Careers at UMass Amherst

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Current opportunities

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First Year Academic Advisor / First Year Senior Academic Advisor (Hybrid Opportunity) UMass Amherst
Under the direct supervision of the CNS Director of First Year Advising, the First Year Academic Advisor/First Year Senior Academic Advisor provides comprehensive advising for College of Natural Sciences (CNS) first year students in various majors, including CNS exploratory track students. This position works closely with other advising personnel to ensure high quality advising and academic services for all students, with particular emphasis on programmatic needs for first year students. The position is responsive to the widely varied needs of diverse student populations and works in a high volume and fast-paced work environment.
Instructional Designer (Hybrid Opportunity) UMass Amherst
The Instructional Designer creates upskilling research projects, courses, consultations and workshops to educate faculty and staff to design, develop, and deliver high-quality online instruction through effective instructional design processes supported by emerging educational technologies.
Assistant Professor of Oboe - Tenure Track UMass Amherst
The Department of Music and Dance at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a faculty position in studio applied oboe. This is a full-time nine-month tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level to begin September 1, 2026.
Assistant Professor/20th Century African American History UMass Amherst
The W. E. B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in 20th Century African American History, with a focus on Black Women. A subfield examining Black Feminisms or Gender and Sexuality would also be of interest.
Assistant Professor - History of Art & Architecture UMass Amherst
The Department of the History of Art and Architecture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst seeks a specialist in the visual arts, architecture, and/or material culture of the Islamic world (specialty open) at the rank of Assistant Professor.

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