Job Description

How to Apply

We'd love to see a cover letter included with your resume when you apply for this position. This is an excellent opportunity to tell us more about why you're interested in the role and how your experience relates to it. Make sure to attach your cover letter as the first page of your resume. Thanks for considering this position, and we can't wait to learn more about you.
 

Job Summary

About Telling It:
Telling It is a community-based expressive arts program that creates safe, judgment-free spaces using trauma-informed and culturally sensitive methods to foster emotional processing and personal empowerment. We partner with community sites in Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor to offer weekly programs for youth and adults. Telling It is a program in the LSA Residential College. You can learn more about us at lsa.umich.edu/tellingit.

Overview of Position:
We are adding a Lead Artist position to Telling It's primary staff team. We are looking for candidates who want to work in a lively environment with a program that supports social emotional learning using creative nontraditional practices. You will recruit and oversee resident and visiting artists and plan weekly program sessions that you lead at community sites. You will report to the Telling It Director.
 

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.

Why Work at Michigan?

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

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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

As one of the worlds 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 diversity, equity, and inclusion in LSA, please visit lsa.umich.edu/lsa/dei.

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

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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