[Air-L] Job Opening: Open Rank Research Professor @ Institute for Social Research (UMich)

[Libby Hemphill]

Official posting:
http://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/150687/research_professor

The University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research (ISR) is seeking
candidates for an open-rank appointment in the research professor track,
with the potential for a joint appointment in a tenure-track position in
the University of Michigan School of Information or another school or
college. ISR seeks to recruit outstanding researchers with interests
related to information science, including data curation, computational
social science, and health informatics, especially researchers focusing on
the intersection of information science with research on racial, ethnic,
gender, and/or socioeconomic inequality.

The Institute for Social Research, founded in 1949, is one of the world’s
leading interdisciplinary social science research institutions.  ISR’s five
research centers – Center for Political Studies, Inter-university
Consortium for Political and Social Research, Population Studies Center,
Research Center for Group Dynamics, and Survey Research Center – span a
wide range of disciplines and methodological approaches.  Research faculty
positions in ISR include 100% ISR appointments as well as joint
appointments with many departments and colleges across the university.
For more information about ISR, please visit our web site:
http://home.isr.umich.edu/.

The School of Information is home to vibrant research and teaching
programs, with 59 core faculty, and nearly 850 students. The school offers
four degrees: a Ph.D., a Master of Science in Information, a Master of
Health Informatics, and a Bachelor of Science in Information. The mission
of the School of Information is to create and share knowledge to help
people use information -- with technology -- to build a better world. A
successful candidate for a position in the School of Information will be
committed to, and will directly contribute to the school’s goal of being
the best research and teaching institution for the understanding and design
of information and its technologies in service of people and society.
Required Qualifications*

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in an area such as social science,
information, computer science, engineering, health informatics, or related
field by the time the position begins.

Senior candidates should demonstrate experience and success with
externally-funded research, along with a national reputation and strong
publication record.

*How to Apply:* Review of submitted credentials  will begin immediately and
will continue until the position is filled. All candidates should submit
the following materials electronically to: http://apply.interfolio.com/47381

   - Cover letter
   - Curriculum vitae
   - Three representative research papers or publications
   - Statement of teaching philosophy and experience
   - Evidence of teaching excellence
   - Statement of current and future research plans
   - Statement demonstrating contributions to diversity
   - Junior candidates (new and recent PhDs): Three letters of
   recommendation
   - Senior candidates: Names of three references (letters will be
   solicited separately)

Additional Information

The Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan seeks to
recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to
serve the diverse people of Michigan, to maintain the excellence of the
university, and to ground our research in varied disciplines, perspectives,
and ways of knowing and learning. The University of Michigan is supportive
of the needs of dual career couples and is an equal opportunity/affirmative
action employer.

*Background Screening* The University of Michigan conducts background
checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may
use a third party administrator to conduct background checks.  Background
checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer.

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Libby Hemphill
Director, Resource Center for Minority Data, ICPSR
Research Associate Professor, Institute for Social Research
Associate Professor, School of Information
University of Michigan
libbyh at umich.edu