University of Michigan LSA Collegiate Fellowship Program

The Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB) in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts at the University of Michigan solicits applications for a faculty position at the Assistant Professor level to join our faculty through the 2024 LSA Collegiate Fellows Program (LCFP).  Scholars whose teaching and mentoring, AND/OR, research and scholarship, AND/OR service and engagement will contribute to our interconnected goals of excellence, diversity, equity, and inclusion are encouraged to apply. We welcome applicants from a wide range of institution types as we seek to diversify where we hire from.

We welcome applications from outstanding biological scientists in all areas of cell/molecular biology in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Experimental approaches may include (but are not limited to) electrophysiology, systems neurobiology, genetics, genomics, structural biology, in vivo imaging, and single cell technologies. For further information about MCDB research areas and the goals of this faculty search, please visit https://lsa.umich.edu/mcdb. 

Applications AND reference letters are due Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. ET

The LSA Collegiate Fellows Program was launched in 2016 as a major college initiative aimed at promoting an intellectually rich and inclusive scholarly environment, recruiting, and retaining exceptional early career faculty scholars, and supporting these outstanding scholars who are committed to working with college colleagues to build a diverse, equitable scholarly and learning community.  The program is administered by U-M’s National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID) in conjunction with LSA academic departments. 

Postdoctoral Fellow/Assistant Professor Rank:

The early-career program provides either one to two years of postdoctoral fellowship support with tenure-track assistant professors offers to follow the fellowship period or immediate tenure-track appointments in LSA departments. Successful candidates will receive dedicated research time, mentorship, research and travel funding, and cohort- and program-based professional development opportunities related to scholarship and teaching. 

Eligibility: 

Applicants must apply through the application portal to be considered for the Collegiate Fellows Program (linked below).  A list of all participating departments/units, eligibility requirements, and crucial application information can be found here. Inquiries may be directed to lsacollegiate@umich.edu.