Open Position: Michigan Technological University, Chair of Biological
Sciences
Michigan Technological University invites applications for an Associate
or Full Professor to
serve as Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences to begin in the
2013-2014 academic
year. The successful applicant will have an externally funded research
program that
complements existing departmental research strengths. The Chair must
balance the research
program with the administrative responsibilities of this position, which
includes managing the
academic and financial affairs of the department. Preference will be
given to applicants having
administrative experience in an academic setting with strong
undergraduate and graduate (MS
and PhD) programs.
Formal review of applications will begin on November 1, 2012 and will
continue until the
position is filled. Detailed information concerning the department and
university can be viewed
at www.mtu.edu/biological/chair. Direct inquires to Susan Bagley, Search
Committee Chair
([email protected]). Applicants must send a PDF file with the
following items to
[email protected]: letter of interest that discusses applicant’s
approach to balancing
research and administration; curriculum vitae; statements of research
interests, graduate and
undergraduate educational philosophies, and approach to administration;
and names and contact
information of four references.
Michigan Tech is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Equal
Opportunity Employer.
We have a Dual Career Assistance Program (DCAP), which assists
departments with partner
orientation to the university and community and identification of
possible positions for partners
(see www.dual.mtu.edu ).
Michigan Tech is also an ADVANCE institution, one of a limited number of
universities in
receipt of NSF funds in support of our commitment to increase diversity
and the participation
and advancement of women in STEM.
The university is in the sixth year of a strategic faculty hiring
initiative (see www.mtu.edu/sfhi );
the current initiatives relate to Water and Transportation. Previous
initiatives focused on
Sustainability, Health, Energy, and Computation.
