Job Information
Michigan State University(MSU) Institute/Center Director-Management in East Lansing, Michigan
Position Summary
Re
porting to the Vice Provost for
University Outreach and Engagement, a unit under
MSU'
s
P
rovost Office
,
the
D
irector will have full
responsibility for
all
administrative
functions including
budget
,
human
r
esources
,
and
operation
s of the Institute
.
T
he mission of the Native American Institute is to produce and further scholarship and programming for the benefit of tribes, American Indian
communities
,
and Native organizations. NAI supports campus and community collaboration and provides opportunities for faculty, staff,
students,
and the public to learn about issues facing American Indians and Indigenous peoples.
Through these efforts, NAI promotes sovereignty, self-determination, cultures, languages, traditional knowledge,
capacity
building, leadership
,
and well-being as defined by tribes, American Indian
communities,
and Native organizations.
DUTIES
The
D
irector of NAI
will
:
W
ork
across colleges and disciplines
to develop and support
collaborative research projects
and programs
,
identif
y
and secure
funding,
and
enhance
teaching
and
service
opportunities
that respond to the needs and goa
ls of
tribes
and
Indigenous communities
.
F
acilitat
e
capacity
development for
MSU
faculty, staff, and students to work in mutually beneficial partnership with Native
stakeholders.
S
upport
MSU
's
efforts to
build, sustain, and provide educational programming
in partnership with
tribal colleges,
Native nations, communities, and people.
Collaborat
e
with
other MSU Native community stakeholders, including
Tribal Extension within MSU Extension,
EAGLE (Educating Anishnaabe: Giving, Learning, and Empowering) Faculty/Staff Association
, the American Indian & Indigenous Studies Program (AIIS), the Indigenous Law and Policy Center (ILPC), various undergraduate and graduate student groups and organizations across campus [IGSC - Indigenous Graduate Student Collective, NAISO -- North American Indigenous Student Organization, AISES -- American Indians in Science and Engineering Society, NALSA -- Native American Law Student Association, Wilma Mankiller Society]; with the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion (IDI); and other University Outreach and Engagement (UOE) units.
Establish and sustain partnerships and collaborations with the 12 Federally Reco