Nursing - Assistant Professor/Associate Professor - Tenure/Tenure Track - 530521

Job Description

Job Description

Department/Organization
223101 - Dean's Office-Nursing

Rank

Assistant/Associate Professor

Position Summary

We are excited to announce multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. Candidates with a special interest in substance use, rural health, cardiovascular or metabolic health, infectious disease prevention and management, executive leadership, or artificial intelligence, are encouraged to apply. Those with other interest areas will be considered.

Detailed Position Information
• Conduct and sustain a program of externally funded research.
• Teach and mentor students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Contribute to the advancement of the college through service and leadership.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to promote innovation in nursing science.

Minimum Qualifications
• Earned doctorate (PhD or equivalent) in nursing or a related field.
• Demonstrated record of scholarly achievement and research productivity.
• Evidence of excellence in teaching, mentorship, and service.
• Eligibility for licensure as a registered nurse (RN) in Alabama is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications
• History of federal funding is strongly preferred.

Instructions and Required Materials for Application
Applicants should submit: • A cover letter outlining research and teaching interests. • Curriculum vitae. • Names and contact information for three professional references.

About the Division/College/School
Research Infrastructure and Future Growth

Our institution is committed to supporting cutting-edge research. We are about to embark on building expansion that will include a fully functional biobehavioral research laboratory. It is scheduled for completion in Fall 2028, which will provide advanced resources for innovative nursing science research.
The new building will also feature an innovation lab dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI) and other creative and entrepreneurial activities, offering unique opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and technological innovation.

About the University
The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, named one of Travel + Leisure’s 25 Best College Towns and Cities in the U.S. As one of the nation’s premier universities, UA offers bachelor’s, master's and doctoral degrees in nearly 200 fields of study. With more than 1,400 acres of tree-lined academic core campus and over 300 state-of-the art facilities, UA has been ranked among the most beautiful and most impressive college campuses in the South, in the state of Alabama and in the nation.

In Fall 2023, the Capstone set a new enrollment record with more than 39,000 students, including more than 8,200 in the freshman class. The current enrollment includes students from every county in Alabama, every state in the nation and 92 countries around the world. More than 1,100 National Merit Scholars are currently enrolled, making UA one of the largest enrolling institutions of the scholars in the country.

UA was recently recognized as a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright U.S. students for the seventh time in nine years, as well as a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright U.S. Scholars for the first time. UA is one of only 12 universities in the nation to receive both honors.

For reasons like this, the University made Forbes list of America’s Top Colleges for 2023 and Time magazine’s list of Top 50 Best Colleges for Future Leaders. It also made Princeton Review’s list of Top Value Colleges.

UA is also designated among the top doctoral research universities in the United States in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. One of the fastest growing major research institutions in the nation, UA saw a 21% increase in sponsored awards in the 2023 fiscal year.

Since 2015, UA has invested over $1.1 billion in the physical campus, adding more than 2.55 million gross square feet of space, over 150 new research-intensive faculty, signature research areas (e.g., “The Alabama Research Institutes”), and a growing number of partnerships with industry and with state and federal agencies.

The University employs nearly 2,100 faculty and over 4,500 staff, with 52 UA researchers included in the National Academy of Inventors. An additional 40 current faculty have received the NSF CAREER Award, the nation’s most prestigious recognition of top performing young scientists in disciplines ranging from nanoscience and engineering to biological sciences.

Background Investigation and EEO Statement
Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.

Equal Employment Opportunity: The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment or volunteer status without regard to any legally protected basis and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases. More information is available in the EEOC’s Know Your Rights: Workplace (-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) discrimination is illegal poster.

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