Employment Opportunities

The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at UMass Amherst is proud to have a dedicated, passionate, and diverse community of faculty and staff. We are currently hiring for the positions listed in the link below and look forward to hearing from you! We currently have the following positions available within the College: 

Assistant Dean and Executive Director - SBS Pathways Center

Hybrid opportunity. This role provides leadership and oversight of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences' (SBS) Pathway Center, as well as all the departmental and College advisors within SBS. Under the supervision of and in collaboration with the Senior Associate Dean for Education and Student Development, the Assistant Dean and Executive Director develops, implements, coordinates, promotes, and assesses student success needs and initiatives for the College. Qualified candidates should have a Master's degree, five years of experience in college-level programs focused on undergraduate student success, and strong management skills. 

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Outreach and Broadening Participation Senior Coordinator - Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science (CBIKS)

Remote or hybrid opportunity. The Outreach and Broadening Participation Senior Coordinator oversees broader impact activities for CBIKS, including broadening participation, education, and learning. This role supports mentorship and skill development for postdoc and graduate student cohorts, community-building and cultural competency training for the CBIKS team, youth community engagement design, and protocols and action plan development. The Coordinator is also responsible for outreach strategies and network-building activities for key audiences relevant to the CBIKS mission. Successful candidates should have a bachelor's degree with three years of relevant experience. Experience working in partnership with Indigenous communities is a plus. 

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Postdoctoral Research Associate - Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science (CBIKS)

This full-time, on-site position supports CBIKS thematic research groups in conducting "science of science" research within the CBIKS network. The eight research theme areas include ethics; data sovereignty; relationality and research development; fieldwork and braiding knowledges; formal and informal science education; storywork and knowledge mobilization; training scientists; and policy and government agencies. Postdocs are expected to engage in at least two of these themes. Duties include supporting thematic research groups in prioritizing projects, gathering and analyzing data, creating and documenting examples of wise ethical research engagement with Indigenous communities, managing and facilitating expert contributors to online training modules, conducting literature reviews, documenting research progress, and participating in grant writing efforts. Qualified candidates should have a PhD in social or natural sciences by the time of hire and have been academically active for no longer than four years post-PhD. Experience working with Indigenous communities is highly desired. 

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For a list of all open positions within the University, please visit the UMass Human Resources webpage.