Associate Dean for Research and Scholarly Affairs,
Rachel Z. Booth Endowed Chair in Nursing, and
Faculty Positions
The University of
Alabama School of Nursing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
(UAB) invites applications and nominations for the positions of
Associate Dean for Research and Scholarly Affairs, the Rachel Z. Booth
Endowed Chair in Nursing, and full/part-time nursing faculty positions
in the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs.
Qualified applicants
for the Associate Dean and Chair positions will hold a doctorate in
nursing or a health related field and have significant experience in
scholarship including: pre- and post-doctoral education and research,
progressive leadership responsibility, productivity in extramural
funding and publication in top-tiered health related journals.
Applicants
should qualify for tenure with appointment at the rank of Professor.
Candidates for the
nursing faculty positions with expertise in Adult Health and
Care-giving, Psychiatric/Mental Health, Acute or Critical Care,
Maternal-Child, Pediatrics, Family Health, or Research Design and
Methodology/Statistics are encouraged to apply. Faculty may elect
different degrees of emphasis on the teaching, service and scholarship
components of the faculty role. Rank, tenure, and salary are
competitive and commensurate with professional background and
experience.
The University of Alabama School of
Nursing enters a new era of progressive academic nursing leadership
focused on the integration of clinical research, practice and
education. Based at the state’s flagship Academic Health Science
campus, the School of Nursing actively collaborates with other academic
units and health care systems, such as the Schools of Medicine,
Dentistry, Public Health, Optometry, Health Related Professions, the UAB
Health System, Children’s Hospital, Veterans Hospital, Comprehensive
Cancer Center and community-based health centers throughout Alabama and
the South. As a top-tier academic health center, UAB offers significant
opportunities through its interdisciplinary research centers for AIDS,
Aging, Minority Health, Diabetes, Health Outcomes and others. The
School of Nursing, ranked 19th in US News and World Report,
is designated as a World Health Organization Collaborating Center, and
offers baccalaureate, post baccalaureate, masters, post-masters, and
doctoral level programs. The School of Nursing houses a 20,000 square
foot Center for Nursing Research that is currently staffed with a strong
team of four individuals and offers resources for laboratory and
research training.
Review of applications will continue
until the positions are filled. Applicants interested in any of these
opportunities should submit: a letter of interest that addresses the
above qualifications and how their philosophy and experiences qualify
them for this position, a curriculum vitae, and the names and contact
information of three references to:
Doreen C. Harper, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dean and Professor
University of Alabama School of Nursing
University of Alabama at Birmingham
NB 104
1530 Third Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-1210
email: dcharper@uab.edu
Equal
Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer
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