Professor of Racial Justice in Science and Technology Policy

Job description

Description The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan invites applications from well-qualified individuals for a tenure-track or tenured faculty position focused on racial justice in science and technology policy. Applicants should have expertise focused on structural and other forms of racism in science, technology, and associated policies, and interest in how the tools of public policy and democracy can be used to create racially just and equitable science and technology and/or how science and technology can be wielded to address structural racism. Applications are welcome from a range of fields, including computer and data science, engineering fields, science and technology studies, science and technology policy, law, communications, African American studies, ethnic studies, information studies, sociology, and history, with particular interest in candidates whose work transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. The position will have a university year appointment. The Ford School is committed to attracting and retaining a distinguished and diverse faculty. Successful candidates must demonstrate a record of research excellence appropriate to the...