<p>Florida State is looking to hire faculty superstars.</p>
<p>From the Tallahassee Democrat:</p>
<p>“We’re in the recruiting process,” said FSU President T.K. Wetherell of seeking additional eminent scholars at the university, which just reached a record 40,000-student enrollment. “We’re not about how big we can grow. We’re just looking more at trying to raise the bar in being a public research institution.” </p>
<p>This strategic focus may help FSU get a shot at being the state’s second university after the University of Florida to be invited into the prestigious Association of American Universities.</p>
<p>“It will probably cost on the order of $100 million to $150 million,” said FSU associate vice president of research Ross Ellington of the start-up expenses of salaries, labs and equipment, and office space.</p>
<p>This is one of the most ambitious faculty hiring initiatives of this nature at any university. It’s faculty conceived and interdisciplinary," said Ellington.</p>
<p>Said Abele, “This will create at least 200 jobs in next five years and we expect a lot more than that, since they will be bringing post-docs and graduate students with them. It’s very positive for the community and the university.”</p>
<p>FSU faculty clusters to be hired in these research areas:</p>
<p>Genetics - How genetics play into forming features of the whole organism; molecular genetics, evolution faculty.</p>
<p>Text technologies - How manuscripts and printed text evolved in Western Europe; English faculty taking lead.</p>
<p>New materials - Designing, synthesizing and developing new materials; National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, engineers, chemists, physicists and computational scientists.</p>
<p>Extreme storm forecasts - Simulating, predicting hurricanes and severe storms; meteorologists and oceanographers.</p>
<p>Experimental social science - Pioneering methodologies involving economists and political science professors.</p>
<p>Psychology and neurobiology of certain behaviors - Studying suicide, violence and substance abuse; psychology and neuroscience faculty.</p>
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