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Assistant Professor of Department of Economics & Commonwealth Honors College
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UMass Amherst
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| The Department of Economics and Commonwealth Honors College of the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a joint faculty appointment expected to start on September 1, 2026, at the level of Assistant Professor. We encourage applications from candidates in microeconomics (either theory or applied) and/or heterodox political economy (Marxian, Neo-Ricardian, institutionalist, feminist, or stratification economics). Applicants should have research that addresses current social and economic challenges. In particular, we encourage applications from scholars engaged in research on the economics of artificial intelligence and its impact on areas such as inequality, discrimination, occupational change, productivity, and growth. The teaching load is 2/2, inclusive of two economics courses with an honors designation. Honors Faculty also are engaged in the Commonwealth Honors College community and meet annually with the CHC Dean, in addition to contributing to the life of their home department, college, and university. Candidates will be judged on their scholarly research, as well as high quality and enthusiastic undergraduate teaching of honors students, especially principles, intermediate, and game theory. Under exceptional circumstances, candidates at other ranks may receive consideration. |
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Snack Bar Manager (Blue Wall Cafe)
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UMass Amherst
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| Supervises and participates in the operation of a retail area, including ordering, receiving, pricing, stocking of and selling merchandise; uses a cash register; supervises subordinate employees in the retail area using operational schedules and guidelines. |
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Director of UMass Cranberry Station - Extension Associate/Full Professor
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UMass Amherst
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| The University of Massachusetts is seeking an experienced scientist, innovative leader and Extension educator to serve in a full-time, 12-month appointment as Extension Associate or Full Professor and Director of the UMass Cranberry Station located in East Wareham, Massachusetts. The Director will provide: 1) vision, support, and coordination in planning, developing and implementing departmental programs in research and extension in accordance with the Land Grant Mission; 2) leadership in recruiting and fostering academic growth and professional development of faculty, staff, and students; 3) administration of human, physical and financial resources; and 4) promotion of external funding opportunities. |
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Post Doctoral Research Associate - Renewable Energy Development
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UMass Amherst
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| We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join our team leveraging socioeconomic data to address research questions related to renewable energy development impacts in underserved communities. This principally involves working with commercial fishing scientific data compilation, analysis, modeling, and visualization, and integration of local fishermen’s ecological knowledge, and available socioeconomics scientific data in the Northeast U.S. coastal fishing communities, but with possible opportunities to develop additional projects broadly on fisheries socioeconomic in other systems. |
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Post Doctoral Research Associate - Climate Smart Agriculture
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UMass Amherst
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| The UMass Extension Agriculture Program is seeking applicants to fill a postdoctoral research associate position in Amherst, Massachusetts. Duties will be performed under a funded agreement with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) to develop a system to track the use of climate-smart agricultural practices in Massachusetts, including healthy soils management practices identified in the Massachusetts Healthy Soils Action Plan. The project also intends to advance understanding of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and carbon sequestration occurring on Massachusetts croplands and managed grasslands, including assessing the greenhouse gas and other benefits of climate-smart agricultural practices. |
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Lecturer - Data Analytics & Computational Social Science (DACSS)
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UMass Amherst
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| The Data Analytics and Computational Social Science (DACSS) Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is accepting applications for a full-time (9-month academic year) non-tenure track Lecturer position in Data Analytics and Computational Social Science. This is a two-year position, with the expectation of reappointment contingent upon funding and the candidate’s performance. The preferred start date is September 1, 2026. |
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Lecturer - Data Analytics & Computational Social Science (DACSS)
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UMass Amherst
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| The interdisciplinary Data Analytics and Computational Social Science Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is accepting applications for a full-time (9-month) lecturer in data analytics and quantitative/computational methods for the social and behavioral sciences. The selected candidate will be responsible for teaching three course sections per semester, either primarily or exclusively to undergraduate students. In addition to teaching introductory courses such as Mathematics for the Social World and Fundamentals of Data Analytics for Social Science (in R), they may be asked to teach more advanced courses such as Applied Regression and/or Data-Driven Storytelling. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to collaborate with the Program Director on developing new courses based on their interests, for example: responsible use of generative AI, machine learning, computational text analysis, social network analysis, survey methods, social simulation & agent-based modeling, GIS/spatial analysis. |