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Relationality and Ethics Post Doctoral Research Associate 100% - CBIKS UMass Amherst
This postdoctoral position is with the Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science (CBIKS), a National Science Foundation Science & Technology Center. CBIKS is an interdisciplinary center that utilizes community-based research to examine how to effectively and ethically braid Indigenous and Western science research, education, and practices related to the urgent and interconnected areas of climate change, care of cultural places, and food sovereignty. CBIKS activities include conducting place-based research in regional Hubs worldwide while documenting and promoting ethical community-based practices of braiding Indigenous and Western science. The person who holds this position will assist two CBIKS thematic working groups (TWGs): the Ethics TWG and the Relationality & Research Development TWG. This is an on-site position at CBIKS Central on the UMass Amherst campus in Amherst, MA with the expectation of some remote work. This is a one-year position with the possibility of renewal in a second year.
Assistant Professor - Hospitality & Tourism Management UMass Amherst
The Hospitality & Tourism Management Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst seeks candidates for a tenure-track position.
UMass - Mt Ida Campus Director of Business Operations Mt. Ida - Newton
Reporting directly to the Executive Director of Administration and Finance Operations with an indirect line to the Assistant Chancellor for Great Boston Strategic Initiatives, the Mount Ida Campus Director of Business Operations is responsible for management of key functions including administration, finance, dining, hospitality, information technology, security, health services and other campus student services.
Assistant Professor of Strategic Management UMass Amherst
The Management Department of the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a tenure-track position in Strategic Management. The rank is at the level of Assistant Professor, with a start date set for September 2025.
Electrician I (Card Access Technician) UMass Amherst
Installs, maintains, operates, repairs and/or initiates repairs on building systems such as, but not limited to, card access systems, security systems, fire alarms, communication equipment, and their related devices and performs other related work as required. Employs the use of specialized testing and monitoring, diagnostic equipment; works synchronously with contractors, engineers, control technicians, etc. to maintain the building systems integrity. Exercises functional supervision of other employees of lower grade performing related repair and maintenance activities.
Lecturer - Kinesiology UMass Amherst
The Department of Kinesiology at UMass Amherst located in the School of Public Health & Health Sciences invites applications for a full-time, academic year (nine month), Lecturer faculty position to contribute and assist in the delivery of our undergraduate and graduate curricula.
Maintenance Equipment Operator I (Construction Services) UMass Amherst
Operates heavy or specialized equipment used in roadway, walkway or landscape construction and maintenance. Performs manual tasks requiring various specialized skills.
Lecturer U of M - Wind Instrument Studies UMass Amherst
Full-time lecturer for Wind Studies, to conduct UMass Symphony Band and teach Basic and Instrumental Conducting, 9/1/24 - 8/31/25.
Assistant Professor of Legal Studies Program, Department of Political Science & Commonwealth Honors College UMass Amherst
The interdisciplinary Legal Studies Program of the Department of Political Science and the Commonwealth Honors College at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are pleased to announce a joint faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor of Legal Studies and Commonwealth Honors College, to commence Fall 2025. This is an Honors faculty tenure-track position. We welcome applicants from a variety of methodological, disciplinary, and theoretical backgrounds with a substantive focus on law, crime, and society, punishment, and/or the carceral state, in the United States or the US in comparative perspective. The teaching load is 2/2 and consists of two Legal Studies courses and two Honors courses per year, particularly the Honors Thesis Seminar or courses satisfying General Education requirements. 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.
Assistant Professor - Kinesiology & IALS UMass Amherst
The School of Public Health and Health Sciences (SPHHS) and Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS) seek talented applicants for a full-time, 9-month, joint tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Kinesiology Department and IALS. We are searching for a highly motivated and collaborative individual with a strong focus on the use of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging or spectroscopy for the study of critical questions in human movement with an emphasis on translational research. Current areas of expertise and focus on human movement include Physiology, Biomechanics, Movement Neuroscience and Physical Activity & Health. UMass Amherst provides excellent benefits and a competitive salary range commensurate with qualifications and experience. Expected Start Date: September 1, 2025
Visiting (Open Rank) Research Professor UMass Amherst
The Visiting (Open Rank) Research Professor for Slavery North will actively participate in both the scholarly and social environment of the center. Visiting Research Professors, with support of Slavery North leadership, will conduct independent research and create original works in one or more of the five mandate areas of Slavery North which include 1) Canadian Slavery, (2) slavery in the US North, (3) the comparative study of slavery in Canada, the US North, and other northern or temperate regions, (4) the study of the inter-connectedness of slavery in Canada and the US North with Caribbean Slavery, and (5) Black-Indigenous relations in Canadian Slavery or US North Slavery. Furthermore, the research must center on the enslaved and/or adopt an anti-colonial, de-colonial, post-colonial, and/or anti-racist methodology/approach which challenges the nature of European and Euro-American imperialism and colonialism and interrogates the racist logic of the institution of Transatlantic Slavery.
Director, Human Magnetic Resonance Center UMass Amherst
The Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is seeking a Director for its Human Magnetic Resonance Center (hMRC). The Director will be a dynamic, inclusive leader with a vision to support on-going excellence in research, to grow the user base, and to establish the hMRC as an outstanding research resource engaged in a full range of human imaging and spectroscopy applications.  The hMRC provides state-of-the-art, non-invasive imaging and spectroscopy of all human body tissues for academic and industry-based research on and off campus. This is the only research-dedicated 3T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)/magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) system in western Massachusetts.   This position is accompanied by a non-tenure track clinical faculty appointment.
Clinical Instructor - A (Pool Search) UMass Amherst
Clinical Instructor to teach one or more section(s) in one or more clinical course(s) for the College of Nursing for one semester.
Director - UMass Cranberry Station / Extension Associate/Full Professor UMass Amherst
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.
Assistant Professor - Genetics UMass Amherst
The Department of Biology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applicants for a full-time, tenure-track position in Genetics. This is an academic-year appointment at the level of Assistant Professor.
Lecturer - Biomedical Engineering UMass Amherst
The Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a non tenure-track lecturer position (9-month appointment) in the area of Biomedical Engineering to as soon as Spring 2024, if not start Fall 2024.
Professor – Paros Chair for Atmospheric Research - Engineering/College of Natural Sciences UMass Amherst
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.
Departmental Assistant - Instructor/ Case Manager UMass Amherst
University of Massachusetts Partnership for Worker Education is a joint educational partnership between the University (Division of Human Resources), AFSCME, USA/MTA, and PSU/MTA. The Instructor/ Case manager is responsible for a number of PWE computer, ESOL and Culinary Basics courses geared to culinary employees in the State as well as providing individualized assistance to our program’s participants.

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