User Experience Designer
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be
attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address
your specific interest in the position, include your salary requirements, and
outline skills and experience that directly relate to this
position. If possible, please include a link to your
electronic portfolio/dossier as part of your resume.

  
Job Summary

  
The University of Michigan is seeking a qualified User Experience Designer to
play an active role in the software development team in the Digital Innovation
Greenhouse (DIG), a strategic initiative managed by the Office of Digital
Education & Innovation (DEI). Working with the world-class faculty and
students of the University of Michigan, DIG is developing digital applications
that enhance the residential education experience and facilitate engaged and
personalized learning. DIG acts as innovation accelerator, taking good ideas
from innovation to infrastructure, working closely with communities of
practice and learning analytics researchers to ensure their products have high
impact, and finding pathways to enable personalization at scale across the U-M
community and beyond.

  
  
Digital Education is a strategic priority for the University of Michigan.
Through curricular innovation, leadership in learning analytics, and digital
infrastructure at scale, DEI aims to transform the way we educate and engage
our residential students. For more information about DEI please visit our
website: digitaleducation.umich.edu

  
  
This new position, focused on user experience design, will operate within a
startup environment. It reports to the Director of Policy and Operations
within DEI, and will collaborate closely with other members of the DIG Team,
including software developers, user community mobilizers, faculty and student
innovators, as well as other academic, technology, and administrative staff at
the University. It will include oversight of user experience interns and close
collaboration with faculty innovators. For more information, please visit our
website: http://digitaleducation.umich.edu/

  
Note: This is a three year, term-limited appointment with the possibility of
renewal.



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