Associate Dean for Research & Associate ProfessorProfessor

The Arizona State University (ASU) Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation invites applications for the Associate Dean for Research with a faculty position at the rank of associate professor or professor tenured/tenure track. The associate dean serves as the chief research strategist and executive leader for the colleges research enterprise is a key member of the Deans leadership team and works strategically with research leaders throughout the university and across community partners to advance Edsons research enterprise in alignment with ASUs overall research goals. The position carries primary responsibility for the transformational growth scale and national prominence of the colleges research portfolio. The successful candidate will bring an innovative and data-informed approach to significantly expanding external research awards and total research expenditures while advancing interdisciplinary translational and community-engaged scholarship aligned with ASUs research priorities. The position is a 12-month tenure-track appointment and the salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to strengthen an already productive research portfolio while helping faculty think bigger collaborate smarter and compete effectively for external funding. Partnering closely with the Dean and senior leadership this role shapes research investment decisions faculty hiring priorities and long-term research capacity while promoting a collaborative environment that supports investigators across career and funding stages from early-stage funding to large complex multi-investigator and multi-institutional awards. Serving as a visible internal and external ambassador for the colleges research mission this position will cultivate and sustain strategic partnerships that expand and broaden the colleges research funding base and enhance translational impact.

Essential Duties

• Provide visionary and operational leadership for the colleges research enterprise through a multi-year research growth strategy that emphasizes substantial and sustained growth in extramural research funding and expenditures.
• Provide executive leadership for the colleges research administration and support functions including pre- and post-award services research analytics methods and statistics data management and grant writing/editing.
• In collaboration with team members across Edson College ensure through data and metrics that research operations are scalable efficient and performance-driven enabling growth in proposal volume awards and expenditures while maintaining compliance quality and fiscal integrity.
• Collaborate with directors of research centers to align center-level strategies with college and university research priorities and growth goals.
• Conduct an active independent and externally supported program of health-related research appropriate to rank
• Publish scholarly work in peer-reviewed venues and disseminate research findings
• Teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate students in academic and research settings
• Participate in service activities that support the mission and governance of Edson College ASU Health and the profession

About Arizona State University Edson College and ASU Health

Arizona State University is a comprehensive public research university with a strong emphasis on innovation interdisciplinary collaboration and real-world impact. Through its academic and research enterprises ASU supports faculty work that addresses complex societal challenges and advances knowledge through discovery application and dissemination. Learn more information about ASUs Charter and Design Aspirations is available at the following link: College is part of a vibrant and multidimensional research education and practice community at ASU which was named last year by U.S. News and World Report for the eleventh year in a row as #1 in Innovation among all universities in the United 2019 the college received a 25 million dollar gift to name the college and focus on taking research from the bench to the Edson College faculty collaborate across professions other colleges and universities and have current or recent funding from NIH PCORI DoD the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education HRSA the Veterans Administration the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation and several other local regional national and international organizations. Edson College faculty also collaborate with a wide-ranging group of community and healthcare organizations to improve the economic social and cultural health and vitality of shared local state national and global communities. Examples of these organizations include Mayo Clinic Phoenix Childrens Banner Health Dignity Health HonorHealth and the VA Medical Center.

ASU Health is Arizona State Universitys newly launched academic health initiative designed to bring together health-related colleges research programs and clinical partnerships in support of high-impact translational health research. The initiative emphasizes collaboration across disciplines and sectors with a focus on moving research more efficiently from discovery to application. Faculty in Edson College will contribute to and benefit from this evolving environment through interdisciplinary collaboration shared research infrastructure and close connection to clinical and community partners creating opportunities to extend the reach and relevance of their scholarly work.

Competitive applications and letters of interest will provide evidence (e.g. published research professional presentations grants and grant applications teaching evaluations administrative experiences etc.) related to the minimum and desired qualifications outlined below.

Minimum Qualifications will include the following:

• An earned PhD or equivalent research-focused doctoral degree in nursing or a health-related field from an accredited institution.
• A well-established program of research relevant to the position as evidenced by extramurally funded research and peer-reviewed high-quality publications and dissemination activities.
• For applicants having a degree in nursing eligibility for entry-level licensure in Arizona; must provide evidence/receipt of an Arizona Registered Nurse license prior to first day of employment. NOTE: This does not apply for applicants who are not Registered Nurses.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in research administration.
• Working knowledge of and ability to plan implement and evaluate research initiatives.
• Experience with large complex funding mechanisms such as center grants program project grants cooperative agreements or multi-institutional awards.
• Evidence of transformational research leadership including scaling research awards and expenditures or leading major interdisciplinary initiatives.
• Currently funded research grants and/or contracts.
• The potential for securing additional extramurally funded research and contracts.
• Previous research mentoring experience.
• Service as a mentor to and/or collaborator with peer and junior faculty.
• Experience as an effective teacher in the classroom laboratory or field sites.
• Professional leadership within local regional national and international groups.