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Florida International University is Miami's public research university. FIU is focused on student success. According to U.S. News and World Report, FIU has 35 programs in the top 100 in the nation among public universities, including 15 in the top 50. FIU is a top U.S. research university with more than $200 million in annual expenditures and is designated as an “Emerging Preeminent State Research University” by the Florida Board of Governors. FIU ranks 15th in the nation among public universities for patent production, which drives innovation, and is one of the institutions that helps make Florida the top state for higher education. The Next Horizon fundraising campaign is furthering FIU's commitment to providing students Worlds Ahead opportunities. Today FIU has two campuses and multiple centers, and supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA ,  with more than 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. The university has awarded more than 330,000 degrees to many leaders in South Florida and beyond. For more information about FIU, visit  www.fiu.edu . Job Information Florida International University (FIU), located in Miami, FL, invites applicants for multiple tenured faculty positions in Minority Health/Health Disparities/Health Equity Research, to be hired at the Associate or Full Professor level. We are interested in established investigators with track records of extramural funding (NIH, CDC, and/or NSF), conducting research with underserved and underrepresented populations including racial and ethnic minorities, rural populations, and sexual and gender minorities. Applicants should have experience in mentorship and training of early career investigators, transdisciplinary collaboration, community partnership and engagement, and research dissemination. Investigators across all areas of health disparities research will be considered, including but not limited to the areas of substance use problems, HIV, environmental health disparities, disaster preparedness, cancer, aging, brain health, nicotine and tobacco, and/or violence. This hiring initiative is part of  FIU's NIMHD-funded Research Center in a Minority Institution Program . Home department appointments will be made based on candidates' areas of expertise and specialization. FIU has designated Health Disparities Research a preeminent focus for the University, and is committed to supporting and expanding Health Disparities/Health Equity research, scholarship, and mentorship at the University. Salary for this position is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Responsibilities: Responsibilities for this faculty position may include but are not limited to: collaborative and applied research with FIU-RCMI faculty and trainees conducting health disparities research (including assistance with grant applications and data analysis on funded grants); and methodological research leading to peer-reviewed publications and grant funding; and, teaching graduate courses and supervising of graduate and post-doctoral trainees.  

Florida International University is classified by Carnegie as a “R1: Doctoral Universities - Highest Research Activity” and recognized as a Carnegie Community Engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as business, engineering, computer science, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes almost $9 billion each year to the local economy and is ranked second in Florida in Forbes Magazine's “America's Best Employers” list. FIU graduates are consistently among the highest paid college graduates in Florida and are among the leaders of public and private organizations throughout South Florida. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission with multiple state-of-the-art research facilities including the Wall of Wind Research and Testing Facility, FIU's Medina Aquarius Program and the Advanced Materials Engineering Research Institute. FIU has awarded more than 220,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, the Miami Beach Urban Studios, and Tianjin, China. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and more than 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit   http://www.fiu.edu/ . Open-Rank Tenure Track/Tenured Positions 519661 - Computing and Information Sciences (SCIS) FIU's School of Computing and Information Sciences (SCIS) is a rapidly growing program of excellence at Florida International University (FIU). The School has 30 tenure-track faculty members and over 3,000 students, including over 90 Ph.D. students. The School is engaged in on-going and exciting new and expanding programs for research, education and outreach. The School offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science, and M.S. degrees in Telecommunications and Networking, Cyber-security, Data Science, and Information Technology as well as B.S./B.A. degrees in Information Technology. NSF ranks FIU 39th nationwide in externally-funded research expenditures. SCIS has six research centers/clusters with first-class computing and support infrastructure, and enjoys broad and dynamic industry and international partnerships. The School of Computing and Information Sciences invites applications from exceptionally qualified faculty at all levels with particular emphasis in cybersecurity, data science, AI, and machine learning. Ideal candidates for junior positions should have a record of exceptional research in their early careers and a demonstrated ability to pursue and lead a research program. Candidates for senior positions must have an active and sustainable record of excellence in funded research, publications and professional service as well as demonstrated leadership in collaborative or interdisciplinary research. In addition to developing or expanding a high-quality research program, all successful applicants must be committed to excellence in teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.  

The Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University (FIU, http://biology.fiu.edu ) seeks a top scholar to fill the Walter and Rosalie Professorship in Tropical Ecology and Conservation. We seek qualified individuals whose area of expertise is sustainability, resilience, impact of invasive species, artificial materials, or other aspects of human disruption of terrestrial, aquatic, or marine tropical ecosystems. The ideal candidate will exhibit an interdisciplinary approach to research that will complement existing expertise either within the Department of Biological Sciences or between Biology and allied science departments.  The Department of Biological Sciences, (http://biology.fiu.edu/) - in the School of the Environment, Arts, and Society  (seas.fiu.edu) within the College of Arts, Sciences & Education has ~5,000 majors and 120 graduate students in fields ranging from cell and molecular biology to evolution and ecology. Tropical Research is an area of preeminence at FIU with several institutes and centers  relevant to tropical ecology including the International Center for Tropical Botany (ictb.fiu.edu), the Institute of Water and Environment (inwe.fiu.edu), the Tropical Conservation Institute (tci.fiu.edu), the Southeast Environmental Research Center (serc.fiu.edu), The Sea Level Solutions Center (slsc.fiu.edu), The Center for Coastal Oceans Research (ccor.fiu.edu), and the International Hurricane Research Center (www.ihrc.fiu.edu).  FIU is a member of the State University System of Florida and an Equal Opportunity, Equal Access Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

The Department of Biological Sciences invites applications from academically qualified and professionally experienced individuals for a non-tenure track, 12-month, open-rank Instructor Position in General Biology.  General Biology I and II are high enrollment courses taught every semester. Teaching in other undergraduate upper and lower division courses may also be expected, depending on specialization and departmental needs.  More information on these courses can be found on our website at https://biology.fiu.edu . The Department of Biological Sciences is committed to developing novel learning activities that will prepare students for success in a fast-paced global environment. To maximize opportunity and experience for our diverse student population, we value and seek diversity in applicants for this position. The Department of Biological Sciences has ~4500+ undergraduate majors, ~120 graduate students, and 61 faculty members on two large campuses ( https://www.fiu.edu/locations/index.html ), one in west Miami (MMC), and one in North Miami on Biscayne Bay (BBC). This position will be primarily located at the BBC campus although teaching on MMC may be assigned as needed. FIU is a member of the State University System of Florida and an Equal Opportunity, Equal Access Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

The Department of Biological Science at Florida International University ( https://biology.fiu.edu ) is seeking qualified candidates for an Assistant Professor or higher rank in Microbiology.  We encourage applications from microbiologists with a wide range of research foci, and we are especially interested in Microbiologists working on bacteriophage biology, microbe-plant interactions, mycology, and marine microbial ecology. To maximize opportunity and experience for our diverse student population, we value and seek diversity in applicants for this position. FIU is a member of the State University System of Florida and an Equal Opportunity, Equal Access Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.  

The Department of Biological Science at Florida International University ( https://biology.fiu.edu ) is seeking qualified candidates for an Assistant Professor or higher rank position in Plant Organismal Biology. Scientists working on all aspects of plant sciences will be considered, especially plant functional biology, morphology and anatomy, and plant ecophysiology. To maximize opportunity and experience for our diverse student population, we value and seek diversity in applicants for this position. The successful candidate will be expected to have a solid publication record, bring and maintain an active externally-funded research program, supervise graduate students in our Ph.D. program, as well as teach undergraduate courses in their area of expertise and the general plant sciences curriculum. Successful candidates could also become affiliated with several preeminent research institutes and centers relevant to tropical plant biology, including the International Center for Tropical Botany ( ictb.fiu.edu ), the Institute of Water and Environment ( inwe.fiu.edu ), and the Southeast Environmental Research Center ( serc.fiu.edu ). FIU is a member of the State University System of Florida and an Equal Opportunity, Equal Access Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

The Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University ( https://biology.fiu.edu ) is seeking qualified candidates for an Open Rank, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor position in Phycology. We are interested in scientists who use contemporary tools for understanding algae taxonomy, physiology and/or ecology, and who have prior experience applying this knowledge to detecting, modeling, and/or managing harmful microalgal blooms. Only candidates having significant transferable funding at the time of hiring will be considered for this position. The successful candidate is expected to benefit from, and broaden the ongoing network of collaborations among, an existing team of scientists addressing the chemistry of harmful algal blooms, and ecologists studying freshwater and coastal ecosystem dynamics, which are supported by core facilities including molecular biology, toxicology and nutrient analysis, among others. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to maintain an externally funded research program, supervise graduate students in our Ph.D. program, as well as teach undergraduate courses in their area of expertise, which might include microbiology, phycology, and/or freshwater or coastal ecology.