COIN Elder in Residence

The Elder in Residence program centers the knowledge and experiences of American Indian and Indigenous elders by building connections between elders from the Native community, and Native and Indigenous students, faculty, and staff at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

Through this program, we hope to not only strengthen Indigenous students' sense of community to/with each other on-campus, but also expand and strengthen their knowledge of different Indigenous community-specific teachings and cultural practices through engaged conversations with Native elders, and the knowledge that they share about Indigenous traditions, Indigenous language (and language revitalization), ceremony, and issues impacting Indigenous health/wellbeing, such as intergenerational trauma, colonization and colonialism.

This is a part-time, casual position without benefits (job code 0001, temp/casual). Employees working in this position are paid a stipend once per semester.

Job Responsibilities (100%)

• Build connections with Native and Indigenous students, faculty, and staff
• Host biweekly, in-person residencies in the COIN suite in consultation with the staff
• Provide wisdom and experiences to strengthen Indigenous students' sense of community - to/with each other on-campus, as appropriate with cultural protocol
• Support and guide Indigenous students through their journey at the University Attendance at COIN events throughout the academic year

Required Qualifications:

• Knowledge of and experience in Indigenous community-specific:
  • teachings
  • cultural practices
  • traditions
  • language
  • ceremony
• Knowledge of issues impacting Indigenous health/wellbeing, such as intergenerational trauma, colonization and colonialism
• Connection to the Native community

The Circle of Indigenous Nations (COIN) is a student support office that advances and advocates for the needs of American Indian/Native American, Alaska Native, and First Nations students at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. COIN offers a range of specialized services, programs, events, and resources to assist students throughout their journey at the University. COIN also creates and maintains a welcoming on-campus space where Native and global Indigenous students are able to build relations with each other through shared interests, cultural values/traditions, and hxstorical experiences.

Pay Range: TBD; depending on education/qualifications/experience.

Retirement plan options are available for Civil Service, Faculty, Labor-Represented, Professional & Administrative, and Temp Casual classifications. Learn more about retirement plans.

Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will be given the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a resume and a document with 1-2 community references.

Additional documents may be attached after application by accessing your "My Job Applications" page and uploading documents in the "My Cover Letters and Attachments" section.

To request an accommodation during the application process, please e-mail employ@umn.edu or call (612) 624-8647.

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