John Derby Evans Professorship in Media Technology (Assistant or Associate Professor)
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Application deadline: 1 November, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
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.
UMSI is committed to encouraging a collaborative academic environment. We are excited to hire new colleagues who share our mission and offer unique and divergent perspectives. The faculty appointment is a continuing university-year tenure-track appointment with an anticipated starting date of August 25, 2026. The named professorship is awarded for a period of five years.
The John Derby Evans Professorship in Information was established by the Regents of the University of Michigan in March of 2017. John Derby Evans, co-founder of C-SPAN and a leader in the cable television industry, has transformed public access to information and serves on the University of Michigan School of Information Advisory Board. His philanthropy advances education, health, and the arts.
Job Expectations and Responsibilities:
Job responsibilities include research, teaching, and service. Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Conduct scholarly research resulting in publications in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, edited books, books, and conference proceedings;
Seek external funding to support their research program;
Teach in UMSI’s five academic programs;
Mentor students for independent studies, master’s projects and theses, and doctoral dissertations;
Provide service to the school, university, and the broader academic community through committee work, journal editing, community engagement, and other opportunities.
Each contributing member of the UMSI faculty will have a teaching effort equivalent to three semester-long courses per year.