USM is a rigorous, learning-centered academic community offering a broad range of challenging undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as extensive public service activities. We are proud of our core values which include the following: in our role as a steward of public resources, we are judicious in the use of these resources; we are a humane place to work, fair, just and thoughtful with all our constituents; USM is a diverse and welcoming place to study and work; we are responsive and efficient in our work, always remembering that excellent service is our primary goal.

We hope to attract faculty/staff who share a commitment to diversity, tolerance and an active examination of ideas that can provide our students with a greater understanding of the richness and complexity of our society. Your role as an employee is key to continuing and elevating our proud record of achievement.

USM is made up of eight academic units ( Applied Science, Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and Human Development, Law, Lewiston-Auburn College, Nursing, and the Muskie School of Public Service). It enrolls over 10,000 students and is the largest of the seven campuses in the University of Maine System.

The University of Southern Maine is the most cosmopolitan and diverse of Maine's institutions of higher learning. It has major campus locations in Gorham with its small town atmosphere and in Portland, the state's largest city and center of financial, business, and cultural activities. It also serves students in central Maine at its Lewiston-Auburn College.

As an urban comprehensive institution, USM is a major educational force in the development of southern Maine. It has the advantage of being located in an area of remarkable beauty, with Portland recently named one of America's ten most livable cities.