University of Michigan Institute for Social Research

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The University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research (ISR) is seeking candidates for an open-rank appointment in the research professor track, with the potential for a joint appointment in a tenure-track position in another University of Michigan school or college. ISR seeks to recruit outstanding researchers with interests related to racial, ethnic, gender, and/or socioeconomic inequality.

The Institute for Social Research, founded in 1949, is one of the world’s leading interdisciplinary social science research institutions. ISR’s five research centers – Center for Political Studies, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, Population Studies Center, Research Center for Group Dynamics, and Survey Research Center – span a wide range of disciplines and methodological approaches. Research faculty positions in ISR include 100% ISR appointments as well as joint appointments with many departments and colleges across the university. For more information about ISR, please visit our web site: http://home.isr.umich.edu/.

Potential units for joint appointments for this position include the School of Social Work, the School of Information, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, the School of Public Health, or social science departments within the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. Disciplinary background of applicants could be in any of several areas of relevance, including, for example, economics, education, political science, psychology, public health, social work, sociology, or statistics.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in a social science or related field by the time the position begins.

Senior candidates should demonstrate experience and success with externally-funded research, along with a national reputation and strong publication record.

The Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the diverse people of Michigan, to maintain the excellence of the university, and to ground our research in varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning. The University of Michigan is supportive of the needs of dual career couples and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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