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Dining Hall Supervisor (Blue Wall Cafe) UMass Amherst
Supervises unit control by placement and supervision of personnel assigned to food service unit or units under the prescribed operational schedules and guidelines of said unit(s).
Farm Energy & Agriculture Engineering Specialist UMass Amherst
The Farm Energy and Agricultural Engineering Specialist will serve as an integral part of UMass Extension’s clean energy and agricultural teams in providing consulting expertise and technical support across the diversity of Massachusetts agriculture, including effective outreach to and engagement with farmers.
Systems Analyst (Hybrid Opportunity) UMass Amherst
The IT Systems Analyst consults with end users and stakeholders (Project Managers, Utilities & Maintenance Managers, Office of Information Technology, vendors, etc.) and conducts technical analysis of systems and network communications to design, build, configure, implement, test and maintain systems. Investigates problems with existing systems and delivers solutions while maintaining system compatibility and enabling integration.
Post Doc - HPP CHE UMass Amherst
Dr. Kathryn Derose and Dr. Daniel López-Cevallos of the UMass Amherst Department of Health Promotion and Policy are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to begin Summer or Fall of 2025. This is a full time, 12-month, annually renewable position with a maximum duration of 2 years. The Postdoctoral Fellow will contribute to research on community-partnered interventions aimed at addressing health disparities both in the U.S. and/or in Latin America; and secondary data analysis of cardiovascular health among military populations in the U.S. Current topics and populations of focus include faith-based organizations and health promotion; food security and nutrition interventions to improve treatment adherence among people with HIV in the Dominican Republic; and stress and cardiovascular health among military populations. Responsibilities include writing scientific papers, quantitative and qualitative data collection and/or analysis, literature reviews, community and study partners’ engagement, and grant writing. Overall goals and specific activities will be determined collaboratively between the post-doc and Drs. Derose and López-Cevallos but can include: first-authored and co-authored journal articles; development of project leadership skills; NIH and DoD grant submissions; quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods training; community-based participatory research, and formalized mentorship.
Associate Director of Mount Ida Campus Career Center Mt. Ida - Newton
Under the direct supervision of the Associate Provost for Academic Programs on the Mount Ida Campus (MIC), the Associate Director of Mount Ida Campus Career Center leads and manages all career services, initiatives, programs, and activities at the Mount Ida Campus designed to support the career development and professional success of UMass Amherst graduate and undergraduate students.
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.
Real Prop Facilities Analyst - Nationwide Search (Remote Opportunity) UMass Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute (UMDI) Real Properties Facilities Analyst (RPFA) works with Office of Head Start (OHS) Regional Office federal staff in the creation of processes that will enhance their capacity to manage facility actions and enhance systems across the twelve OHS regions. The RPFA is responsible for coordinating regional facilities, technical assistance activities and supporting the development of training processes, materials and resources.
Program Coordinator - CMASS UMass Amherst
The Program Coordinator provides direction and leadership, including educational and social programming for the four campus-based cultural centers, community-building opportunities for students of all backgrounds, wellbeing initiatives for distinct student populations, basic program and learning assessments, supervision of student staff and efficient management of cultural center budgets and resources. The cultural centers are: Josephine White Eagle Cultural Center (JWECC), Latinx American Cultural Center (LACC), Malcolm X Cultural Center (MXCC), and Yuri Kochiyama Cultural Center (YKCC).
Director of Scenic Art UMass Amherst
The Director of Scenic Art provides leadership and support in all aspects of scenic making including planning, technical design, creation and maintenance, as well as storage of scenic elements and stage properties for the Department of Theater’s main stage production season and related events. Specific responsibilities will focus on all prop-making and the finishes of all scenery and properties. The Director of Scenic Art will also serve as a trainer and mentor to undergraduate and graduate scenic students, designers, and technicians.
Archives and Manuscript Librarian (Temporary Position) (Hybrid Opportunity) UMass Amherst
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.
Head, Data and Open Scholarship (Hybrid Opportunity) UMass Amherst
The Head of Data & Open Scholarship leads a dynamic and evolving team to develop and deliver forward-thinking and campus-aligned programming, resources, and services to support researchers across the research and data lifecycles; scaffold scalable education and outreach programming and support for students, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty; and coordinate project support for innovative work in the realms of digital scholarship, research data, and scholarly publishing. The incumbent will achieve these goals through collaboration with the Associate Dean for Data, Digital Strategies and other units in the division. They will assist University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers in meeting the requirements of funding agencies and publishers and will prioritize the development of strong, collaborative relationships with library subject specialists across multiple disciplines and with relevant units across campus. The incumbent will manage a small team of specialists focused on data management, digital scholarship and digital humanities projects, copyright and information policy, open educational resources, open scholarship/scholarly publishing, research impact, and spatial data and GIS. The position is responsible for leading, managing, innovating, goal setting, outreach, and assessing all functions of the department in partnership with other departments within the division of Data, Digital Strategies, and Scholarly Communication and across the Libraries. The Head of Data & Open Scholarship serves a critical role in ensuring the Libraries are poised to meet the research and student success goals outlined in the University's strategic plan.
Social & Racial Justice Curator (Hybrid Opportunity) UMass Amherst
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.
Professor of Practice (Non-Tenure Track) UMass Amherst
This position offers an exciting opportunity for an individual with professional expertise in public health practice or advocacy to build and extend relationships between the dynamic UMass SPHHS community and public health organizations at the local, state, and national levels. The Professor of Practice will play a pivotal role in advancing the SPHHS' mission of promoting health equity and improving population health outcomes through education, scholarship, and community engagement.
Metadata Coordinator (Hybrid Opportunity) UMass Amherst
The Metadata Coordinator provides leadership and vision for cataloging and metadata services at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The Coordinator will oversee, develop, implement, and assess proposals, plans and projects to ensure robust and timely access to UMass’s rich scholarly resources and distinctive collections. The incumbent will set priorities for metadata operational needs, recommend and plan metadata initiatives, and facilitate improvements to existing systems and services. The Coordinator will advise on long term metadata strategies relating to discovery, access, retrieval, and management of objects in the Library Services Platform and discovery systems.
Maintainer I (Berkshire Dining Commons) UMass Amherst
Performs general custodial duties in connection with the cleaning and maintenance of a building or of an assigned area within a building in the Auxiliary Services Department.  Works as a member of a team cleaning custodial program which includes housekeeping, cleaning, moving furniture and trash removal in assigned Auxiliary Services buildings.
Assistant Professor - Foods for Precision Nutrition - Food Sciences/IALS UMass Amherst
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.
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.
Departmental Assistant (Desktop Support Specialist) UMass Amherst
The Desktop Support Specialist (Departmental Assistant) configures, maintains, and supports the computer systems operated by Administration & Finance (A&F) Information Technology clients. These computer system, and the services they deliver, provide mission critical services to A&F Information Technology. These services include file and print sharing, group collaboration, messaging and calendaring, and managed server and workstation security. Additionally, the person recommends new technologies, and participates in implementation and special projects as required. This is a temporary, non-benefited appointment/position.
Assistant Professor (TT)/History of the Modern Middle East UMass Amherst
The History Department of the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a tenure-system appointment expected to start on September 1, 2025, at the level of Assistant Professor in the History of the Modern Middle East. Areas of specialization are open. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain an active research agenda, and teach four courses per academic year, including high-enrollment introductory surveys and undergraduate and graduate seminars in their research fields, and will contribute to the service needs of the department, college, and university.
Lecturer - Civil & Environmental Engineering UMass Amherst
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a non tenure-track Lecturer position in the area of Civil and/or Environmental Engineering to start Fall 2025. This is a full-time (40 hour/week) academic year appointment (9 months from September – May).

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