[Michlib-l] Clinical faculty position opening at U-M School of Information!

Fri Oct 20 17:30:39 EDT 2017

Hello! We are seeking an addition to our faculty in the clinical faculty
category
<https://www.si.umich.edu/prospective-faculty/clinical-track-position> (no
PhD required; not tenure-track) who is deeply engaged in community in civic
technologies, making, and more. See description below!

The University of Michigan School of Information
*Clinical Assistant Professor*

The School of Information at the University of Michigan (UMSI) seeks a
clinical-track professor at the assistant level.  This position will teach
courses that have significant engaged learning components through applied
practice and engagement with community and industry partners.  We are
particularly interested in teaching and practice experience in one or more
of the following areas:

   - Citizen engagement – such as those who have worked within information
   technology to increase citizen participation;
   - Information and communication technology for development – such as
   those who have worked with NGOs/governments/non-profits to help underserved
   populations use technology to increase social mobility, community
   well-being and economic development;
   - Making – such as developers/designers of maker spaces/curricula in the
   context of schools/libraries/museums;
   - Design – someone who has been a designer and can introduce UMSI
   students to design thinking and help them apply design thinking to solve
   real world problems; and
   - Innovation and entrepreneurship – someone who has been an entrepreneur
   and can help UMSI students to approach problems from an entrepreneurial
   perspective.

The Clinical Assistant Professor will work closely with our newly created
Office of Professional and Community Engagement, who staff and coordinate
several ongoing engaged learning programs at UMSI, including Citizen
Interaction Design and the Global Information Engagement Program. The
successful candidate engages in professional activity that complements our
existing areas of expertise, such as computer-supported cooperative work;
incentive-centered design; digital curation; information seeking, sharing
and use; community informatics; Internet-scale data, network and text
analysis; social computing; and health informatics. We are especially
interested in qualified applicants whose research addresses important
social problems, opportunities, and questions associated with the
aforementioned areas of interest to the School.

In additional to teaching, this position will be responsible for mentoring
students. The School’s strong commitment to service carries with it the
expectation of service to the School, university, and external communities
and this service will be expected to have impact and influence on the
communities served. Less emphasis will be placed on scholarly publication
and a formal research record, but candidates will be expected to be able to
demonstrated outstanding work at the level of professional engagement and
practice through a variety of professional products. As with all faculty,
criteria for appointment will include evaluation of the impact of the
faculty member’s work in the community of their peers as well as those they
serve in their practice, but for clinical faculty, impact will be measured
in ways beyond scholarly publication.

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 will be committed to, and will directly
contribute to our 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.

The School is home to vibrant research and teaching programs, with 59 core
faculty, and nearly 850 students. We offer four degrees: a Ph.D., a Master
of Science in Information, a Master of Health Informatics, and a Bachelor
of Science in Information.

Founded in 1817, the University of Michigan has a long and distinguished
history as one of the first public universities in the nation. It is one of
only two public institutions consistently ranked among the nation's top ten
universities. The University has one of the largest health care complexes
in the world and one of the best library systems in the United States. With
more than $1 billion in research expenditures annually, the University has
the second largest research expenditure among all universities in the
nation. The University has an annual general fund budget of more than $1.7
billion and an endowment valued at more than $7.6 billion.

*Required Qualifications*

   - Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of three years professional experience
   in an area such as information, computer science, engineering, business,
   design, or related fields
   - Demonstrated potential for successful teaching at the undergraduate
   and graduate levels
   - Demonstrated potential for directing student project teams
   - Demonstrated potential for working in collaboration with staff and
   external clients/sponsors
   - Ability to develop new course materials
   - Ability to organize and administer professional practice activities
   - A strong commitment to teaching, service, interdisciplinary practice
   and research, and diversity

*Desired Qualifications*

   - Advanced degree in an area, such as information, computer science,
   engineering, business, design, or related fields preferred

*How to Apply:*
Application review will begin November 1, 2017. All applicants should
submit the following materials electronically to:
https://apply.interfolio.com/45805

   - Cover letter which includes a statement of contributions to diversity
   in teaching and professional activity
   - Curriculum vita
   - Three representative publications or professional products
   - Statement of teaching philosophy and experience
   - Evidence of teaching excellence
   - Statement of current and future professional impact and research plans
   - Three letters of recommendation

*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.

-- 
Kristin Fontichiaro
University of Michigan School of Information
4427 North Quad
105 S. State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285
734.647.3593
Blog <http://fontichiaro.com/activelearning> | Book an Appointment (school
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*Projects:*
Michigan Makers <http://michiganmakers.si.umich.edu> | Making in Michigan
Libraries <http://makinglibraries.si.umich.edu>
Data Literacy in High School <http://dataliteracy.si.umich.edu> | Public
Library Management MOOC
<http://ai.umich.edu/portfolio/public-library-management/>
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