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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 - Health Promotion & Policy
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UMass Amherst
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| The research fellow will conduct interviews with research participants, facilitate focus groups for research purposes, oversee collection of qualitative data and intervention process evaluation data by collaborators, analyze qualitative and quantitative data, coordinate training events, ensure that research projects meet regulatory requirements, coordinate the work of students and staff, oversee COVID-19 mitigation efforts as needed, prepare budget reports, assist with project management, co-author reports and papers for dissemination, and perform other research-related tasks. Research populations may include people with opioid and other substance use disorders, criminal justice involved individuals (including incarcerated), individuals with mental health conditions, and people with HIV and food insecurity. |
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Assistant Professor - Quantitative & Structural Biology
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UMass Amherst
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| The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (BMB) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor rank. This is a full-time, academic-year appointment expected to begin September 1, 2025. |
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Assistant Professor - Quantum Materials & Information
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UMass Amherst
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| The Physics Department of the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in experimental quantum information and quantum materials. We seek candidates with outstanding research and a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring. |
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Assistant Professor - Soft Matter/Statistical Physics Theory
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UMass Amherst
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| The Physics Department of the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a tenure track faculty position in theoretical or computational soft matter/statistical/biomaterials physics. We seek candidates with outstanding research and a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring. |
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Assistant Professor - Agroecology
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UMass Amherst
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| The Stockbridge School of Agriculture at UMass Amherst invites applications for a tenure-track position in Agroecology at the rank of Assistant Professor. This position is a full-time, 9-month appointment with a distribution of responsibilities including 40% research, 40% teaching, and 20% service. The successful candidate will be a full member of the University’s faculty and will contribute to advancing sustainable agricultural systems and addressing global food and environmental challenges through their research and teaching in agroecology. |
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Assistant Professor - Plant Biology
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UMass Amherst
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| The Department of Biology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applicants for a full-time, tenure-track position in Plant Biology. This is an academic-year appointment at the level of Assistant Professor. |
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Associate Professor (tenured) Public History/Associate Director of Slavery North Initiative
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UMass Amherst
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| The Department of History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a tenured position in the Public Histories of North American Enslavement. The appointment will be at the Associate Professor level beginning Fall 2025. For its initial three years (with potential for renewal) the position will be affiliated with Slavery North, an initiative that seeks to advance social justice by centering the cultures, experiences, lives, and resistance of enslaved peoples in Canada and the US North while bolstering public understanding of the social and cultural impacts of trans-Atlantic slavery and its legacies in the North, including how that history manifests in anti-Black racism today. |
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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. |
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Joseph W. and Alma W. Keilty Chair in Education
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UMass Amherst
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| The University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Education is seeking qualified candidates for the new Joseph W. and Alma W. Keilty Chair in Education join the dedicated and accomplished community of faculty, students, and staff in the Student Development Department within the College of Education. |