DIVERSITY SCHOLARS FELLOW - CENTER FOR STUDY OF CULTURE, RACE AND ETHNICITY

Staff and Faculty • Ithaca, NY

79d • $43,260 - $43,260

About The Position

The Provost’s Office at Ithaca College invites applications for Diversity Scholars Predoctoral Fellowships. The Fellowships are for the academic year (August 16, 2026 – May 31, 2027) and are non-renewable. Scholars will receive a $43,260 stipend, $5,000 in travel/professional development support, relocation reimbursement, office space, health benefits, and access to Ithaca College and Cornell University libraries. Scholars will teach one course in the fall semester and one course in the spring semester; will receive teaching focused mentoring and professional development by senior faculty; will be expected to participate in one official function per semester; and must partake in an exit interview. The Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity (CSCRE) seeks candidates whose teaching and scholarship focuses on Native American and Indigenous Studies. Ithaca College is located within the unceded territory of the Gayogo̱hó:nǫˀ (Cayuga), one of the six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. CSCRE, and Ithaca College more broadly, has a pedagogical imperative to offer courses in Indigenous studies that strive to create opportunities for students to critically examine local Indigenous contexts with as much immediacy and local engagement as possible.

Requirements

• Enrolled in an accredited program leading to a Ph.D. degree at a U.S. institution.
• Display evidence of a commitment to a career in teaching at the college or university level.
• Demonstrate a dedication to equitable classroom practices.
• Display evidence of a scholarly agenda.
• Authorized to work in the United States.
• Advanced to candidacy at their home institution with an approved dissertation proposal prior to August 15, 2026.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated commitment to minoritized communities in teaching, service, and/or research.
• Preference for candidates in the last year of dissertation writing who have not completed most of their writing at the beginning of the fellowship year.

Responsibilities

• Teach one course in the fall semester and one course in the spring semester.
• Receive teaching focused mentoring and professional development by senior faculty.
• Participate in one official function per semester.
• Partake in an exit interview.

Benefits

• Healthcare including vision and dental.
• Generous Paid Time Off Policies.
• 403B Retirement Savings Plan with Matching Employer Contribution.
• EAP.
• Flexible Work Plans.
• Educational Benefits.
• Career-Enhancing Trainings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree