Tenure-Track, Open Rank Faculty in Precision Health

Position Overview The Department of Nursing Research at the University of Virginia School of Nursing (SON) invites applications for a tenure-track, open rank faculty position in Precision Health. We seek a dynamic and collaborative nurse scientist whose research complements and expands our existing strengths and contributes to the advancement of equitable, data-informed health care. As a teacher and scholar, the successful candidate will shape and advance our understanding of health outcomes for individuals and populations by integrating biologic, genomic, environmental, behavioral, digital, and social data to guide tailored prevention and care across the lifespan. The candidate will contribute meaningfully to the School’s strategic priorities, including the development of Areas of Excellence in research and a strong commitment to interdisciplinary team science. Building on the SON’s strengths in symptom science, caregiving and aging, health equity, digital health, and complex care management, the faculty member will leverage multi-layered data central to precision health, including genomic information, environmental exposures, biometric and digital monitoring data, and social and community characteristics, to understand, predict, and improve health trajectories. Through a nursing science lens, the candidate will generate person-centered, context-aware, and actionable precision insights that are translatable to practice and policy. Aligned with the University of Virginia’s Precision Health Initiative and its commitment to developing equitable partnerships with communities, the successful applicant will foster collaborations across Nursing, Medicine, Engineering, Data Science, and community partners across Virginia. The faculty member will be encouraged to engage with established research hubs, data cores, and clinical and community-based partnerships to advance team-based science. Their research will contribute to precision health approaches that improve outcomes at the individual, family, and population levels while addressing issues of representation, bias, and equitable implementation. Expertise Areas Integration of biologic, behavioral, environmental, or sensor-based data to understand symptom or health trajectories Individualized symptom and stress management Precision approaches to mental health, stress physiology, and resilience Development and testing of personalized digital, behavioral, or technology-enabled interventions Caregiver support and related health outcomes Precision health approaches in neuroscience and health care Responsibilities Establish and sustain an independent, externally funded program of research (expectations will be commensurate with rank) Demonstrate a record of scholarly achievement with potential for national recognition Contribute to teaching and mentoring at the undergraduate and/or graduate level Collaborate effectively with colleagues across disciplines in research, teaching, and service Qualifications PhD in nursing or a related field by the time of appointment Eligible for licensure to practice nursing in Virginia Eligible for the rank of assistant professor or associate professor Evidence of research productivity and scholarly achievement (e.g., publications, presentations, prior external grant support) Preferred Qualification Evidence of an active, externally funded program of scientific research, including current funded effort as a principal investigator, with a clear plan for sustainability and future funding #J-18808-Ljbffr