Full-Time Assistant Professor - Faculty Position

University of Pittsburgh • Pittsburgh, PA

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About The Position

The University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing is seeking qualified applicants for full-time, tenure-stream faculty at the Assistant Professor level. This tenure-stream faculty position will be responsible for teaching, scholarship, and service. Responsibilities will include teaching and mentoring students in the classroom, laboratory, and/or clinical setting; contribute to course and curriculum development, revision, and delivery utilizing best evidence in content and delivery; support student learning, professional development, and readiness for practice. Expectations also include active, sustained, and impactful engagement in scholarship, including, but not limited to, providing consultation to clinical institutions and/or research studies, conducting educational and/or clinical projects, serving as a reviewer for professional journals, and dissemination through publications and presentations. Faculty members are also expected to participate in service activities that support the school, university, profession, and community. Other duties may be assigned based on department needs.
Faculty members receive dedicated time and resources to ensure they can successfully conduct their program of research, disseminate their research, and develop professionally. Faculty promotion opportunities are available for all ranks.

Qualifications for these tenure-stream faculty positions include an earned research doctorate (Ph.D.), completion of or currently in postdoctoral training, can demonstrate potential for research productivity, and have a planned program of research that is in alignment with one or more of the research foci within the School of Nursing. The current research foci within the School of Nursing include Digital Health, Genomics, Cancer Survivorship, Aging and Gerontology, Sleep and Circadian Science, Health Services and Policy, Maternal/Perinatal and Reproductive Health, and Nursing Education. Salary and academic rank are commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Since its founding in 1939, the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing has provided faculty and students with the resources and support to generate new healthcare knowledge and the educational foundation to conduct evidence-based practice, engage in scholarly activities, and translate knowledge to improve the delivery of healthcare in Pennsylvania, the nation, and throughout the world.
As one of the nation's elite schools of nursing, Pitt Nursing receives millions of dollars in NIH grant funding each year, and U.S. News & World Report highly ranks multiple academic programs. A complete list of rankings for the School of Nursing can be found at: www.nursing.pitt.edu/about/our-rankings.

Named a "New Ivy" by Forbes, the University of Pittsburgh is internationally recognized as a center of learning, innovation, and research. Pitt shares a campus with the world-class healthcare enterprise, UPMC. Collaboration between Pitt and UPMC results in an environment of interdisciplinary research and education, cutting-edge evidence-based practice, and an infrastructure that fosters career development and sustained successes.

Requirements

• An earned research doctorate (Ph.D.)
• Completion of or currently in postdoctoral training
• Can demonstrate potential for research productivity
• Have a planned program of research that is in alignment with one or more of the research foci within the School of Nursing
• An earned doctorate in nursing or a field related to the research foci within the School of Nursing is required
• Evidence of or potential for a sustained and impactful program of research
• Evidence of or potential for excellence in teaching and mentoring, and contributing to a learning environment that values evidence-based practice

Responsibilities

• Teaching and mentoring students in the classroom, laboratory, and/or clinical setting
• Contribute to course and curriculum development, revision, and delivery utilizing best evidence in content and delivery
• Support student learning, professional development, and readiness for practice
• Active, sustained, and impactful engagement in scholarship, including, but not limited to, providing consultation to clinical institutions and/or research studies, conducting educational and/or clinical projects, serving as a reviewer for professional journals, and dissemination through publications and presentations
• Participate in service activities that support the school, university, profession, and community
• Other duties may be assigned based on department needs

Benefits

• The University offers exceptional benefits that include education benefits, health and wellness benefits, and a generous retirement plan.
• There are also generous tuition and educational benefits.
• Information about these and other benefits can be found on the University's HR website: Benefits | Human Resources | University of Pittsburgh

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees