Meeting the needs of today’s professional couples is what WVU’s Dual Career Program is all about. If you are the spouse or partner of a newly recruited or recently hired benefits eligible faculty member relocating to WVU, the Division Human Resources will assist you in your search for employment in the Morgantown area and surrounding community. This program will also introduce spouses and partners to local volunteer and educational opportunities that support career and professional development. To find out more about the program or to set up an appointment to discuss your employment needs, click on the links provided.
DUAL CAREER PROGRAM
Husband-and-wife team Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin, WVU assistant professors of physics, helped discover one of the holy grails of radio astronomy: a double pulsar.
Syd Peng and his wife, Felicia Peng, are well known mining engineering professors who get to know their students one by one. Dr. Peng was recently inducted into the National Academy of Engineering for his leadership in the development of longwall mining ground control—the first WVU faculty member to ever receive this high honor.
Michael and Valerie Lastinger, a faculty couple teaching in the Department of Foreign Languages, share their love of French culture, literature, and civilization with students. Mike focuses on 19th-century French culture; Valerie 18th- century French lit.
