University of Michigan
Faculty Search Assistant/Associate/Full Professor
Contact Name: JoAnne Kerr
Contact Title: Project Manager
School/Program:School of Information
Institution: University of Michigan
Address: 1085 South University, 304 West Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Email: jmkerr@umich.edu
Job description:
The School of Information at the University of Michigan seeks three (3) outstanding faculty candidates. One targeted position is in Digital Environments. We seek someone whose research and teaching interests are at the intersection of digital arts and humanities, digital literacies, and social computing. Research foci should involve arts and humanities scholarship, scholars, or content and can be in a variety of areas, such as (but not limited to) virtual collaboration, credibility, and/or digital curation.
A second targeted position is in Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D). We seek someone with research and teaching interests including some combination of information system design, computer-supported cooperative work, environmental informatics, communication studies, development policy and sociology, anthropology, and/or a related field applicable to the design and study of information systems for developing-world contexts.
For the third position, we aspire to establish and reinforce areas of excellence and seek faculty whose research interests complement and extend our existing strengths.
We encourage you to learn more about the School, its mission, and its activities at http://www.si.umich.edu. Detailed information on the three positions and how to apply may be found at: http://www.si.umich.edu/about-SI/faculty-postings.htm.
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until positions are filled; however, candidates for assistant professor positions are strongly encouraged to complete applications by November 25, 2009. All candidates should have completed or be nearing completion of a Ph.D. in a relevant field, and be committed to working in an interdisciplinary environment.
Salary range: unspecified
