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University of Michigan

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School of Information
John Derby Evans Professorship in Information (Assistant or Associate Professor)

JOE ID Number: 2025-02_111476281
Date Posted: 09/22/2025
Date Inactive: 11/01/2025
Position Title/Short Description
Title: John Derby Evans Professorship in Information (Assistant or Associate Professor)
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: Z1 -- Cultural Economics; Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position focusing on technology and society. The successful candidate will be appointed to the John Derby Evans Professorship in Information at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.

We welcome applications from scholars in information fields with training in information, social or behavioral sciences, computer science, or humanities traditions working on a range of topics and employing diverse methods. We are especially interested in qualified applicants whose research addresses important social problems, opportunities, and questions at the intersection of technology and society. Topical areas include (but are not limited to) information access and integrity, generative AI, computer-mediated communication, social media, mobile media, ethics and policy, and socio-technical systems.

To view the full job description and application instructions go to: https://apply.interfolio.com/173500. Consideration of applications will begin immediately. Applications must be submitted by November 1, 2025, as the job posting will close for review on that date. Please direct inquiries about this position to SISearchSupport@umich.edu

Application Requirements:
  • External Application Link
Application deadline: 11/01/2025