<p>The University of Michigan School of Information is hiring an <b>open rank</b> position in the area of "<span>Interpretivism</span>" that may be of interest to CITASA members (see: <a href="http://www.si.umich.edu/aboutsi/2012-faculty-opening-interpretivism" target="_blank">http://www.si.umich.edu/aboutsi/2012-faculty-opening-<span>interpretivism</span></a>). </p>
<p></p><p>We favor candidates whose research interests
complement our existing expertise in such areas as computer-supported
cooperative work; digital archives and preservation; human-computer
interaction; incentive-centered design and information economics;
information seeking, sharing and use; Internet-scale data, network and
text analysis; social computing and informatics.<br> <br>The mission of
the School of Information is to create knowledge so people can use
information and technology to build a better world, and to educate
socially-engaged information professionals. 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.<br> <br>The School is home to a dynamic and vibrant research
and teaching program, with 35 FTE faculty, and over 400 students. We
offer a PhD, a Master of Science in Information, a Master of Health
Informatics (jointly with the School of Public Health), a jointly
offered undergraduate informatics major, and as of Fall 2014 we will
offer our own bachelor’s of information.<br> 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 $1.4 billion and an endowment valued at
more than $7.57 billion.</p>
<p>Review of all applications will begin<b> November 1, 2012</b> and continue until the positions are filled. For more information or to apply, please visit <a href="http://umsi.info/facultyapp" target="_blank">umsi.info/facultyapp</a>.</p>
<p>Regards,<br><br>Tiffany Veinot, MLS, PhD <br>Assistant Professor of Information and of Health Behavior and Health Education<br>University of Michigan<br>4429 North Quad<br>105 S. State Street<br>Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285<br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:tveinot@umich.edu" target="_blank">tveinot@umich.edu</a><br>Voice/Fax: <a href="tel:734-615-8281" target="_blank">734-615-8281</a><br>Visit my Web site at: <a href="http://communityhealthinformatics.org/" target="_blank">http://communityhealthinformatics.org/</a></p>