Career opportunities with the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
About the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis
For 100 years, UC Davis has engaged in teaching, research and public service that matters to California and to transform the world. The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis was established in March 2009, UC Davis' first major initiative to address society’s most pressing health-care problems in the next 100 years. The school was launched through a $100 million commitment from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the nation’s largest grant for nursing education. The vision of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing is to transform health care through nursing education and research. Through nursing leadership, the school will discover knowledge to advance health, improve quality of care and health outcomes, and inform health policy. The school admitted its first class for the Master of Science and the Doctor of Philosophy degree programs in fall 2010. Additional students and programs will be phased in over the next decade. The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing is part of the UC Davis Health System, an integrated, academic health system encompassing UC Davis School of Medicine, the 619-bed-acute-care hospital and clinical services of UC Davis Medical Center and the 800-member physician group known as the UC Davis Medical Group.
Faculty positions
Director of clinical education
The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing seeks a director of clinical education in the health sciences clinical professor series at the assistant, associate or full rank. The director of clinical education has the unique opportunity to design and implement an innovative prelicensure nursing program that will embody the core values of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. The successful candidate will provide the vision and direction needed to develop, implement and manage a program to address the evidence-based educational training needs of today’s nurses.
Assistant, Associate or full-rank health sciences clinical professor reference #IN-09R-13N
Nurse practitioner and physician assistant faculty
The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing seeks two doctorally prepared nurse practitioner/physician assistant educators (one nurse practitioner and one physician assistant) at the assistant, associate professor rank level in the health sciences clinical professor series. Successful candidates are expected to engage in clinical teaching and clinical care activities in the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant programs as well as provide university and public service. Faculty in this series have the unique opportunity to play a key role in the further development of the interdisciplinary/interprofessional curricula for the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant programs.
Assistant, associate health science clinical professor reference #IN-11R-13N
Part-time adjunct professor search
The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis seeks visionary nurse educators and researchers to join our team as part-time, adjunct professors. Adjunct faculty have the unique opportunity to participate in the design and implementation of teaching and research programs in a new nursing school whose mission is to transform health care through nursing research, education and leadership. Faculty in this series are expected to engage in a designated percentage of teaching, research and university and public service.
Part-time adjunct faculty reference #IN-06R-11N
Part-time adjunct professor search: biostatistical research expert
The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis seeks a visionary educator with a specialty in biostatistics to teach and mentor students in the Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership Graduate Degree Program as a part-time faculty member at the assistant/associate/full professor level in the adjunct series. The successful candidate will have an expertise in graduate-level research design, methods, and analysis. The candidate will participate in the research course work in the School of Nursing and design and implement statistical resources for graduate nursing students. Faculty in this series are expected to engage in a designated percentage of teaching, scholarship and university/public service.
Postdoctoral scholar positions
The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing seeks a visionary postdoctoral scholar to work under the guidance of expert faculty mentors in interdisciplinary research on Latino health and interprofessional teams or child health services research. The position is for two years beginning Sept. 1, 2013. Applicants must have a doctoral degree in nursing or another health-related field. Applications are due no later than May 13, 2013.
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Staff positions
Administrative assistant
The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis seeks an administrative assistant to support the executive director of the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Program, the director of the Nurse Practitioner Program and the director of the Physician Assistant Program. Under the general direction of the director of educational programs, the candidate also participates as an active member of the school’s administrative team. The School of Nursing is a fast-paced, dynamic setting and within this environment the administrative assistant is expected to utilize initiative, judgment, and discretion to provide day-to-day assistance. The incumbent is expected to provide executive calendaring support, travel preparation and post-trip reconciliation and to work closely with various campus departments, external advisory boards, campus committees, outside donors and others to assist with logistical needs of the directors.
Visit UC Davis Health System Human Resources for a more detailed description and to apply. Use job reference #035744.
Digital media analyst/coordinator
The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing seeks a digital media analyst/coordinator to develop and execute digital media strategies and programs. The communications department initiates and implements a wide variety of communications, public relations and marketing plans aimed at key constituencies including potential donors, community leaders, prospective faculty and students and the UC Davis internal audience. Under the supervision of the senior director of marketing and communications, the incumbent is tasked with maximizing the school’s digital and online presence and responsible for the initiation, management, and implementation of electronic, web and social media content. Extensive writing, editing and proofreading experience desired.
Visit UC Davis Health System Human Resources for a more detailed description and to apply. Use job reference #034499.
Executive administrative specialist
The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing seeks an administrative specialist to provide high-level executive support for the associate vice chancellor/dean. The responsibilities of this position include tracking deliverables, providing support for meetings and travel, formatting presentations and documents, complex scheduling and providing staff support. Additionally, the incumbent will monitor and track projects and correspondence, apply problem-solving techniques to resolve various situations and utilize initiative, judgment and discretion in researching, analyzing and compiling background information on issues important to senior leadership. Knowledge of university travel guidelines, resources and procedures desired.
Visit UC Davis Health System Human Resources for a more detailed description and to apply. Use job reference #035325.
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