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 Professor - Department of Economics and Commonwealth Honors College

The Department of Economics and the Commonwealth Honors College invite applications for a joint faculty appointment expected to start on September 1, 2026. We encourage candidates in microeconomics (either theory or applied) and/or heterodox political economy (Marxian, Neo-Ricardian, institutionalist, feminist, or stratification economics). Applicants should have research that addresses current social and economic challenges. In particular, we encourage applications from scholars engaged in research on the economics of artificial intelligence and its impact on areas such as inequality, discrimination, occupational change, productivity, and growth. The teaching load is 2/2, inclusive of two economics courses with an honors designation. 

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