Title: Associate Professor, Applied Indigenous Linguistics and Education

Position Number: 84717

Hiring Unit: Mahele Haawina Hawaii / Ka Haka Ula O Keelikolani College

Location: UH-Hilo

Date Posted: December 26, 2023

Closing Date: Continuous recruitment, first review on or about

February 2, 2024, and will continue until filled

Salary Information: Commensurate with qualifications and experience

 Monthly Type: 11 Month

Tenure Track: Tenure

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Temporary/Permanent: Permanent 

Other Conditions: Appointment to begin approximately July 2024, pending position clearance and availability of funding.

Our college and university have a strong commitment to recruit and retain diverse applicants. We encourage women and members of underrepresented groups to apply.

Research that is responsive to the needs of Indigenous language revitalization, especially among Native Americans as defined in the Native American Languages Act of 1990, and the use of schooling through such languages as a crucial component of language revitalization will be reviewed favorably by the search committee.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Teach undergraduate and graduate courses
2. Supervise independent study activities and off campus learning such as practicums and internships
3. Participate on committees in charge of candidates for advanced degrees, including the doctorate
4. Serve as chair or member of committees in charge of candidates for advanced degrees, including the doctorate.
5. Serve as academic advisor to undergraduate and graduate students
6. Participate in department, university, and community service
7. Serve as department chair when selected 
8. Develop teaching resources/materials
9. Maintain Hawaiian as the operational language of the college 

Minimum Qualifications

1. Ph.D. in Linguistics, Native Languages, or other related fields
2. Minimum of four years of full-time college or university teaching at the rank of assistant professor or equivalent, with evidence of increasing professional maturity
3. Demonstrated ability as a teacher of applied Indigenous linguistics and/or Indigenous education at the undergraduate and graduate levels
4. Demonstrated scholarly achievement
5. Familiarity with the College’s posted teaching philosophy and ability to operate within it 
6. Demonstrated ability to work well within the context of the unique mission of the College and the large range of communities with which it interacts
7. Demonstrated appropriate proficiency in oral and written Hawaiian or a Ph.D. in Indigenous Linguistics, or Indigenous Education or a related field 
8. Strong background in an endangered Native American language other than Hawaiian
9. Demonstrated commitment to increase one’s existing proficiency in Hawaiian
10. Evidence of teaching proficiency at the undergraduate and graduate levels, to include class delivery both in person and on-line
11. Scholarly achievement judged competent and adequate for the rank in comparison with peers active in the same field at major research universities
12. Continued evidence of participation in the scholarly and academic affairs of a university or other appropriate organization, or in an appropriate professional society or organization, or in other appropriate job-related service activities
13. Demonstrated ability to plan and organize assigned activities, including the supervision of work of assistants when appropriate and the development and publishing of materials written in Indigenous languages
14. Considerable experience in working with Native American students from a variety of cultural groups and backgrounds

Desirable Qualifications

1. Demonstrated growing proficiency in oral and written Hawaiian
2. One or more degrees in a field related to linguistics, native languages or other related fields 
3. Experience teaching culturally diverse Native American students at the graduate level 
4. Experience in teaching in an Indigenous language-using context - other than a Hawaiian one - at the preschool, elementary and/or secondary levels 
5. Appropriate proficiency in a metropolitan language other than English used for academic purposes by those of Indigenous ancestry within the Pacific Islands and the Americas 
6. Experience working directly with Indigenous communities in addressing Indigenous language and culture retention issues among younger generations 
7. Experience chairing Ph.D. dissertation committees
8. Evidence of three years of successfully carrying out the teaching, research, publication and service responsibilities at an accredited university as an associate professor or higher in a discipline with close similarity to the requirements of this position. 

To Apply:

A complete application must include: (1) cover letter addressing ability to perform stated duties and specifically explaining how minimum and desirable qualifications are met; (2) current curriculum vita; (3) three (3) current letters of recommendation including contact information for references; (4) academic transcripts (original official transcripts will be required prior to employment). PLEASE REDACT REFERENCES TO SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS AND BIRTH DATE ON TRANSCRIPT COPIES. All requested documents/information become the property of the University. All minimum qualifications must be met by the closing date. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Failure to submit all required documents and reference information shall deem an application to be incomplete.

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Inquiries: Dr. Jason Cabral, (808) 932-7433, e-mail: jasoncab@hawaii.edu

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