The Center for Global Indigenous Cultures (https://artsandsciences.syracuse.edu/cgic/) and Environmental Sciences (CGIC) in the College of Arts & Sciences at Syracuse University invites applications for two distinct Postdoctoral Fellowships: a fellowship in Native American and Global Indigenous Cultures and a fellowship in Native American and Indigenous Environmental Justice. We seek Fellows that will contribute to intellectual life of the Native American and Indigenous Studies program (NAIS) and would be eager to join our vibrant community of scholars, students, staff, and community organizations at the CGIC. Syracuse University sits upon the historic lands of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy – the oldest participatory democracy on Earth. This Confederacy composed of six nations – Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora and its constitution of representative governance formed the basis of American constitution. SU academic offerings include the Native American and Indigenous studies (NAIS) program and a certificate in Iroquois Linguistics. CGIC was established in 2022 with the generous support of the Mellon Foundation to support NAIS program’s students and affiliated faculty. NAIS faculty are interdisciplinary scholars within departments including, but not limited to English, Law, Religion, Anthropology, Arts & Music Histories, History, and Literatures, Languages and Linguistics.

These fellowships are one-year residential appointments starting August 2024. There is a possibility of an additional year’s renewal, based on the availability of sponsored funding. Fellows will be expected to advance their research, teach one course in NAIS, and actively participate in the CGIC’s events and initiatives. Fellows will be assigned a mentor throughout their term.