Sign InCreate ProfileEnglish (US)Assistant Professor Native American Studies-Maxwell MuseumAlbuquerque, NM, United States|req34730Posted on: 10/12/2025 Back to SearchAssistant Professor Native American Studies-Maxwell Museum Posting Numberreq34730 Employment TypeFaculty Faculty TypeTenure/Tenure-Track Hiring DepartmentNative American Studies (616A) Academic LocationCollege of Arts & Sciences CampusMain - Albuquerque,
NM Benefits EligibleThe University of New Mexico provides a comprehensive package of benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. In addition, UNM offers educational benefits through the tuition remission and dependent education programs. See the Benefits home page for more information. Position SummaryThe University of New Mexico invites applications for a probationary Tenure-Track position of
Assistant Professor in the Department of Native American Studies and Curator of Historic and Contemporary Indigenous Collection in the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology. The candidate’s Departmental duties include teaching courses per academic year in the Department of Native American Studies, mentoring and supervising undergraduate and graduate students, contributing to the undergraduate and graduate programs, and
participating in Department service and governance. The candidate’s Museum duties include overseeing curation, research, and development of Indigenous collections; participation in community collaborations and supporting the Museum’s repatriation efforts; and participation in exhibition development, public programs, and service. The candidate’s Tenure home will be in the Department of Native American Studies. This
search is part of the College of Arts & Sciences cohort hiring on Native American/Indigenous scholarship. The link to the initiative is the following: https://artsci.unm.edu/college/hiring.htmlAbout the Maxwell Museum of AnthropologyLocated on the UNM campus, the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, is an exhibition, teaching, and collections unit with the mission of “working towards greater understandings of the fullness
of human experiences in the Southwest and the world,” and a vision to contribute to “reconciling injustices, restoring voices, and realizing community.” The Museum works to serve this mission and vision through collaborative exhibitions, community-centered research and teaching, and educational programs for diverse audiences at and beyond UNM (including active K-12 educational programs), hosting more than 35,000
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