Job Description

How to Apply

To be considered, submit a cover letter as the first page of your application materials. In that letter, explain your interest in this role and work experience.

Job Summary

The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) at the University of Michigan (UM) is looking for a collaborative, creative, and service-oriented Chief Information Officer (CIO). Reporting to the Executive Director of Administration and Chief Financial Officer, you will provide strategic technology leadership across the college and for LSA Technology Services. You will also represent LSA as an active contributor to UM-wide technology governance.

The LSA CIO is a visionary leader who integrates their professional expertise to enhance LSA's technology landscape. The CIO aligns LSA's tech strategies with broader UM goals, ensuring that the faculty, staff, and students' experiences and needs are met so that we remain a leader in knowledge discovery and sharing. By promoting new technologies and encouraging innovation, the CIO ensures LSA's technology services are secure, reliable, and responsive to the user needs across LSA.

Leading staff is another critical aspect of your responsibilities. As LSA CIO, you will lead our diverse team of 180+ regular staff who deliver technology services across academic, research, and administrative needs in over 60 diverse academic and administrative departments. You will offer coaching to our team, foster an inclusive environment, focus on continuous improvement, and promote quality service for the college community.

Why Work at Michigan?

In addition to a career filled with purpose and opportunity, the University of Michigan offers comprehensive benefits to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family, and plan for a secure future including:

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Desired Qualifications*

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Additional Information

The position requires on-campus/in-person work from the Ann Arbor campus with some time working remotely, based on operational needs.

More About Us

LSA is the largest and one of the oldest of the university's 19 schools and colleges, with more than 100 degree programs in over 75 academic departments and programs. Learn more about LSA at https://lsa.umich.edu. The college has a large workforce of approximately 1,200 staff, 1,500 faculty, 1,800 graduate student appointees and research fellows, and an additional 2,000 temporary employees.

We seek to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the diverse people of Michigan, fulfill our mission, vision, and values, and sustain the excellence of LSA.

As one of the world's great liberal arts colleges, LSA pushes the boundaries of what is understood about the human experience and the natural world, and we foster the next generation of rigorous and empathetic thinkers, creators, and contributors to the state of Michigan, the nation, and the world.

 

To learn more about the LSA Technology Services organization and services, visit https://lsa.umich.edu/technology-services/

 

To learn more about diversity, equity, and inclusion in LSA, please visit lsa.umich.edu/lsa/dei.

 

To learn more about LSA's Mission, Vision and Values, please visit lsa.umich.edu/strategicvision.

 

Since 1841, the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) has been the heart of The Michigan Difference, educating young leaders through a rich liberal arts curriculum and creating new knowledge through world-class research and scholarship.

 

Mission Statement

 

The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.

Background Screening

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks.  Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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