Admitting new faculty into IBIOS options

The goal of admitting new members to approved options in the Integrative Biosciences Graduate Program is to enhance the ability of the option to perform its research, teaching and training missions. Each new member is expected to play an active role in these missions as well as in recruiting and other essential activities of the option.

The procedure for adding new members is as follows:

1. The faculty member who wishes to join an option should submit a letter to the pertinent option Director(s), expressing interest and describing how his or her research program and expertise would strengthen the program offered by that option. Information should also be provided on past activities that have served to enhance research, training, and educational opportunities for graduate students in existing graduate programs. The letter should be accompanied by a copy of a complete resumé, including educational background, professional experience, research interests pertinent to the theme of the option, honors and professional activities, list of relevant publications (including the titles and the total number of publications), funding (including agencies, titles, amounts, and duration), and a brief summary of the individual's training record for graduate students (including the names, dates of training and current professional positions).
2. The Director(s), in consultation with the faculty associated the option, will review the submitted materials and submit a written recommendation to the Directors of Graduate Education to approve or deny the request. Criteria to be used in making this decision will include the relevance of the faculty applicant's research program to the theme of the option, the quality of support for the research program, and a demonstrated commitment to enhancing graduate education.
3. The Directors of Graduate Education will review the request from the faculty member and the recommendation of the director and faculty of the option. The Directors will then submit a written recommendation to the Senior Associate Dean of the Graduate School.

The final decision on the admission of the applicant to the Integrative Biosciences Graduate Program will be made by the Senior Associate Dean of the Graduate School. This decision will be conveyed by the Dean to all participating parties.