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MizzouForward

MizzouForward is a transformational effort to strengthen innovation in research disciplines that will move the needle in the university’s work to improve lives around the world—and it all begins with the right people. This first-of-its-kind initiative starts with an investment in up to 150 new world-class faculty hires over the next five years.

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Move your research forward

We’re seeking applications and nominations for outstanding faculty candidates, and we need your help.

A successful MizzouForward candidate is a research leader with a passion for collaboration and the grit to address our world’s most pressing research challenges. The colleagues we’re looking to recruit possess:

A proven track record of active, external research funding, particularly from federal agencies
A research agenda that complements the goals of MizzouForward
A robust publication and citation record
National awards and honors, membership with national academies
An interdisciplinary scope of work

If you’re interested in learning more, or if you know an exceptional investigator who can help us address national health, scientific and social priority areas through innovation and collaboration; we want to hear from you. Faculty ready to move MizzouForward should apply now.

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Priority Areas

MizzouForward faculty recruitment will occur in the following high-priority areas that will help us hone our research efforts, tackle grand challenges, align to institutional strengths and reach top-rank university status. View all MizzouForward faculty and their research areas here.

Precision Health

We’re seeking exceptional faculty to move Mizzou forward in national health and scientific priority areas through innovation and collaboration in precision health areas such as cancer, immunology and microbiology. To further interdisciplinary collaboration, the university will focus on several areas of research.

Innovations in Social Science, Humanities, and the Arts

MizzouForward faculty will help advance innovation and address access in health and education and beyond. To help support this effort, the university will focus on several areas of research.

Interdisciplinary Materials Science

We’re seeking exceptional faculty to move Mizzou forward in national health and scientific priority areas related to materials science and engineering. To further interdisciplinary collaboration, the university will consider faculty candidates in several areas of research.

Synthetic Biology

We’re seeking leading-edge faculty to move Mizzou forward in the area of Synthetic Biology. To help support this effort, the university will focus on several areas of research.

Interdisciplinary Neuroscience

Faculty in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience will collaborate on innovative research in brain science. The university will consider faculty candidates in several areas of research, including basic science, clinical researchers and clinician scientists.

Artificial Intelligence

We’re seeking inventive researchers in the area of Artificial Intelligence. To further interdisciplinary collaboration, the university will consider faculty candidates in several areas of research.

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Mobile Health (mHealth)

We’re seeking faculty to explore interdisciplinary collaborations across psychology, education, engineering, nursing, health sciences, social work, human development & family science, communication, statistics, and medicine to address digital health challenges.

Learn more about mHealth

Oct 5

MizzouForward Keynote: Targeting Metabolism in Neurodegenerative Disease

Oct 19

Maxine Christopher Shutz Award & Lecture for Distinguished Teaching

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Carrie Nicholson – Mizzou Forward Project Manager, Senior Director Provost Office
Anna Wiedermann – HR Director – Strategic Recruitment

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