Lecturer of Native American Studies, 2024-2025

The Native American Studies Department at the University of California at Davis welcomes applications for two or more courses in the Winter and Spring quarters of 2025. Actual appointment percentage is based on course enrollment and number of courses assigned.

All courses are 4 units. For course descriptions, please see https://nas.ucdavis.edu/courses. Candidates should be prepared for in-person teaching. Courses to be filled include, but are not limited to, the following.

Dates of quarters:

Winter quarter (Jan 3 - Mar 21, 2025)

Spring quarter (Mar 27 - Jun 12, 2025)

Our elective curriculum is flexible. Upper division courses that could be filled:

• NAS 005 - Introduction to Native American Literature
• NAS 116 - Native American Traditional Governments
• NAS 117 - Native American Governmental Decision Making
• NAS 118 - Native American Politics
• NAS 119 - Federal Indian Law
• NAS 122 - Native American Community Development
• NAS 133b - Ethnohistory of Mexico and Central America (soon to be renamed Indigenous Mesoamerica)
• NAS 134 - Race, Culture, & Nation
• NAS 146- Orientation to Research in Native American Studies
• NAS 157 - Native American Religion and Philosophy
• NAS 161 - CA Indian Environmental Policy
• NAS 180 - Native American Women
• NAS 191 - Topics in Native American Studies. This can include other contemporary topics, especially courses that teach in a hemispheric perspective and/or focus on Indigenous issues in Canada, Pacific Islands, or Latin America.

A Ph.D. is preferred, but we welcome candidates who are ABD or hold an M.A. degree in a related field and who have previous experience teaching at the college/university level.

Applicants should submit:

1) a current CV;

2) a brief cover letter describing your teaching experience, expertise, and the course(s) you are in interested in teaching;

3) the contact information for two references (telephone and email required);

4) at least one set of teaching evaluations (If uploading two or more sets, please combine as one PDF and reduce file size);

5) a Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with attention to teaching, through the online application system at: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06701

For full consideration, applications should be received by the initial review deadline. This position is open until filled and all classes are subject to enrollments. A reasonable estimate for this position is $68,247 - $74,577.

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

Department website: https://nas.ucdavis.edu/

Department: https://nas.ucdavis.edu/

MA in NAS, NAIS, Ethnic Studies, Anthropology, or related field and previous experience teaching at the college/university level.

Ph.D. in the aforementioned or related fields is preferred.

• 2 required (contact information only)

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