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About M-PACT

The Michigan Program for Advancing Cultural Transformation (M-PACT) is a federally funded, university-wide faculty initiative. It aims to drive transformative research, life-changing teaching, and accessible clinical care that will support the health of all, including communities who have been underserved. By partnering with faculty throughout their careers, M-PACT strengthens the capacity of those who serve as catalysts for change in academic and healthcare environments.

Utilizing a cohort-based model for hiring and retention, M-PACT partners with eleven schools and colleges in the biomedical and health sciences and offers comprehensive career development for faculty. Our program provides robust mentorship and sponsorship, cultivates leadership skills, and prepares both mentors and mentees to excel as future leaders and force multipliers across the biomedical and health sciences. 

The participating units include: 

• School of Dentistry
• College of Engineering
• Institute for Social Research
• School of Kinesiology
• Life Sciences Institute
• College of Literature, Science & the Arts
• Medical School
• School of Nursing
• College of Pharmacy
• School of Public Health
• School of Social Work

We are committed to ongoing, evidence-backed program evaluation in order to continuously refine, expand, and share our impact—across the University of Michigan and beyond.

New tenure-track faculty who are hired under this program will receive the following:

• Formal mentoring experiences related to becoming an effective and productive researcher in their field, obtaining NIH funding, and becoming a developmentally appropriate catalyst for change.
• Formal sponsor-mentor relationships with senior scholars outside of their unit/department.
• Training to help scholars effectively engage and utilize existing resources and support that are offered at the department/unit level.
• Guidance through the myriad resources and support that are widely offered to faculty at the university-level.
• Introductions to broader networks of faculty across the university with similar commitments to the promotion of inclusive excellence in order to facilitate a greater sense of community for themselves and their families.

2026-27 Hiring Units and Application Deadlines

Application Process

Part 1: Complete the online InfoReady application

• Cover Letter & Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Include a 1-2 page cover letter with your current CV
• Research Statement:
• Research/scholarship proposal that outlines your scholarly work and includes your research plan for the program period. For applications to the Department of Clinical Pharmacy, research statements must include a description of 3 future research projects (no more than 5 pages total).
• M-PACT Statement
• A statement of no more than 3 pages as a single .pdf document that describes your record of past experiences and accomplishments related to addressing issues related to inequities in health outcomes including risk, disease progression, outcomes, and service as well as your future plans to address health equity issues through your scholarship/research, teaching/mentoring, and/or service/engagement throughout your career. To the best of your ability, please briefly describe how you plan to work towards greater health equity in your research, teaching, and/or service activities specifically at the University of Michigan. All selections will be made solely on the basis of applicants’ professional experiences, qualifications, and demonstrated achievements. In keeping with federal and university policy, personal identity characteristics—such as race, gender, national origin, or sexual orientation—will not be considered at any stage of the hiring or selection process.
• Teaching Statement
• Teaching statement that describes your teaching philosophy, which may incorporate experience from formal or informal teaching and mentoring. The statement should be no more than 3 pages (singled-space).
• Service Statement
• Discuss your involvement and contributions to your University at the department, college, and/or University levels, in your profession (national, disciplinary service) and any involvement in community service that is related to your disciplinary expertise. The statement should be no more than 3 pages (singled-space).

• Reprint or pre-prints of articles or manuscripts
• Please upload a maximum of 5 articles or papers that best exemplify your research interests, acumen, and/or proposed areas of study. Examples include published or unpublished research papers, journal articles, dissertation chapters.
• Letters of recommendation
• You are required to have at least three (3) reference letters but may request submission of up to four (4) letters of recommendation from individuals who can thoughtfully attest to your qualities and qualifications as a candidate for a tenure-track position at the University of Michigan. You will be asked to provide email addresses for letter writers and they will be contacted and provided up to 2 weeks to submit the letters.

The University of Michigan is committed to accessibility. If you have any problems completing this application, please contact [email protected]

The University of Michigan, including the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, Flint campuses as well as Michigan Medicine, as an equal opportunity employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination. The University of Michigan is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, height, weight, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Frequently Asked Questions

The following addresses some of the more commonly asked questions about the M-PACT Program. If you have a question about the program that is not adequately answered by the FAQs, please email your inquiry to [email protected].