(Nursing Scientist) Assistant Associate Professor
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Job Summary
The University of Nevada Reno (UNR) appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution. We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly. Final applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment.
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Job Description
The Orvis School of Nursing at the Carnegie R1-designated University of Nevada Reno seeks an inaugural embedded Nurse Scientist within its academic-practice partnership with Renown Nurse Scientist will work alongside clinical nurses nursing leaders and interprofessional teams to generate new knowledge investigate the impact of nursing care and advance nursing science. This is a role for a builder. The successful candidate will develop the relationships infrastructure and culture that make nursing inquiry integral to clinical practice and organizational decision-making while advancing an independent program of scholarship.
We welcome candidates across career stages who demonstrate a clear scholarly focus strong methodological preparation and the capacity to develop a funded program of research. The successful candidate will bring the vision and collaborative approach needed to build a new program whether developing an emerging research portfolio or bringing an established body of scholarship to this opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
Build the nursing research enterprise
Develop and implement a strategic agenda for nursing research across the partnership.
Build sustainable infrastructure for nurse-initiated research including consultation project development data access and grant support.
Contribute leadership to nursing research councils committees and strategic initiatives.
Advance nursing science and outcomes research
Develop and sustain a focused program of research aligned with your outcomes-focused area of expertise.
Translate findings into clinical protocols care models policies and delivery improvements.
Partner with nurses and clinical leaders
Collaborate with frontline nurses advanced practice registered nurses educators nursing leaders and quality teams to develop clinically relevant research questions.
Serve as a trusted methodological partner designing rigorous evaluations of nursing interventions workforce programs and quality initiatives.
Develop capacity and external funding
Mentor nurses students faculty clinicians and emerging investigators and build collaborative research teams across clinical academic and community settings.
Pursue extramural funding from federal foundation industry and other sources appropriate to your career stage.
Appointment and Support
This is an open-rank faculty position with two pathways. Rank pathway and workload are determined by the candidates qualifications experience scholarly trajectory and career goals.
Tenure-track. Develop or maintain an active program of research and scholarship while contributing to the teaching mentoring and service missions of the school. Expectations align with rank and career stage.
Research-focused non-tenure-track. Contribute primarily through research scholarship capacity building and service to the partnership. Teaching responsibilities if any are determined by mutual agreement and organizational need.
Consideration for an endowed professorship may be available for an appropriately qualified candidate.
The Nurse Scientist works in close partnership with the Chief Nurse Executive and nursing leaders across Renown Health serves as a leader within the schools Center for Nursing Outcomes Research and Office of Research and Scholarly Impact and has direct access to clinical leaders frontline nurses quality and safety teams and research opportunities across diverse healthcare settings.
Required Qualifications
Candidates must meet all of the following:
Earned research doctorate (PhD DNSc ScD or equivalent) in nursing or a related discipline
Baccalaureate or masters degree in nursing
Eligibility for Registered Nurse licensure in Nevada.
Evidence of an established and focused area of scholarly inquiry focusing on nursing outcomes or a clearly articulated emerging program of research focusing on nursing outcomes.
Strong preparation in quantitative qualitative mixed-methods implementation science outcomes research or related methodologies.
Evidence of scholarly potential or productivity appropriate to career stage such as peer-reviewed publications presentations research participation pilot funding or funded projects.
Ability to collaborate effectively across academic and clinical environments.
Strong analytical project management and communication skills.
Demonstrated interest in building nursing research programs partnerships or capacity.
Preferred Qualifications
Postdoctoral fellowship or comparable advanced research experience.
Clinically-focused graduate degree in nursing (MSN or DNP)
Five or more years of clinical nursing practice as a licensed registered nurse or advanced practice registered nurse.
Experience conducting research within an academic health system integrated health system academic-practice partnership or large healthcare organization.
Experience partnering with clinical nurses and nursing leaders on research evidence-based practice quality improvement or program evaluation.
Experience evaluating nursing-sensitive patient workforce quality safety or organizational outcomes.
Evidence of success or potential to compete for federal foundation industry or other extramural funding.
Leadership experience in nursing research clinical scholarship or program development.
Faculty experience within a research-intensive university.
Compensation Grade
Assistant / Associate Professor
To view the salary schedule for this position please visit:Salary Schedulesand select Academic Faculty. Salary is competitive and commensurate with related education and experience.
Total Compensation
The total compensation package includes a competitive salary moving allowance (if applicable) a rich retirement plan sick leave health insurance options that include dental and vision life insurance long term disability along with many other benefits. Additionally there is a grant-in-aid educational benefit for faculty and more information please visit:UNR Benefits
Faculty Dual Career AssistanceProgram
The University of Nevada Reno recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hiredfaculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada.Dual Career Program
Faculty Appointment
This position is open rank and may be appointed on either a tenure-track (TT) or non-tenure-track (NTT) pathway commensurate with the candidates qualifications experience and career goals. Faculty appointed on the tenure-track pathway will maintain an active program of research and scholarship while contributing to the teaching mentoring and service missions of the Orvis School of Nursing. Faculty appointed on a research-focused non-tenure-track pathway will primarily contribute through research scholarship research capacity building and service to the academic practice partnership. Teaching responsibilities if any will be determined through mutual agreement and organizational need.
About the Opportunity
This position is a cornerstone of the Orvis School of Nursings commitment to advancing nursing science improving patient outcomes and demonstrating the measurable impact of nursing care. As a leader within the Center for Nursing Outcomes Research and the Office of Research and Scholarly Impact the Nurse Scientist will develop a nationally recognized program of scholarship while building the capacity of nurses across the health system to engage in research evaluate outcomes and contribute to the generation of new nursing knowledge.
The successful candidate will be both a productive nurse scientist and a catalyst for nursing inquiry across the healthcare system supporting the generation of new knowledge within their own area of expertise while helping nurses and nurse leaders evaluate the effectiveness and impact of nursing care across diverse clinical settings.
Faculty rank and appointment structure will be determined based on qualifications and experience including consideration for an endowed professorship where appropriate.
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Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. This search will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received or a hiring decision has been made.
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About Us
The University of Nevada Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevadas original land-grant university the University serves more than 23000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.
Classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 (Very High Research) university it is also recognized in the Carnegie Community Engagement classification. The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the Best National Universities and Best National Public Universities. It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times Top Colleges for Economic Diversity.
Since 2009 nearly $1 billion has been has invested in advanced labs facilities and residence halls on the main campus. The University is home to Nevadas first medical school the University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine and the Wayne L. Prim Campus at Lake Tahoe where education research and creative work thrive in a stunning mountain setting. The University delivers on its original land-grant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada Reno Extension Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Nevada Small Business Development Center the Nevada Seismological Laboratory and Wolf Pack Athletics.
The main campus is in Reno Nevada a burgeoning global technology hub with a vibrant midtown and downtown. Found where the high desert of the Great Basin meets the High Sierra and Lake Tahoe the beautiful 290-acre main campus is also a Nevada State Arboretum. The Universitys physical infrastructure is expanding with ongoing construction of the newly named John Tullock Business Building set to open in fall 2025. Groundbreaking is also planned for a new State Public Health Laboratory Building on campus alongside the recent acquisition of 16 parcels near campus known as University Village to provide affordable housing for graduate students and early career faculty.
Collaborating with world-renowned organizations the University fosters innovation through initiatives such as the Digital Wolf Pack partnership with Apple which ensures equitable access to technology for students providing new incoming freshman or transfer students with an iPad Air and accessories. Googles TechWise initiate is an 18-month program that fully supports undergraduate students in becoming entry-level software engineers by graduation.
In 2023 the U.S. Department of Commerces Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that Nevada led by the University of Nevada Reno was named one of the inaugural 31 RegionalTechnology and InnovationHubs (TechHubs).Nevada was selected from a competitive pool of 489 applicants from across the United States and its Tech Hub will strengthen Americas lithium batteries critical elements and other electric vehicle materials industry sectors within the state.
Through its commitment to high-impact education world-improving research and creative activity and outreach thats transforming Nevadas communities and businesses the University continues its 150-year tradition of benefitting our state nation and world.
The University recognizes that diversity promotes excellence in education and research. The inclusive and engaged community on campus recognizes the added value that students faculty and staff from different backgrounds bring to the educational experience.
Today the University delivers on its original land-grant mission of access to education and knowledge by investing in the academics facilities support engagement and vibrant campus life that promote our diverse students cognitive growth and academic achievement all while remaining one of the best values in American higher education.
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The University of Nevada, Reno, founded in 1874, is Nevada's land-grant institution that offers academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
