The Department of English at Tulane University, in collaboration with the Native American Studies Program, seeks applications for a professor at the assistant or associate level in Native American and Indigenous literatures and cultures. The candidate will teach upper-level electives, graduate seminars, methods courses, and required core courses in the department and program.

Tulane’s School of Liberal Arts has many jointly appointed tenure-line faculty, reflecting our strong commitment to interdisciplinarity and the multiple crossings of intellectual and pedagogical interests.  The successful candidate will be jointly appointed in the department and program, with tenure in English.  The standard teaching load is 2-2, half of which will be for the Native American Studies Program.

New Orleans, also known as Bulbancha (“Place of Other Tongues”) has been, and continues to be, a center for cultural interchange among the cultures of the Gulf South and the Caribbean.  The successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with faculty in the New Orleans Center for the Gulf South, the Stone Center for Latin American Studies, the Programs of Africana Studies and Cuban and Caribbean Studies, and other entities within Tulane's School of Liberal Arts. This position represents a key part of Tulane’s commitment to Native American Studies and engagement with Indigenous communities of the Gulf South.

Candidates should post a letter of application, curriculum vita, three names and contact information of references, and a writing sample in English of no more than twenty-five pages through Interfolio by November 10, 2023.  https://facultysearch.interfolio.com/15865/positions/125273

Tulane University is located in New Orleans—a city with tremendous history of diverse cultures, community, and languages. Tulane is actively building a campus culture grounded in our values of EDI and anti-racism. We seek and welcome candidate applications from historically underrepresented groups, such as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), women, LGBTQ+, and those living with disabilities as well as veterans.

Tulane University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution committed to excellence through diversity. Tulane University will not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other status or classification protected by federal, state, or local law. All eligible candidates are encouraged to apply.