Assistant Professor, Native American Studies

Assistant Professor, Native American Studies

College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA.

Full‑time, tenure‑track;
Salary: $72,688 - $104,025 per year;

Start date:

Fall 2026.

The successful candidate will teach lower‑division courses in Native American Studies, lead the development and instruction of courses in Indigenous language teaching, and serve as faculty director of the College of the Redwoods Indigenous Language Institute (CRILI). Teaching assignments may include evenings and weekends. The selected candidate will play a key role in advancing the college's commitment to strengthening relationships with local tribal communities and Native American‑serving organizations, including supporting tribal efforts to sustain and expand instruction in Indigenous languages such as Hupa, Yurok, and Tolowa.

• Teach lower‑division courses in Native American Studies.
• Lead the development and instruction of courses in Indigenous language teaching.
• Serve as faculty director of the College of the Redwoods Indigenous Language Institute (CRILI).
• Play a key role in advancing the college's commitment to strengthening relationships with local tribal communities and Native American‑serving organizations.
• Support tribal efforts to sustain and expand instruction in Indigenous languages such as Hupa, Yurok, and Tolowa.
• Participate in institutional, program, and course‑level assessment.
• Participate in the college's shared governance process.
• Participate in professional development activities in the discipline.
• Participate in service to the community at large, including local Native American communities.

• Master's degree in Native American/American Indian Studies or Master's degree in Ethnic Studies AND Bachelor's degree in Native American/American Indian Studies or the equivalent.

• Demonstrated interest in topics related to Native American and Indigenous language teaching, including decolonized pedagogies, methods, and theories.
• Demonstrated experience and/or interest in Indigenous language instruction.
• Demonstrated experience and/or interest in working collaboratively with colleagues and community.
• Commitment to lower‑division teaching of diverse student populations, including first‑generation college students, low‑socioeconomic students, and racially minoritized students.
• Indigenous language teaching experience, especially teaching experience in a regional Indigenous language.
• Community college teaching experience, particularly teaching experience in Indigenous language/s.
• Experience working with Native American communities, organizations, non‑profits, programs and/or Tribes/Tribal Nations on language revitalization.
• Knowledge of Pacific Northwest Native American communities with expertise in Northern California tribal histories and cultures.