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Newly Hired Faculty (Instructional Staffs) at UMass Amherst

At University of Massachusetts-Amherst, total 83 faculties (instructional staffs) have newly hired with full-time status for academic year 2022-2023. Of that, 39 faculties are male (46.99%) and 44 faculties are female (53.01%).
5 faculties have been hired with tenured contract (6.02%) and 37 faculties have been started on tenure track or adjusted the previous tenure clock (44.58%). The following table summarizes the number of faculty by tenure status and gender.
Newly Hired Full-time Instructional Staffs
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Contract TypeTotalFemaleMale
Total834439
Tenured541
On tenure track372116
Not on tenure track/No tenure system411922
Annual contract261115
Less than annual contract---
Multi-year/indefinite contract1587
Multi-year contract1587
Indefinite contract---
Without faculty status---

What is Faculty / Academic Personnel?

According to IPEDS, Faculty Persons identified by the institution as such and typically those whose initial assignments are made for the purpose of conducting instruction, research or public service as a principal activity (or activities). They may hold academic rank titles of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, instructor, lecturer or the equivalent of any of those academic ranks. Faculty may also include the chancellor/president, provost, vice provosts, deans, directors or the equivalent, as well as associate deans, assistant deans and executive officers of academic departments if their principal activity is instruction combined with research and/or public service.