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The Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing at the University of California, Irvine, invites applications for three (3) tenure-track assistant professors. We seek collaborative, dynamic, and innovative individuals dedicated to advancing nursing research and education. Assistant professors conduct and disseminate research that contributes to nursing knowledge while teaching and mentoring undergraduate (BS) and graduate (MS, DNP, and PhD) students to prepare them for successful nursing careers.

As tenure-track faculty, you will join the University of California Academic Senate and benefit from the opportunity to influence positive change across the entire University community. We seek candidates with exceptional research capabilities, teaching experience, and a profound commitment to advancing nursing research. Ideal candidates will show clear evidence of an early-stage, focused research program, ideally supported by a completed postdoctoral fellowship.

Research areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to, biobehavioral and mental health interventions, symptom science, care for underserved or chronic disease populations, integrative health and wellness, health policy, and technological approaches to health equity, planetary health, and environmental justice.

Join our welcoming and supportive community, renowned for its dedication to promoting, improving, and sustaining health and wellness with humanity at its core. This position offers an exceptional opportunity to conduct and disseminate new knowledge in nursing in an interdisciplinary environment that actively promotes innovation and collaboration.

The position of assistant professor will be fundamental to advancing the research mission of the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing and to shaping the future of nursing research at UC Irvine and beyond. Assistant Professors will be expected to establish innovative research programs with measurable impact on the health and well-being of the communities the school serves and to secure grant funding to facilitate this important work.

The assistant professor will teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate students to help prepare them for a career in nursing. The Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing emphasizes and values a strong pedagogical culture, and the assistant professor will leverage their expertise to teach and mentor students in the undergraduate (BS) and graduate students (MS, DNP, and PhD) and graduate programs.

UC Irvine and the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing are committed to a culture of integrity, respect, equity, diversity, and inclusion for all. The Assistant Professor will bring a demonstrated commitment to these values and integrate diversity into their research and teaching roles.

The successful candidate for this position will meet the following requirements:
• A PhD degree
• Eligible California licensed Registered Nurse (RN) preferred
• Demonstrated evidence of an early-stage, focused research program
(preferably having completed a postdoctoral fellowship)
• Excellent oral and written communication and pedagogical skills
• Experience with didactic teaching in community health/public health nursing
• Demonstrated ability to work with a diverse group of colleagues and to teach
and mentor a diverse student body
• California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) Public Health Nurse
Certification or other BRN specialties preferred

Application instructions and details of the positions can be found at https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09241.

Positions will remain open until filled. Information about the nursing school can be found at http://www.nursing.uci.edu.

ABOUT THE SUE & BILL GROSS SCHOOL OF NURSING
The nursing school is distinguished by its community-based approach to promoting, improving, and sustaining health and wellness throughout the community. The school is committed to attracting diverse and stellar faculty to advance the school’s mission and vision. Ranked as one of the top 50 in research funding, the UCI Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing is dedicated to advancing evidence-based clinical practice and the discipline of Nursing through scholarly research, education, and practice. The Nursing school offers baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees in Nursing Science. Many opportunities exist for collaboration with the campus community and the diverse Orange County community. The Nursing school is one of four academic units in the College of Health Sciences which includes a School of Medicine, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Program in Public Health. With these units, along with the UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute, the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing is pioneering a team-based, interprofessional model of research, education, and patient-centered care for the 21st century.

UC Irvine is part of the premier public university system in the world. UCI is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), is ranked as a top-10 public university by U.S. News and World Report. Located in sunny Orange County, CA, UC Irvine is 15 minutes from the beach and an hour from both metropolitan Los Angeles and scenic mountain environments. Irvine is ranked one of the safest cities in the US.

School: https://nursing.uci.edu/

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.