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Assistant Professor- Gerontology Apply now Job no: 528476 Position Type: Faculty Full Time Campus: UMass Boston Department: Gerontology Pay Grade: 03 Date opened: 23 Sep 2025 Eastern Daylight Time Applications close: The Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Boston seeks applications for a full-time faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the
Department of Gerontology to begin on September 1, 2026. Research focus is open, with preference given to research expertise at the intersection of AGING AND HEALTH DISPARITIES related to COGNITIVE AGING AND DEMENTIA, ECONOMICS AND RETIREMENT, SPATIAL METHODS AND THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, and AI AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS. Outstanding candidates with other research interests will be considered as
well. Research expectations The successful candidate is expected to have the potential or history of securing substantial external funding and publishing in peer-reviewed journals. The person who fills this position will be a Fellow in the Gerontology Institute at UMass Boston and may also have an affiliation with the Center for Social and Demographic Research in Aging and the LeadingAge LTSS Center, both located
within the Gerontology Institute. Teaching obligations The successful candidate should be prepared to teach courses in the Department of Gerontology’s undergraduate, masters, or doctoral programs, or in partnering academic programs. The faculty member will be expected to participate in mentoring students by serving as an advisor, on doctoral dissertation, comprehensive examination, and research practicum committees,
and including students in their research. Applicants must have an earned doctoral degree in one of the following fields: gerontology, psychology, economics, social work, sociology, public policy, public health, human development and family studies, or an interdisciplinary program. Applicants with terminal degrees in other fields will also be considered. UMass Boston is an urban public research university with a
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