• The Biology Department is renumbering all of its courses so that all courses will have a BIO prefix. The change will be effective with the 2009-2011 catalog and the winter 2010 semester. Check back for more information about this change.
  • Departmental scholarship applications are due in mid-February. Check out the scholarship page for more information.
  • EMU broke ground on a new Science Complex in mid-November 2008. See Focus EMU for the story. As a result of the construction, pedestrian access to the building has been changed. Please see the Construction Update site for more information. Note that the west doors to Mark Jefferson have been permanently sealed so that construction of the addition can begin.
  • The Department of Biology invites applications for two tenure-track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning August 2010. We seek individuals with a Ph.D., postdoctoral experience, and evidence of teaching excellence and research productivity. Successful candidates should have a strong commitment to teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and be able to develop a productive research program involving undergraduate and Master's-level students that can attract external funding. Preference will be given to candidates who complement the diversity of research expertise in the department.
    • Plant Biology (posting #FA1023E): The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to our second semester departmental core course in Introductory Biology, and advanced courses in Botany. Preferred areas of research interest include plant organismal biology, systematics or conservation biology.
    • Evolutionary Biology & Genetics (posting #FA1022E): The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to our departmental core courses in Evolution and in Genetics, and advanced courses in his/her specialty. Preferred areas of research interest include population genetics, conservation genetics, and evolution of development.
    • Eastern Michigan University, with an enrollment of 23,000 students, is located in Ypsilanti, adjacent to Ann Arbor, in southeastern Michigan. The Biology Department (www.emich.edu/biology) has 20 faculty members and offers graduate programs in Ecology and Organismal Biology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, and General Biology. Research and teaching facilities include plant growth chambers, a herbarium, a greenhouse, two field stations, tissue culture and flow cytometry facilities, electron microscopy laboratory, and modern molecular biology equipment. A new science complex is under construction.
    • All applications must be made online at: https://www.emujobs.com. Please submit a letter of interest noting posting #, and include curriculum vitae, statement of teaching interests and philosophy, statement of research interests, up to three current reprints, three letters of reference, and transcripts. Any letters sent by dossier services and/or recommenders should be sent to the attention of the search chair at: 316 Mark Jefferson, Ypsilanti, MI 48197. Review of applications will begin November 11, 2009 and continue until the successful candidate is hired. For additional information, contact Dr. Marianne Laporte, Department Head, (734) 487-4242, mlaporte@emich.edu.
    • Eastern Michigan University is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage women and members of minority groups to consider this opportunity.