[Commlist] Job Call, tenure-track scholar in Indigeneity, Native Studies, and Communication at the University of Utah

https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/139391 
<https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/139391>

The University of Utah’s Department of Communication, housed in the 
College of Humanities, invites applications for a tenure-track 
Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Indigeneity, Native Studies, 
and Communication, effective July 1, 2023. We seek a scholar whose 
research focuses on the intersections between Communication Studies and 
Native American and Indigenous Studies, and also aligns with one or more 
of our Department’s core areas of emphasis (Critical/Cultural, Rhetoric, 
Digital Media, and CommSHER).

The successful candidate will have an outstanding research record or the 
promise of such a record, using critical, rhetorical, qualitative, 
and/or quantitative methodological approaches. Possible areas of 
theoretical, methodological and/or research expertise could include but 
are not limited to Indigenous, Native, and/or American Indian: 
sovereignty and nationhood; survivance and radical resurgence; digital 
media; rhetorics; TribalCrit; research methods; community engaged 
research with tribal nations; pedagogies; histories, cultural, 
spiritual, and political systems; futurities; decolonization and 
anti-colonialisms/colonialities; feminisms; Two-spirit and queer 
approaches; ancestry, lineage, and identity; ecological and traditional 
knowledges; Lands, Waters, and Air protection; agencies, activisms, and 
political struggles; arts & creative resistance; economic, health, 
environmental, workplace, and/or educational discrimination against 
Native peoples and nations; Indigenous Standpoint Theory; 
anti-Indigenous racisms; and/or equity, access, inclusion, and 
empowerment. We invite research and teaching approaches that have 
potential to collaborate with the eight native nations that border Utah.

The standard annual teaching load for tenure-track faculty in the 
Department is 2/2. The strongest candidates will demonstrate the ability 
to teach existing undergraduate and graduate Indigenous Communication 
courses, existing courses within the undergraduate and graduate 
curriculum, as well as to develop new courses in the successful 
candidate’s area of expertise.

The strongest candidates will also demonstrate the ability to assist in 
continuing to build an Indigenous Communication focus in the Department; 
collaborate with faculty and graduate students in the Department’s 
Indigenous Working Group, and eventually advise master’s and doctoral 
students in the Department’s highly-ranked graduate program in 
Communication.

Qualified applicants will have a Ph.D. in Communication or in a closely 
related discipline or interdisciplinary program by July 1, 2023 (A.B.D. 
candidates will be considered); an active research program leading to 
publication; potential for success in grant and/or fellowship 
acquisition; a record of or demonstrated potential for teaching 
excellence; and a willingness to conduct service in the Department, 
University, and in the field of communication.

Formal review of applications will begin on *October 21, 2022 *and 
continue until the position is filled. Applicants must submit a cover 
letter highlighting scholarly activities; a vita; a writing sample; 
evidence of teaching excellence; a one-page inclusion, diversity, 
equity, and access (IDEA) statement; and a list of three references, 
with contact information.

In gratitude to the work of the National Communication Association’s 
Indigenous Caucus, we align with its definition of Indigenous: “We use 
the term Indigenous to refer to people and kinship networks who are the 
original peoples of a place and still hold claims and relationships to 
that place, and those who are disconnected, reconnecting, or simply 
cannot access their Indigenous lineage or geographies due to historic 
and ongoing violence. There is no one agreed-upon definition of 
Indigenous by all communities that use the term. The term Indigenous is 
used globally by many different communities and can have different 
meanings depending on the particular places, peoples, histories, and 
epistemologies involved. For example, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, 
Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians), Pacific Islanders, Māori, Ainu, Nuhua, 
Maya, Mapuche, Bedouin, Hmoung, Basque, Sami, Cherokee Freedmen, and 
Iñuit, kinship networks, and Nations are examples (albeit very few) of 
Indigenous peoples.” When referencing Native or Native Studies, we refer 
to Native Americans (or American Indians), Alaska Natives, and Native 
Hawaiians are the Indigenous peoples and nations within the lands that 
setters call the United States and First Nations who are the Indigenous 
peoples and nations within the lands that settlers call Canada.

The University of Utah’s land acknowledgment can be found here: 
*https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/indigenous-land-acknowledgement/* 
<https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/indigenous-land-acknowledgement/>. 
Beyond the land acknowledgment, the University of Utah has taken a 
variety of actions and initiatives in support of Indigenous peoples and 
nations. Most recently, the University announced that it will offer 
scholarships to cover tuition and fees for Native students enrolled in 
any of the eight tribal nations bordering Utah, starting in Spring 2023 
(*https://attheu.utah.edu/equity-diversity/support-for-native-american-students/* 
<https://attheu.utah.edu/equity-diversity/support-for-native-american-students/>). 
The Department of Communication’s land acknowledgment statement can be 
found 
here:*https://communication.utah.edu/about/indigenous-land-acknowledgement.php* 
<https://communication.utah.edu/about/indigenous-land-acknowledgement.php>. 
The Department’s Indigenous & Native Working Group has developed new 
courses, produced research on Indigenous communication, initiated new 
relationships with Native nations bordering Utah, and compiled 
information about Indigenous speakers and events. Information about the 
Mellon Foundation supported Pacific Islands Studies Initiative can be 
found here: *https://transform.utah.edu/pi-studies/initiative/* 
<https://transform.utah.edu/pi-studies/initiative/>.

Questions about the position may be directed to Danielle Endres, Search 
Committee Chair, at (danielle.endres /at/ utah.edu) 
<mailto:(danielle.endres /at/ utah.edu)>.

The Department is committed to removing systemic barriers that have been 
traditionally encountered by individuals from underrepresented groups 
and strives to recruit faculty who will further enhance our diversity 
and aims to support the academic, professional, and personal successes 
of faculty, staff, and students while they are here. Exemplifying our 
commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, and access, the department 
passed an *Anti-Racism Code of Conduct* 
<https://communication.utah.edu/news/antiracistcodeofconduct.php> in 
Fall 2020 followed by an *Anti-Racism Strategic Plan* 
<https://communication.utah.edu/_resources/documents/menu/anti-racism-strategic-plan.pdf> in 
Spring 2021.

The University of Utah is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 
employer and educator. People of color, Indigenous peoples, women, those 
identifying as LGBTQIAAP+, veterans, and those with disabilities are 
encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified 
veterans. Reasonable accommodations for a disability will be provided 
with adequate notice. For additional information about the University’s 
commitment to equal opportunity and access see: 
*http://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/* 
<http://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/>.

The University of Utah recognizes that inclusion, diversity, equity, and 
access foster educational and institutional excellence. It values 
candidates who have experience working with students from diverse 
backgrounds and who possess a strong commitment to improving access to 
higher education for historically underrepresented students. Scholars 
whose research, teaching, and/or service center on issues of inclusion, 
equity, diversity, and access are encouraged to apply.
EEO/Non-Discrimination Information 	

/The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in 
settings with students, staff, faculty and patients from diverse 
backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to 
higher education, employment opportunities, and quality healthcare for 
historically underrepresented groups./


/Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as 
minorities, women, qualified persons with disabilities and protected 
veterans are encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to 
qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy 
and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the 
application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities./


/The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity 
employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, 
religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, 
gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related 
conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The 
University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education 
program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 
CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs 
or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the 
application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title 
IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 
or both./


/To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or 
someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct 
including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX 
Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action:/


/Director/ Title IX Coordinator
Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (OEO/AA)
135 Park Building
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
801-581-8365
(oeo /at/ utah.edu) <mailto:(oeo /at/ utah.edu)>

Online reports may be submitted at oeo.utah.edu <https://oeo.utah.edu/>
*For more information: https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/ 
<https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/>

To inquire about this posting, email: (employment /at/ utah.edu) 
<mailto:%(20employment /at/ utah.edu)> or call 801-581-2300.*/

Notice 	
The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems 
(“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll 
in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for 
retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at 
(801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and 
are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ 
post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement 
Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource 
Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the 
post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal 
background check and/or drug screen and immunizations.



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