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Slavery North Research Fellow
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UMass Amherst
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| Slavery North fellowships are open to regional, national, and international candidates enrolled in MA/MFA and PhD programs in the Humanities and Fine Arts fields with a thesis or dissertation component. Fellows must actively participate in both the scholarly and social environment of the Slavery North. With the support of Slavery North leadership, they will conduct their independent research and create original research/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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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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Executive Assistant I
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UMass Amherst
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| Provides executive level administrative support to the Dean of University Libraries by assisting in a wide range of complex and confidential matters including overseeing the Dean’s schedule, researching and preparing reports and presentations, screening visitors and telephone calls, composing or preparing other correspondence, and maintaining paper and electronic files. The Executive Assistant I also provides additional support to members of the Libraries’ Leadership Team and assists in various special projects and initiatives on behalf of the group. |
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Maintainer I (Hampshire Dining Commons)
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UMass Amherst
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| 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 (CAPP Hillyard Rovic) which includes housekeeping, cleaning, moving furniture, and trash removal in assigned Auxiliary Services buildings. |
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Assistant Director Career Development Services
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UMass Amherst
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| Reporting to the Director of Career Development Services for the College of Humanities and Fine Arts (HFA), the Assistant Director provides personalized career, job and internship advising to HFA undergraduate students and recent alumni. This position plays a key role in helping students identify and clarify their professional goals and teaches the career skills necessary for student success upon graduation. In addition to one-on-one advising, the Assistant Director delivers career development workshops and in-class presentations on topics such as career exploration, internships, résumés and cover letters, interviewing, networking, and job search strategies. This role involves building strong relationships within and beyond the college to support HFA student career growth and success. Career programming takes place across campus and occasionally on the Mt. Ida campus. |