<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><h1><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;">Dear colleagues:</span></font></h1><div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#942193">DEADLINE EXTENDED</font></b> until Nov. 25 for this position.</div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0615CB"><b><br></b></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(6, 21, 203); font-weight: bold; ">We are particularly hoping to attract candidates who work in Africa. </span></div><h1><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; ">Please forward widely, and publish in newsletters or journals. Feel free to contact me for more information.</span></h1><div>— Paul N. Edwards</div><div><br></div><div><img height="64" width="400" id="dcdea689-115b-4c5e-8b05-6a8e6e2c048f" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:6E15F08B-ED9B-46FE-96BE-130AC090CCC5"></div><h1><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; "></span>Faculty Position Postings</h1>
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<h2>Information and Communication Technology for Development</h2>
<b>Rank: Assistant Professor</b>
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The School of Information (SI) seeks a faculty member at the Assistant
Professor level who will establish a vigorous research and teaching
program in information and communication technology for development
(ICT4D), emphasizing applications relevant to environmental
sustainability and developing nations. The successful candidate will
have demonstrated expertise in information system design;
computer-supported cooperative work; environmental informatics;
communication studies; development policy, sociology, or anthropology;
and/or a related field applicable to the design and study of
information systems for developing-world contexts. The ideal applicant
will combine a proven ability to design effective and innovative
information systems with an informed, critical perspective on
development issues. A portfolio that includes fieldwork (for example,
an implemented ICT4D project, or a study of ICT uses in one or more
nations) will receive most favorable consideration.
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<br>The School's mission is to connect people, information, and
technology in more valuable ways. The School currently has 37 FTE
faculty; 50 doctoral students, and 372 students in its professional
program, the Master of Science in Information. In partnership with
other units, we recently launched a new undergraduate informatics
concentration (major). We encourage you to learn more about the School,
its mission, and its activities at the <a href="http://si.umich.edu">SI Web site</a>.
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This position is part of a "cluster hire" in Environment, Information,
and Development. The cluster consists of SI and three partner units
< the Department of History, the School of Natural Resources and
Environment, and the Center for Afroamerican & African Studies
(which will also be hiring new faculty in related areas). The candidate
for the SI position will be expected to engage with these new faculty,
as well as others across the university, through such venues as a
speaker series, reading groups, research projects, and teaching
initiatives. We ask applicants for the SI position to review the <a href="http://sitemaker.umich.edu/clusterhire/home">Environment, Information and Development cluster description</a>. Letters of application should mention the candidate's ideas for interacting with the cluster group.
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Qualifications: A Ph.D. (or nearing completion) in the areas of
information science, computer science, environmental informatics,
communication studies, sociology, anthropology, public policy, or
another relevant field; demonstrated potential for successful teaching
at the undergraduate and graduate level; demonstrated potential for
high scholarly impact; and a strong commitment to teaching,
interdisciplinary research, and creative activity.
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<br>Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the
position is filled; however, candidates are strongly encouraged to
submit their applications by November 15, 2009. <div><br></div><div>For more information or to apply, please visit the <a href="https://www.si.umich.edu/about-SI/faculty-postings.htm">UM School of Information Faculty Position Postings</a>. </div><div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">—————————————————</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Paul N. Edwards, Assoc. Professor of Information</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Geneva; min-height: 16px; font-family: Geneva; "><br style="font-family: Geneva; "></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">School of Information</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">3078 West Hall</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">University of Michigan</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">1085 South University Ave.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1107</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">(734) 764-2617 (office) </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">(206) 337-1523</span> (fax) </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.si.umich.edu/~pne/">http://www.si.umich.edu/~pne/</a></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div></div></div><div><br></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></div></body></html>