Cohort hiring for STEM (including Social & Behavioral Sciences) Faculty
An alliance of three teaching-centered Massachusetts state universities; Bridgewater State University, Framingham State University, and Worcester State University is a recipient of a five-year grant (2022-2027) from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grants: 2149849, 2149858, 2149883 through their AGEP (Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate) program that seeks to increase success in STEM academic careers for historically minoritized faculty, particularly African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders. Our AGEP grant aims at developing, implementing, and institutionalizing an equity-minded model for advancing early career historically minoritized STEM faculty through shared programming.
The alliance invites applications for various STEM positions to begin September 1, 2025, that are listed by institution below. Note: faculty are hired by the institution and are not shared by the alliance.
Benefits of the NSF-AGEP program:
The grant provides a number of benefits to participating faculty including course reduction and monetary funds for establishing a research agenda, travel support, access to mentorship and professional development, and shared cohort activities across three state universities.
Required Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in discipline
- Strong interest in teaching-focused institution
- Demonstrated commitment to and support for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) groups through their teaching and/or scholarship
Positions by institution: Tenure-track positions
- Chemistry
- Computer Science (Cyber Focus)
- Department of Criminal Justice (Criminal Justice or Criminology teaching experience in higher education, including hybrid and online teaching formats, is preferred; contributing to the area of cybercrime and/or cybersecurity teaching & learning)
- Department of Geological Sciences, Geology
- Math (Data Science Focus)
To apply, visit the employment listings at: https://jobs.bridgew.edu/
For confidential assistance, please contact the Human Resources Office at 508-531-1324
- Department of Biology – Organismal Biology; broadly trained in the life sciences with specialization in Botany.
- Computer Science (Two positions) – with experience in the areas of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science, with consideration given to those with a background in related fields
- Department of Chemistry and Food Science (with a specialization in Biochemistry, Bioanalytical Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry, or related discipline)
To apply, visit the employment listings at: https://framingham.interviewexchange.com
For confidential assistance, please contact the Human Resources Office at 508-626-4530 or humanresources@framingham.edu
Worcester State University : Check our website for upcoming postings.
- To apply, visit the employment listings at: https://worcester.interviewexchange.com/
For confidential assistance, please contact the Human Resources Office at 508-929-8117 orhr@worcester.edu.
This project is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grants: 2149849, 2149858, 2149883. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of NSF.
All alliance institutions are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers that actively seek to increase the diversity of their workforce. Eligibility for grant program participation is not a prerequisite for employment consideration for these or any other positions at the institutions within the alliance.
