Company Profile
Universit;y of Missouri
Company Overview
MU students represent every Missouri county, all 50 states and 100 countries. Based on quality of teaching, research and scholarship, MU is one of only 60 public and private U.S. universities invited to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities. AAU membership helps Mizzou attract external funding and recruit top faculty and students.
Mizzou is the state’s largest and most comprehensive university, Mizzou has more than 300 degree programs — including more than 90 online options — through 19 colleges and schools and is one of only six public universities nationwide that can claim a medical school, veterinary medicine college and a law school on the same campus.
The university’s nationally prominent faculty bring discoveries into the classroom, publish more than 1,600 books and scholarly articles each year and spend $248 million annually on scientific research; they account for about 70 percent of the research dollars flowing to the state’s public universities.
Mizzou students graduate, on average, in 4.2 years. More than 40 percent of the record 9,150 degrees awarded last year were in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and health fields. Among Missouri public universities, MU grants 27 percent of bachelor’s degrees, 23 percent of master’s degrees and 62 percent of doctoral degrees.
Graduate programs, professional schools and the discovery of new knowledge through research add unparalleled value to an MU degree. Students benefit from hands-on learning while contributing over 250,000 hours of community service annually, participating in undergraduate research and taking advantage of Missouri’s largest study abroad program.
Supporters worldwide invest in MU by making private gifts for scholarships, academic programs, facilities and life-changing research. Hundreds are participating in the university’s $1.3 billion Mizzou: Our Time to Lead campaign to endow resources for MU’s future, support signature research centers and institutes, and fuel a campus renaissance.
Designated a botanic garden, MU’s 1,262-acre main campus features more than 42,000 plants and trees in numerous thematic and special collection settings. Many university buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Company History
The University of Missouri was founded in 1839 in Columbia as the first public university west of the Mississippi River. Today, with an enrollment of more than 30,000 students, 13,000 full-time employees and 317,000 alumni, Mizzou is an important investment for the state and nation.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
The research environment at MU is comprehensive, combining Colleges of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Agriculture, Engineering, Arts and Sciences, Law and others on one campus, which fosters the development of interdisciplinary scientific interactions that enhance both research and training opportunities for faculty and students alike. MU has supported the development of state-of-the-art Research Core Facilities, providing instrumentation and high-throughput capabilities in genomics, mass spectrometry, imaging (confocal, super resolution, light and electron microscopy), transgenic animal generation (particularly mouse, rat and pig), live animal micro-PET and micro-CT imaging, and structural biology (NMR, X-ray crystallography, membership in a synchrotron beamline consortium, and access to Krios-level cryoEM instrumentation). The departments share state-of-the-art imaging (multiphoton confocal and atomic force microscopy), molecular biology, and small animal phenotyping (including ultrasound, in vivo perfusion monitoring, telemetery, behavior assessment etc) core facilities with the Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center (DCRC). Our faculty direct a robust graduate program and are internationally known for their research activities.
Benefits
This position is eligible for University benefits. The University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, and educational fee discounts. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at http://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits
Our faculty direct a robust graduate program and are internationally known for their research activities. MU, the flagship campus of the University of Missouri System, is located in Columbia, midway between St. Louis and Kansas City. Columbia is a vibrant, family-oriented community consistently ranked among the top small cities to live in the nation. For additional information, visit
https://medicine.missouri.edu/departments/medical-pharmacology-and-physiology https://columbiamochamber.com/columbia/.