Full Professor Tenure System

MSU Careers Details•East Lansing, MI

About The Position

The Department of Integrative Biology at Michigan State University invites applications for a tenure-system position at the rank of Associate or Full Professor in Rapid Organismal Change. The successful candidate will maintain a nationally or internationally recognized, externally funded research program; contribute to undergraduate and/or graduate teaching; and mentor students and postdoctoral scholars. Applicants may work in any animal system or subdiscipline of integrative biology, with particular interest in research and leadership that integrates disciplines and opens new avenues for discovery and collaboration. A central expectation is to lead the development of a new interdisciplinary research center focused on how animals respond to rapid change in their biotic and abiotic environments. The candidate will help define the center’s intellectual identity and scientific priorities, cultivate institutional and external partnerships, and develop a sustainable strategy for growth and impact. The center is intended to unite researchers around ambitious questions, leverage and expand MSU strengths, build a collaborative intellectual community, pursue extramural funding and interdisciplinary training, and establish a distinctive long-term scientific trajectory. The position is based in an environment with connections to the Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Program, W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, MSU Museum, and interdisciplinary graduate training programs. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. MSU will provide support for research startup and center development. The center is also envisioned as a focal point for future faculty recruitment and institutional investment. This is a union position represented by the Union of Tenure System Faculty (UTSF); the university is working with the union to establish a collective bargaining agreement.

Requirements

A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in biology or a related field.
A distinguished record of research accomplishments in organismal biology appropriate for appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor.
A strong record of peer-reviewed scholarship and sustained extramural research funding.
Demonstrated commitment to, or ideally leadership of, significant scientific collaborations, programs, or initiatives extending beyond the candidate’s individual research group.
Evidence of ability to establish productive collaborations across disciplinary or institutional boundaries.
A compelling vision for building and leading an interdisciplinary research center.
A strong record of mentorship and commitment to undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral education and training.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing and/or leading multi-investigator research proposals, collaborative research networks, or interdisciplinary programs.
Evidence of successfully building research partnerships, shared scientific resources, or collaborative training initiatives.
Experience with strategic planning, program development, or other forms of academic leadership.
A strong record of engagement with broader scientific communities, stakeholders, and/or public audiences.

Responsibilities

Lead the development of a new interdisciplinary research center focused on rapid organismal change.
Define the center’s intellectual identity, scientific priorities, partnerships, and sustainable strategy for growth and impact.
Bring together researchers from diverse disciplines to pursue ambitious scientific questions and collaborations.
Leverage and expand existing strengths at MSU while creating opportunities for new scientific directions.
Pursue opportunities for extramural funding, interdisciplinary training, and national and international research partnerships.
Maintain a nationally or internationally recognized and externally funded research program.
Contribute to undergraduate and/or graduate teaching.
Mentor students and postdoctoral scholars.

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