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UCLA AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROGRAM OPEN POSITIONS: PART-TIME LECTURERS (NON-SENATE) 2021-22

The American Indian Studies IDP at UCLA is accepting applications for part-time lecturer (non- senate) positions for teaching a course in American Indian Studies in 2021-22. Quarter academic appointment dates are as follows:

Fall: October 1-December 31st, 2021
Winter: January 1-March 31st, 2022
Spring: April 1-June 30th, 2022

Areas of expertise and research/course experience needed are as follows:

American Indian History, American Indian Politics, American Indian Societies and Communities, California Native American History.

Applicants with extensive academic and/or profession experience are encouraged to apply.
PhD required.

Please submit your application to UCLA Academic Recruit, including the following required documents:

-Cover Letter
-Curriculum Vitae
-Teaching evaluation summaries
-List titles of course(s) you have experience teaching
-A paragraph description and sample syllabus for the proposed course

A description of current American Indian Studies courses offered can be found in the UCLA Registrar’s course catalog- [https://registrar.ucla.edu/academics/course-descriptions?search=AM+IND]

Applications should be submitted between now and March 15, 2022 (close date).

Apply today: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF06381.

Mailed or emailed submissions will not be accepted.

Terms and conditions of employment are subject to UC policy and any appropriate collective bargaining agreement. Salary based on qualifications.

The UCLA American Indian Studies IDP is interested in candidates who are committed to the highest standards of scholarship and professional activities, and to the development of a campus climate that supports equality and diversity.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, s*x, s*xual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.
For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: UC Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy (https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/DiscriminatioHarassmentAffirmAction).

American Indian Studies Center Library End-of-Term Student Support Session

Monday, December 14th the AISC Library will be holding a drop-in Zoom event for UCLA students needing end of term library support, to set up personal reference appointments with the librarian, and help navigate patrons to the services available through YRL library such as PETDOR and Page and Pick-Up Service. The drop-in will happen from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm that day:

Topic: AISC Library End of Term Support
Time: Dec 14, 2020 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Zoom: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/98645178817
Meeting ID: 986 4517 8817

Contact Librarian Joy Holland [email protected] to arrange for other times to meet.

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In 1982, UCLA established the first Master of Arts program in American Indian Studies (AIS) in the country. Drawing on the expertise of over 25 globally-ranked faculty, representing a wide range of disciplines – from Anthropology, Public Health, to Art History, Law and Sociology – the program prepares graduates to work with, within, and for Native communities. Today, alumni of UCLA’s M.A. in AIS are tribal historians, museum curators, teachers, artists, filmmakers, tribal administrators, researchers, and professors.

Our two-year program includes course work in the following areas of American Indian and Indigenous studies: law, education, history, language, economic development, literature, qualitative methods and ethnography, and governance. The program concludes with a Master’s thesis that is guided by three faculty committee members. Additionally, we have several opportunities for graduate students to gain experience as instructors in our program. We also encourage community work and engagement through student led coursework or research. We also have a joint MA/JD program with UCLA’s Law School.

The deadline for admissions applications for the 2021-2022 academic year is quickly approaching on December 15, 2020.

Online applications are required and available at: https://amindian.ucla.edu/admissions/applying-to-the-ma/. Additional information about the UCLA American Indian Studies department and program is available at: https://amindian.ucla.edu/. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. Questions and inquiries should be directed to Stephen Pilcher at: [email protected].

"BBC’s Newsday interviewed Dr. Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear, UCLA Associate Professor of American Indian Studies and Sociology and a Northern Cheyenne tribal citizen. She discusses how COVID-19 has hit Native American reservations like hers. 'Every day there are funerals. We’ve lost so many people that if you actually look at the proportion of people we have lost to Covid in our community it would equal about 1.3 million Americans.'"

Listen to the full interview:
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UCLA Professor Interviewed About COVID-19 Impact on Native American Community | LA Social Science BBC's Newsday interviewed Dr. Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear, UCLA Associate Professor of Sociology and American Indian Studies and a Northern Cheyenne tribal citizen. She discusses how COVID-19 has hit…