in the Department of Ethnic and Women’s Studies.

Cal Poly Pomona is one of three polytechnic universities in the 23-campus system and among 12 such institutions nationwide.

Since its founding in 1938, Cal Poly Pomona students participate in an integrative experiential learning education that is inclusive, relevant, and values diverse perspectives and experiences.

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Kellogg. We acknowledge that Cal Poly Pomona resides on the territorial and homelands of the Tongva and Tataavium people who are the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar.

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Department of Ethnic and Women’s Studies : The department of Ethnic and Women’s Studies (EWS) dedicates itself to sustaining a home for our students, faculty, and community partners to advocate and advance knowledge about marginalized peoples, and the processes by which they were constituted and transformed over time.

To empower learners to critically assess their lived experiences, our department provides learners with tools and language to decode and analyze forms of systemic oppression including, but not limited to, colonization, racism, sexism, and cis-heteropatriarchy.

We also use experiential learning to create coalition communities rooted in activism, resistance, and liberation.

The department offers a major, with two options Gender, Ethnicity, and Multicultural (GEMS) BA or a BA Pre-credential. In addition to the BA, students can select an emphasis in one of the following areas : African American Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicana / o Latina / o Studies, Native American Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and Multicultural Leadership Studies.

Students can also minor in these areas of emphasis. For more information on who we are, visit the EWS website at .

Position description : We seek candidates whose research and teaching focus on Native American / American Indian Studies and Indigenous Studies

Minimum requirements include : An earned doctorate or terminal degree (. teaching artist with an MFA) in Indigenous Studies, Native or First-Nations Studies, Ethnic Studies, Gender and / or Sexuality Studies, Cultural Studies, American Studies, Sociology, Education, History, Critical Studies, Visual Art and Performing Arts, or related interdisciplinary fields conferred by the time of appointment;

Demonstrated commitment to inclusivity and equity. Evidence should be provided in a Student Success Statement that responds to the prompt above - Inclusive Excellence and Student Success.

• Experience teaching comparative courses and integrating multiple disciplinary cultural and global perspectives;At least one or more semesters of successful teaching of undergraduates (either full-time or part-time) at a college or university setting and / or postdoctoral teaching experience with potential for growth;
• Evidence of scholarly engagement and potential as demonstrated through conference presentations, publications and / or grant development;

Evidence of community engagement; and Commitment and ability to contribute to the academic community’s diversity and excellence through research, teaching and service, fostering an inclusive environment.

Preferred / Desired Qualifications :

• Evidence of research, scholarly engagement and / or creative activities with one or more of the following : settler colonialism, cultural and / or visual sovereignty, global Indigeneity, tribal law, K-12 education, Indigenous political ecologies, queer, trans and / or intersectional Indigeneity, Native American womanisms and / or feminisms, Indigenous health and / or healing, decolonial borderlands and / or forced migrations; and / or
• Demonstrated success in critical / interactive pedagogical practices in Native American / American Indian Studies, Indigenous Studies, and Ethnic Studies including service learning; and / or
• Demonstrated experience in Indigenous qualitative research methodologies, theoretical frameworks and / or communally defined research needs; and / or
• Evidence of collegial collaboration and demonstrated experience in mentoring and advising students, working with student groups, cultural centers, and / or community-based organizations.

Conditions of Employment :

The person offered this position is required to pass a background check.

Application Process :

A completed application will consist of

A cover letter (3-page maximum) which contains the following : Your interest in the position including how you meet the minimum and preferred requirements viaYour teaching philosophy working within a diverse campus communityYour research agenda summary (research accomplishments, current work, and future directions) and / or potential of your scholarship.

A Student Success Statement (up to 2-pages, single-spaced) that responds to the prompt above - Inclusive Excellence and Student Success and addresses at least two of the inclusive excellence criteria listed (please indicate the criteria numbers in your Statement); andCurriculum vitae.

Finalists for the position will :

Be required to provide official transcripts for the highest degree before the on-campus interview;Be required to provide a writing sample (no more than 25 pages);

Be required to provide 3 letters of reference, at least one of which must specifically address teaching; andBe interviewed and are expected to make a research presentation to faculty and a teaching demonstration to faculty with students’ interactions.

The position is open until filled. First consideration will be given to completed applications received no later than Monday, September 9, 2024, by 5 . PST.

Please direct inquiries to Dr. Shayda Kafai (

online application portal for University hires.

Salary Range for academic year, nine month appointment : $84,000-$87,200.

Equal Opportunity Employer

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The university seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the people of California, to maintain the excellence of the university, and to offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing.

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