"Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Technology, Society, and Power"

The University of Michigan School of Information invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Technology, Society, and Power. We especially welcome scholars who engage with the critical study of technology (including but not limited to feminist, postcolonial, and decolonial approaches), interpretive methods, global studies of technology, and the political economy of technology production and use. Areas of research and teaching may include, but are not limited to: science and technology studies, critical computing, history of computing, technology policy, and social, cultural, and political processes of digital technology and/or media. We are also interested in scholars who engage one or several of the following themes: technology and its relationship to governance, violence, control, surveillance, resistance, war, labor exploitation, authoritarianism, and populism. Applicants should have a PhD in information studies, science and technology studies, anthropology, digital studies, communications, or allied fields.

The successful candidate should demonstrate potential for or experience with publication and research funding, for collaborative and interdisciplinary initiatives, and for working with students from diverse backgrounds. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to engage with the Center for Ethics, Society, and Computing (ESC).

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.

Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in an area such as information, science and technology studies, anthropology, history, media studies, communication, or a related social or information science discipline
• A strong interest in teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels
• A strong commitment to interdisciplinary research
• A record in teaching and research

All applicants for this position should submit a cover letter, a vita, three representative publications, evidence of teaching excellence if available, a research statement, and a teaching statement. Applicants at the assistant professor level must submit three letters of recommendation. All application materials must be submitted electronically to: https://apply.interfolio.com/171466. Please direct inquiries about this position to SISearchSupport@umich.edu. 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. Employment will require both a criminal background check and an institutional reference check regarding any misconduct. Candidates will be required to submit a self-disclosure form as well as an authorization to release information form. The anticipated starting date for this university-year appointment is August 25, 2026.