Faculty Positions

Assistant Professor in Computational Genomics

Two Assistant Professors in Neurobiology

Information about Morgantown and the surrounding area

WVU is the academic home to 29,000 students and is one of 10 U.S. land-grant institutions with an academic medical center. Morgantown is a great place to live, play, and raise a family. The city is consistently ranked high on national lists assessing quality of life and educational and business opportunities. For example:

• Best small city in the east, and 3rd best in America: Guide to Life in America's Small Cities
• #1 dreamtown in America: BizJournals.com
• 2nd best college town for job growth: Forbes
• 3rd best small town in America: Mens Journal
• 6th in "25 Best Places to find a Job": Careerbuilder.com, 2008
• 9th among all US cities in "Boomtowns2007": Inc.com
• One of the "Best Sports Cities": Sporting News
• One of twelve "Distinctive Destinations": National Trust for Historic Preservation

For more information: morgantown.com and www.tourmorgantown.com.

There is a thriving farmer's market downtown: Morgantown Farmer's Market

The university has a new daycare center, The West Virginia University Child Learning Center

As a college town, Morgantown has an abundance of cultural activities at all times of year. There are two major theaters that have local and regional touring productions:

Metropolitan Theater

West Virginia Public Theater

The univeristy also has a beautiful Creative Arts Center, which hosts multiple national touring shows as well as free performances by students and faculty in the College of Creative Arts.

In addition, Morgantown is only 80 miles from Pittsburgh, which is a world-class city with an abundance of sporting and cultural amenities. Morgantown is also well within driving distance of Washington, D.C., Cleveland, OH, and New York, NY.

One of the primary advantages of living in Morgantown is it that it lies within one of the most spectacular natural settings in the eastern United States. West Virginia is the second-most forested state in the nation, and the area is reknowned for the beauty of its mountains, rivers, and forests. Some highlights are:

Morgantown Rail Trail System

Cooper's Rock State Forest (10 miles away)

Ohiopyle State Park (46 miles away)

Deep Creek Lake State Park (49 miles away)

Audra State Park (65 miles away)

Canaan Valley/Blackwater Falls State Parks (75 miles away)