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Assistant Professor - Foods for Precision Nutrition - Food Sciences/IALS
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UMass Amherst
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| The Department of Food Science and the Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for an academic year, tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level in the area of Foods for Precision Nutrition. We are seeking dynamic and innovative individuals with demonstrable ability for translational research in precision nutrition, including, but not limited to:
• Developing novel technologies to improve nutrition and health outcomes.
• Developing foods and/or novel food materials that influence gene-nutrient interactions and health outcomes.
• Modulating gut microbiota through diet for enhanced health.
• Identifying biomarkers for nutrient requirements and nutritional status across diverse populations.
• Exploring the role of genetic variation in response to food components, dietary patterns and nutrient metabolism using genetic/genomic and data science approaches.
• Applying precision nutrition to address health disparities, food insecurity, and sustainability. |
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Lecturer - Finance (ISOM)
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UMass Amherst
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| The Finance Department at Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure position at the rank of Lecturer. |
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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. |
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Research Fellow
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UMass Amherst
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| The Research Fellow will be expected to work with a high level of independence, prioritize all aspects of research activities with minimal supervision, and self-initiate suggestions and approaches to research efforts. Research populations may include sexual and gender minority people, people who use drugs, and health care providers and staff. The candidate will analyze primary and secondary data, coordinate training events, ensure that research projects meet regulatory requirements, coordinate the work of students and staff, prepare budget reports, assist with project management and grant-writing, co-author reports and papers for dissemination, and perform other research-related tasks. |
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Lecturer
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UMass Amherst
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| The Commonwealth Honors College at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (https://www.umass.edu/honors/) invites applicants for a full-time (9-month academic year/MSP Union), non-tenure track lecturer for classroom instruction within the honors curriculum. The honors courses to be taught include an interdisciplinary freshman seminar, “Ideas That Change the World,” which is comprised of units on models of inquiry, social thought, science and technology, and the arts. Other honors courses may include those affiliated with residential academic programs, honors thesis seminar, and others with General Education designations. This person will also perform service in support of the mission and goals of the College. |