Department:
SON Grants and Research
Office (OGR) Faculty and Research Support
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Research Faculty
Position Title:
University of Kansas School of Nursing
Research Professor
Job Family Group:
Academic
Job Description Summary:
The University of Kansas School of
Nursing is seeking applications for tenure track/tenured positions at the rank of Assistant/Associate/Full Professor. We are in search of
highly motivated scientists/scholars who employ innovative methods to tackle significant and demanding problems across the spectrum of
nursing science. All applications are welcome; however, the following are priority areas of research: aging and dementia care, biobehavioral
symptom science, determinants of health and health equity, nursing workforce, oncology, and rural health.
The University of Kansas
School of Nursing Highlights:
Creating Environments that Enhance Student Learning and Professional Development.
Nursing Education (CCNE) and approved by the Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN).
offer a PhD in Nursing in 1983 and the only nursing PhD program (online) in the state of Kansas.
RN-BSN Pathways, Master’s, DNP, and PhD Programs.
News & World Report.
Report.
Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).
conjunction with Meta (Facebook) for virtual reality simulations.
collaborates with academic institutions, employers, associations, and government to address nursing workforce-related issues and strengthen
the nursing workforce in Kansas.
to conduct bench research using various models.
post-award grant support for both internal and external funding sources.
Health-funded public nursing schools nationwide.
fiscal year 2022.
The University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) is a major public Academic Medical Center that includes the Schools
of Health Professions, Nursing, and Medicine, and The University of Kansas Hospital.
universities that has a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, a National Institutes of Health-designated
Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and a National Institutes of Health Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Institute: KU
Frontiers.
Health, Juntos Center for Advancing Latino Health, the Center for Telemedicine & Telehealth, Diabetes Institute, Institute for Reproductive
and Developmental Sciences, Kidney Institute, and the Landon Center on Aging.
to investigators in conducting innovative research to advance health care, including Genome Sequencing Facility, Biostatistics & Data
Science, Quantitative Omics, Bioinformatics, Electron Microscopy Research Laboratory, Flow Cytometry Core Laboratory.
University of Kansas is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).
Job Description:
Employment Conditions:
Nursing Candidates must hold or be eligible for RN licensure in the State of Kansas and maintain licensure throughout duration of
employment.
Required Qualifications
Education/Licensure:
- PhD or equivalent research doctorate in
nursing or related field. - Candidates who are nurses must hold or be eligible for RN licensure in the State of
Kansas.
Work Experience:
- Experience disseminating scholarship through oral and written venues.
- Experience
teaching and leading an academic program. - Experience with funded research from intramural and/or extramural
sources. - Experience working on multidisciplinary research teams.
Preferred Qualifications
Work
Experience:
- Experience leading curriculum development/revisions or research efforts in an academic program.
- Experience
working with diverse populations.
Skills:
- Excellent written communication skills.
- Strong organizational
skills. - Strong leadership skills.
- Demonstrated interest in interdisciplinary collaboration.
Job Duties
Outlined
- Establish and maintain an independent, externally funded research program.
- Disseminate scholarly work in
professional publications and presentations at local, state, national, and international meetings, and through publications, town halls,
and/or mass media to key stakeholders. - Teaching in School of Nursing programs according to educational preparation and program
need. - Serve as faculty advisor to students.
- Collaboration with faculty at KU School of Nursing.
- Participation in
course and curriculum development. - Service commitment to School and Medical Center’s clinical, academic, and research
partnerships. - Develops and implements special projects as necessary.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required
DocumentsIf selected as a final candidate for this position, you may be required to
complete the Association of American of Universities Representations and Warranties document and sign a release of records that will allow
the University of Kansas Medical Center to conduct a further background check with former employers. A copy of the Representations and
Warranties document can be found here.
Comprehensive Benefits Package:
Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance
and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan.
Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time
off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus nine paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six
months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of
employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are
available. https://www.kumc.edu/hu
man-resources/benefits.html
Employee Type:
Regular
Time Type:
Full time
Application
Instructions:
To learn more and apply online, please visit https://kumc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/kumc-jobs/job/Kansas-City-Metro-Area/University-of-Kansas-Schoo
l-of-Nursing-Research-Professor_JR005999 or go to https://careers.kumc.edu/ and search for
position number JR005999.
Applications must be submitted directly through the KU Medical Center website to be considered for this
position. Any applications submitted via email or this website will NOT be reviewed or considered.
About KU Medical
Center:
The University of Kansas Medical Centers mission is to educate exceptional health care professionals through a full range of
undergraduate, graduate, professional, postdoctoral and continuing education programs in the schools of Medicine, Nursing and Health
Professions. KU Medical Center also advances the health sciences through world-class research programs; provides compassionate and
state-of-the-art patient care in an academic medical center environment; and works with communities in every Kansas county to improve the
health of Kansans. Learn more at www.kumc.edu.
Benefits:
KUMC offers a range of great
benefits that support employees and eligible family members. Our health insurance benefits begin on hire date and KUMC offers other
exciting benefits such as paid parental leave, generous employer retirement contributions and other resources to improve health and
well-being. For more information, please visit https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html
KU is an EO/AAE.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin,
disability, genetic information or protected Veteran status. http://policy.ku.edu/IOA/nondiscrimination
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