Department of Biology
University of North Dakota
THE POSITIONS:
The Biology Department at the University of North Dakota is a dynamic department with an energetic, collegial, and collaborative faculty. We are currently recruiting one faculty member for a position in Grassland Ecosystem Ecology/Wildlife Biology and second for a temporary position in Ecological Genomics of Grassland Species . These positions have been advertised in Science and the Chronicle of Higher Education. This page is intended to provide additional information.
Expectations
The department provides substantial resources and has high hopes and expectations for new faculty members. We strongly support pre-tenure faculty members to allow the establishment of strong programs in both teaching and research. We encourage and expect all faculty members to build active research programs that include the acquisition of extramural funding and the training of graduate students.
Equipment and Facilities
The department has numerous facilities and is well equipped to support research activities in many areas. The department maintains several core facilities and has a substantial amount of equipment available to all faculty members. There are also shared facilities and equipment available elsewhere on campus.
THE BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT
The Biology Department is one of 14 departments in the College of Arts and Sciences. The department faculty includes 17 tenure-track members and a number of research scientists with expertise in a diversity of areas. The department is strongly committed to both teaching and research. We offer outstanding programs in Biology at the undergraduate level and graduate degrees in Biology, including both the M. S. and Ph. D..
The department has a strong commitment to research. North Dakota is an EPSCoR funded state and most biology faculty members have received funding from that program. This program has been particularly valuable in providing startup funding and seed grants to new faculty members. Other major sources of funding for research within the department include the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Smithsonian Institution, and many others. Two members of the department have been recent recipients of NSF CAREER awards.
Descriptions of the research interests of faculty in Biology can be found on the department's web page, on the Evolution and Ecology Graduate Group web page, and the Cellular, and Molecular, and Developmental Biology Graduate Group web page. There is high potential for research collaboration with other Biology faculty members and members of the University of North Dakota School of Medicine in the following units: Departments of Anatomy and Cell Biology; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Microbiology and Immunology; and Pharmacology, Physiology, and Therapeutics; and the Center for Neuroscience.
SERVICES AND INFORMATION FOR NEW FACULTY
Research
University Research
Research, Development, and Compliance
Teaching
Alice Clark new-faculty mentoring program
Office of Instructional Development
Other
Information for dual-career couples
Era Bell Thompson Multicultural Awareness Center
University Children's Center
Student Life
Student Organizations
THE UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY
The University of North Dakota is located in Grand Forks, in eastern North Dakota. The greater Grand Forks area (Grand Forks, Grand Forks Air force Base, East Grand Forks, MN, and surrounding area) has a population of nearly 80,000. The University was founded in 1883 and is the largest and oldest institution of higher education in the state. The current enrollment is about 13,000, of which 14% are in the Graduate School.
Greater Grand Forks Links:
City of Grand Forks
Grand Forks Visitor Center
Grand Forks Quality of Life
Grand Forks Herald
Arts and Entertainment:
Chester Fritz Auditorium
North Dakota Museum of Art
Empire Arts Center
Alerus Center
Ralph Engelstad Arena
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