How to Apply
Applications should include (1) a cover letter; (2) CV; (3) a concise personal statement describing your vision and plans for teaching, practice and scholarship. (4) Please describe courses that you are qualified to teach as well as information about classes you have taught or helped teach in the past. Provide a sample of professional work that illustrates your area of practice; comment on how you might link that work to course teaching; and (5) a list of at least three references with contact information. Academic and professional references are valuable. Please do not include letters of recommendation with your application; we will contact references as needed.
To apply, submit application materials in Interfolio, via this link https://apply.interfolio.com/195475. Review of applications will begin on October 26, 2026 and continue until the position is filled . SEAS hopes to appoint a faculty member to this position to begin Fall 2027.
For assistance or further information, you may contact [email protected] .
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.
Job Summary
The School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) at the University of Michigan seeks applicants for a Professor of Practice to contribute to our capacity to train graduate students in dispute resolution and collaborative governance and to develop best practices and other scholarship that informs and advances the field and its impact. A distinguished record of professional practice in designing, facilitating and managing successful collaborative governance processes is critical. Evidence of non-academic impact in the candidate's chosen area of work is a requirement for the position.
A relevant graduate or professional degree is required; a PhD is preferred but not required. We prefer to fill this position at the rank of Professor of Practice or Associate Professor of Practice; rank will be commensurate with experience. While some flexibility may be possible to accommodate a candidate's area of practice, it is preferred that this position be filled as a full-time, 9-month, in-person, Ann Arbor-based appointment. The successful applicant will serve an initial term of 3 to 6 years with the possibility of continuation based on a performance review under SEAS promotion and review process for Professors of Practice.
For more than fifty years, SEAS has been a leading academic institution in work on environmental conflict management and dispute resolution, training practitioners and conducting research on the effectiveness of various process strategies. We seek a faculty colleague who will build on these foundations and expand our course and programmatic offerings to enable more students to develop dispute resolution, negotiation, facilitation and process design skills. We expect the successful candidate to join with faculty colleagues to envision opportunities for innovation and fund raising while mentoring and preparing students for impactful careers. SEAS Professors of Practice complement traditional scholarly (on campus) research with engaged real-world (off campus) work. It is expected that Professors of Practice and other SEAS faculty will collaborate to increase SEAS's impact by helping to resolve site-specific disputes and convene policy dialogues, and in doing so, advance the school's objective of impact on environmental and sustainability challenges.
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 .
Job Detail
Job Opening ID
284980
Working Title
Professor of Practice in Dispute Resolution and Collaborative Governance
Job Title
CLINICAL PROFESSOR
Work Location
Ann Arbor Campus
Ann Arbor, MI
Modes of Work
Onsite
Full/Part Time
Full-Time
Regular/Temporary
Regular
FLSA Status
Exempt
Organizational Group
School Nat Res Envir
Department
Sch for Environ and Sustain
Posting Begin/End Date
10/28/2026 - 6/30/2027
Career Interest
Instructional - Regular Clinical
Primary
