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Associate Director of Recreation & Wellbeing for Wellbeing Education Services	UMass Amherst	May 1, 2025	Aug 3 2025 11:55 PM
Under the general direction of the Executive Director of Recreation and Wellbeing, the Associate Director of Recreation and Wellbeing for Wellbeing Education and Services (WES) fosters a culture of health, wellness, and wellbeing. Provides supervision for a multidisciplinary team and collaborates with campus and community partners to leverage evidence-based practices and initiatives that address health and wellness needs, including development, implementation, and evaluation. The Associate Director plays a critical role in ensuring students are supported holistically by enabling lifelong wellbeing, academic success, and personal development.
University Writing Program Lecturer	UMass Amherst	May 1, 2025
The UMass Amherst Writing Program in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (https://www.umass.edu/writing-program/) invites applications for several full-time benefitted, non-tenured track positions.
Assistant Director for Student Conduct & Community Standards	UMass Amherst	May 1, 2025	Aug 3 2025 11:55 PM
Under the general supervision of an Assistant Dean for Student Conduct and Community Standards, the Assistant Director for Student Conduct and Community Standards is responsible for a variety of functions related to the delivery of student services, with primary responsibility for the day-to-day implementation of the university student conduct system.
Departmental Assistant - Civic Initiative Mentor	UMass Amherst	May 1, 2025	Jul 31 2025 11:55 PM
Mentors at UMDI CI provide administrative and organizational assistance to the Civic programs, assisting with the day-to-day functions. This will include, but not be limited to, supporting the academic director and program manager with administrative tasks and communication, and assisting with planning and organizing the schedule for each day. Mentors will have a unique opportunity to host small and large group sessions on social, cultural, and academic issues. In addition to facilitating participants’ programming (virtual and/or in-person) and creating a positive environment for the participants, mentors are expected to be present and engaged with the participants during small group and project activity. The mentors provide participants with the opportunity to learn more about American culture, norms, and discuss program content areas in an informal setting; similarly, mentors are able to learn about the participant’s home countries. This cross-cultural exchange represents an important aspect of the CI’s mission, by developing more substantive connections and understandings of different cultures, norms, and values.
Senior Identity Access Management Analyst (Hybrid Opportunity)	UMass Amherst	Apr 30, 2025	Jul 25 2025 11:55 PM
The Senior Identity Access Management Analyst is a technical staff member of the Information Security organization supporting mission-critical IT applications, business processes, and infrastructure services provided by the Information Technology department. The Identity Access Management Analyst will collaborate with university business stakeholders to develop and administer Identity and Access Management (IAM) capabilities that enable the full lifecycle management of UMass Amherst account identities, credentials, and entitlements according to security, privacy, and compliance requirements.
Maintainer I (SW/S Facilities Operations)	UMass Amherst	Apr 25, 2025	Jul 25 2025 11:55 PM
Performs general janitorial duties in connection with cleaning and maintenance of campus facilities.
Fire And Safety Officer	UMass Amherst	Apr 24, 2025	Jul 24 2025 11:55 PM
To provide fire prevention and safety services within the Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) Department. Incumbent is expected to carry out many assigned tasks with independence. Works under the direct supervision of the Campus Fire Marshal.
Departmental Assistant (Housekeeping - UMass Hotel)	UMass Amherst	Apr 15, 2025	Jul 25 2025 11:55 PM
Participates in general and specific cleaning tasks of hotel guestrooms and public areas.
Managing Director Clean Energy Extension - Extension Associate/Full Professor	UMass Amherst	Mar 25, 2025
The Director will maintain ongoing obligations and develop new collaborations for CEE to support its mission, maintain its financial stability, and enhance its value to the Commonwealth and university. The Director will bring new expertise to CEE and is expected to develop applied research and/or public service and outreach activities consistent with the CEE mission. The Director will be responsible for managing CEE staff and their professional development. The Director will hold a faculty position in the Department of Environmental Conservation and teach one to two courses per year in clean energy and the energy transition, as well as contribute to other departmental service needs typical for faculty. Joint affiliation with another academic department may be considered based on the candidate’s background.
Joseph W. and Alma W. Keilty Chair in Education	UMass Amherst	Mar 20, 2025
The University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Education is seeking qualified candidates for the new Joseph W. and Alma W. Keilty Chair in Education join the dedicated and accomplished community of faculty, students, and staff in the Student Development Department within the College of Education.
Post Doctoral Research Associate	UMass Amherst	Mar 11, 2025
The Postdoctoral Research Associate will have the opportunity to assist in both the research and the community-partnered approaches to conducting this research. Responsibilities include writing scientific papers, quantitative and qualitative data collection and/or analysis, literature reviews, community engagement, and grant writing. Overall goals and specific activities will be determined collaboratively between the post-doc and Dr. Mackie, but can include multiple first-authored and co-authored journal articles, development of project leadership skills, research proposal submissions (PCORI, National Institute of Health, foundations), methods training, community engagement, conference presentations, and formal and informal mentorship and networking opportunities.
Departmental Assistant - Seasonal - Cranberry Station, East Wareham, MA	UMass Amherst	Mar 7, 2025	Jul 31 2025 11:55 PM
Seasonal Lab and field Departmental Assistant (April-September) supervised by scientist leading plant pathology research activities at the UMass Cranberry Station, East Wareham, MA.
Lecturer - Information Systems & Data Management	UMass Amherst	Mar 5, 2025
The Operations & Information Management (OIM) Department of the Isenberg School of Management invites applications for two full-time Lecturer positions, non-tenure track, in Information Systems and Data Management to start in February or September 2025.
Postdoctoral Research Associate 100% - CBIKS	UMass Amherst	Jan 31, 2025
This position is with the Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science (CBIKS), a National Science Foundation Science & Technology Center. This position assists CBIKS thematic research groups in conducting “science of science” research within the CBIKS network. The eight research theme areas at CBIKS are: ethics, data sovereignty, relationality & research development, fieldwork & braiding knowledges, formal & informal science education, storywork & knowledge mobilization, training scientists, and policy & government agencies. This is an on-site position at CBIKS Central on the UMass Amherst campus in Amherst, MA with the possibility of some remote work. This is a one-year position with a possibility of renewal for a second year.
Associate Professor (tenured) Public History/Associate Director of Slavery North Initiative	UMass Amherst	Jan 30, 2025
The Department of History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a tenured position in the Public Histories of North American Enslavement. The appointment will be at the Associate Professor level beginning Fall 2025. For its initial three years (with potential for renewal) the position will be affiliated with Slavery North, an initiative that seeks to advance social justice by centering the cultures, experiences, lives, and resistance of enslaved peoples in Canada and the US North while bolstering public understanding of the social and cultural impacts of trans-Atlantic slavery and its legacies in the North, including how that history manifests in anti-Black racism today.
Archives and Manuscript Librarian (Temporary Position) (Hybrid Opportunity)	UMass Amherst	Jan 7, 2025
The Archives and Manuscript Librarian (Archivist) will work with colleagues in the Robert S. Cox Special Collections and University Archives Research Center (SCUA) to provide comprehensive support in the department’s ongoing efforts to curate and preserve its collections and to provide outstanding access to its holdings. The Archivist will assist patrons in learning and research; supervise use of the collections in SCUA’s reading room, train and supervise student assistants, work with classes to promote integration of primary sources into university curriculum, and implement professional standards in care, arrangement, and description of collections.
Social & Racial Justice Curator (Hybrid Opportunity)	UMass Amherst	Jan 2, 2025
The Social and Racial Justice Curator will engage the Robert S. Cox Special Collections and University Archives Research Center (SCUA)’s significant holdings of racial justice-related historical collections. This includes the W. E. B. Du Bois Papers, Horace Mann Bond Papers, Gloria Clark Papers, the Black Feminist Archive, Frankie Ziths Papers (Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army materials), papers and many more. The Curator will be responsible for developing programming around these collections, engaging the UMass community and SCUA’s national audience with the collections and their content, and building on SCUA’s strong foundation of donors, contributors, and community connections.
Pen Tishkach Chair & IHGMS Director	UMass Amherst	Oct 11, 2024
The University seeks a distinguished senior scholar in the field of Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies to serve as Director of the IHGMS. The Director will be the Pen Tishkach Chair of Holocaust Studies; the Pen Tishkach endowment provides research support as well as funding for Institute programming. Leadership of the Institute requires a dynamic and inclusive leader with demonstrated ability to engage diverse constituents and academic disciplines both domestically and internationally. The successful candidate will also have experience in fundraising and a vision for institutional development at a public research university. The successful candidate will also teach undergraduate and graduate courses. The University offers a wide range of opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration, including strong programs in Public History, literary and cultural studies, and a vibrant Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies. The proximity of the Yiddish Book Center and resources in the Five College Consortium further enrich the intellectual community. Specific disciplinary focus for the Director is open; the tenure home is anticipated to be in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts (http://www.umass.edu/hfa/), in the department best aligned with the successful candidate's expertise.
Assistant Professor - Soft Matter/Statistical Physics Theory	UMass Amherst	Sep 17, 2024
The Physics Department of the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a tenure track faculty position in theoretical or computational soft matter/statistical/biomaterials physics. We seek candidates with outstanding research and a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring.
Clinical Instructor - A (Pool Search)	UMass Amherst	Mar 18, 2024
Clinical Instructor to teach one or more section(s) in one or more clinical course(s) for the College of Nursing for one semester.
Professor – Paros Chair for Atmospheric Research - Engineering/College of Natural Sciences	UMass Amherst	Jul 25, 2023
The Colleges of Engineering and Natural Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invite applications for the Paros Chair of Atmospheric Research, an endowed, tenured faculty position at the full Professor level in support of the new Paros Center for Atmospheric Research (PCAR, https://www.umass.edu/paros-atmospheric-center) The appointment is expected to begin September 1, 2024. This position offers the opportunity to grow and shape a well-funded research center currently in its early stages.

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Position	Location	Opened	Closes
Associate Director of Recreation & Wellbeing for Wellbeing Education Services	UMass Amherst	May 1, 2025	Aug 3 2025 11:55 PM
Under the general direction of the Executive Director of Recreation and Wellbeing, the Associate Director of Recreation and Wellbeing for Wellbeing Education and Services (WES) fosters a culture of health, wellness, and wellbeing. Provides supervision for a multidisciplinary team and collaborates with campus and community partners to leverage evidence-based practices and initiatives that address health and wellness needs, including development, implementation, and evaluation. The Associate Director plays a critical role in ensuring students are supported holistically by enabling lifelong wellbeing, academic success, and personal development.
University Writing Program Lecturer	UMass Amherst	May 1, 2025
The UMass Amherst Writing Program in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (https://www.umass.edu/writing-program/) invites applications for several full-time benefitted, non-tenured track positions.
Assistant Director for Student Conduct & Community Standards	UMass Amherst	May 1, 2025	Aug 3 2025 11:55 PM
Under the general supervision of an Assistant Dean for Student Conduct and Community Standards, the Assistant Director for Student Conduct and Community Standards is responsible for a variety of functions related to the delivery of student services, with primary responsibility for the day-to-day implementation of the university student conduct system.
Departmental Assistant - Civic Initiative Mentor	UMass Amherst	May 1, 2025	Jul 31 2025 11:55 PM
Mentors at UMDI CI provide administrative and organizational assistance to the Civic programs, assisting with the day-to-day functions. This will include, but not be limited to, supporting the academic director and program manager with administrative tasks and communication, and assisting with planning and organizing the schedule for each day. Mentors will have a unique opportunity to host small and large group sessions on social, cultural, and academic issues. In addition to facilitating participants’ programming (virtual and/or in-person) and creating a positive environment for the participants, mentors are expected to be present and engaged with the participants during small group and project activity. The mentors provide participants with the opportunity to learn more about American culture, norms, and discuss program content areas in an informal setting; similarly, mentors are able to learn about the participant’s home countries. This cross-cultural exchange represents an important aspect of the CI’s mission, by developing more substantive connections and understandings of different cultures, norms, and values.
Senior Identity Access Management Analyst (Hybrid Opportunity)	UMass Amherst	Apr 30, 2025	Jul 25 2025 11:55 PM
The Senior Identity Access Management Analyst is a technical staff member of the Information Security organization supporting mission-critical IT applications, business processes, and infrastructure services provided by the Information Technology department. The Identity Access Management Analyst will collaborate with university business stakeholders to develop and administer Identity and Access Management (IAM) capabilities that enable the full lifecycle management of UMass Amherst account identities, credentials, and entitlements according to security, privacy, and compliance requirements.
Maintainer I (SW/S Facilities Operations)	UMass Amherst	Apr 25, 2025	Jul 25 2025 11:55 PM
Performs general janitorial duties in connection with cleaning and maintenance of campus facilities.
Fire And Safety Officer	UMass Amherst	Apr 24, 2025	Jul 24 2025 11:55 PM
To provide fire prevention and safety services within the Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) Department. Incumbent is expected to carry out many assigned tasks with independence. Works under the direct supervision of the Campus Fire Marshal.
Departmental Assistant (Housekeeping - UMass Hotel)	UMass Amherst	Apr 15, 2025	Jul 25 2025 11:55 PM
Participates in general and specific cleaning tasks of hotel guestrooms and public areas.
Managing Director Clean Energy Extension - Extension Associate/Full Professor	UMass Amherst	Mar 25, 2025
The Director will maintain ongoing obligations and develop new collaborations for CEE to support its mission, maintain its financial stability, and enhance its value to the Commonwealth and university. The Director will bring new expertise to CEE and is expected to develop applied research and/or public service and outreach activities consistent with the CEE mission. The Director will be responsible for managing CEE staff and their professional development. The Director will hold a faculty position in the Department of Environmental Conservation and teach one to two courses per year in clean energy and the energy transition, as well as contribute to other departmental service needs typical for faculty. Joint affiliation with another academic department may be considered based on the candidate’s background.
Joseph W. and Alma W. Keilty Chair in Education	UMass Amherst	Mar 20, 2025
The University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Education is seeking qualified candidates for the new Joseph W. and Alma W. Keilty Chair in Education join the dedicated and accomplished community of faculty, students, and staff in the Student Development Department within the College of Education.
Post Doctoral Research Associate	UMass Amherst	Mar 11, 2025
The Postdoctoral Research Associate will have the opportunity to assist in both the research and the community-partnered approaches to conducting this research. Responsibilities include writing scientific papers, quantitative and qualitative data collection and/or analysis, literature reviews, community engagement, and grant writing. Overall goals and specific activities will be determined collaboratively between the post-doc and Dr. Mackie, but can include multiple first-authored and co-authored journal articles, development of project leadership skills, research proposal submissions (PCORI, National Institute of Health, foundations), methods training, community engagement, conference presentations, and formal and informal mentorship and networking opportunities.
Departmental Assistant - Seasonal - Cranberry Station, East Wareham, MA	UMass Amherst	Mar 7, 2025	Jul 31 2025 11:55 PM
Seasonal Lab and field Departmental Assistant (April-September) supervised by scientist leading plant pathology research activities at the UMass Cranberry Station, East Wareham, MA.
Lecturer - Information Systems & Data Management	UMass Amherst	Mar 5, 2025
The Operations & Information Management (OIM) Department of the Isenberg School of Management invites applications for two full-time Lecturer positions, non-tenure track, in Information Systems and Data Management to start in February or September 2025.
Postdoctoral Research Associate 100% - CBIKS	UMass Amherst	Jan 31, 2025
This position is with the Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science (CBIKS), a National Science Foundation Science & Technology Center. This position assists CBIKS thematic research groups in conducting “science of science” research within the CBIKS network. The eight research theme areas at CBIKS are: ethics, data sovereignty, relationality & research development, fieldwork & braiding knowledges, formal & informal science education, storywork & knowledge mobilization, training scientists, and policy & government agencies. This is an on-site position at CBIKS Central on the UMass Amherst campus in Amherst, MA with the possibility of some remote work. This is a one-year position with a possibility of renewal for a second year.
Associate Professor (tenured) Public History/Associate Director of Slavery North Initiative	UMass Amherst	Jan 30, 2025
The Department of History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a tenured position in the Public Histories of North American Enslavement. The appointment will be at the Associate Professor level beginning Fall 2025. For its initial three years (with potential for renewal) the position will be affiliated with Slavery North, an initiative that seeks to advance social justice by centering the cultures, experiences, lives, and resistance of enslaved peoples in Canada and the US North while bolstering public understanding of the social and cultural impacts of trans-Atlantic slavery and its legacies in the North, including how that history manifests in anti-Black racism today.
Archives and Manuscript Librarian (Temporary Position) (Hybrid Opportunity)	UMass Amherst	Jan 7, 2025
The Archives and Manuscript Librarian (Archivist) will work with colleagues in the Robert S. Cox Special Collections and University Archives Research Center (SCUA) to provide comprehensive support in the department’s ongoing efforts to curate and preserve its collections and to provide outstanding access to its holdings. The Archivist will assist patrons in learning and research; supervise use of the collections in SCUA’s reading room, train and supervise student assistants, work with classes to promote integration of primary sources into university curriculum, and implement professional standards in care, arrangement, and description of collections.
Social & Racial Justice Curator (Hybrid Opportunity)	UMass Amherst	Jan 2, 2025
The Social and Racial Justice Curator will engage the Robert S. Cox Special Collections and University Archives Research Center (SCUA)’s significant holdings of racial justice-related historical collections. This includes the W. E. B. Du Bois Papers, Horace Mann Bond Papers, Gloria Clark Papers, the Black Feminist Archive, Frankie Ziths Papers (Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army materials), papers and many more. The Curator will be responsible for developing programming around these collections, engaging the UMass community and SCUA’s national audience with the collections and their content, and building on SCUA’s strong foundation of donors, contributors, and community connections.
Pen Tishkach Chair & IHGMS Director	UMass Amherst	Oct 11, 2024
The University seeks a distinguished senior scholar in the field of Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies to serve as Director of the IHGMS. The Director will be the Pen Tishkach Chair of Holocaust Studies; the Pen Tishkach endowment provides research support as well as funding for Institute programming. Leadership of the Institute requires a dynamic and inclusive leader with demonstrated ability to engage diverse constituents and academic disciplines both domestically and internationally. The successful candidate will also have experience in fundraising and a vision for institutional development at a public research university. The successful candidate will also teach undergraduate and graduate courses. The University offers a wide range of opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration, including strong programs in Public History, literary and cultural studies, and a vibrant Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies. The proximity of the Yiddish Book Center and resources in the Five College Consortium further enrich the intellectual community. Specific disciplinary focus for the Director is open; the tenure home is anticipated to be in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts (http://www.umass.edu/hfa/), in the department best aligned with the successful candidate's expertise.
Assistant Professor - Soft Matter/Statistical Physics Theory	UMass Amherst	Sep 17, 2024
The Physics Department of the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a tenure track faculty position in theoretical or computational soft matter/statistical/biomaterials physics. We seek candidates with outstanding research and a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring.
Clinical Instructor - A (Pool Search)	UMass Amherst	Mar 18, 2024
Clinical Instructor to teach one or more section(s) in one or more clinical course(s) for the College of Nursing for one semester.
Professor – Paros Chair for Atmospheric Research - Engineering/College of Natural Sciences	UMass Amherst	Jul 25, 2023
The Colleges of Engineering and Natural Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invite applications for the Paros Chair of Atmospheric Research, an endowed, tenured faculty position at the full Professor level in support of the new Paros Center for Atmospheric Research (PCAR, https://www.umass.edu/paros-atmospheric-center) The appointment is expected to begin September 1, 2024. This position offers the opportunity to grow and shape a well-funded research center currently in its early stages.

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