Visiting (Open Rank) Research Professor
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UMass Amherst
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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. |
Associate/Full - Marieb Endowed Professorship - Joint Colleges of Nursing / Engineering
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UMass Amherst
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The University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a full-time (9-month), tenure-track faculty that will be jointly appointed with the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing and the College of Engineering. This position offers the unique opportunity to join a strong team of collaborators between these colleges in the Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation as well as part of the larger University-wide Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS) and its Center for Personalized Health Monitoring (CPHM). Eligible candidates for this position may be appointed to a Marieb endowed professorship. In addition, the successful candidate is expected to take a leadership role in large, collaborative, sponsored research projects. |
Assistant Professor - Immunology
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UMass Amherst
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The Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a full-time, nine-month tenure-track faculty position, to begin September 1, 2025, in Immunology. |
Assistant Professor of Art Education
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UMass Amherst
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The Department of Art at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor of Art Education to begin September 1, 2025. |
Pen Tishkach Chair & IHGMS Director
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UMass Amherst
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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. |