About the schoolPostdoctoral fellow position announcement
The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis is founded on a vision to advance health and ignite leadership through innovative education, transformative research and bold system change. The school seeks one visionary postdoctoral scholar to work under the guidance of expert faculty mentors in either of the following areas of emphasis:
- Interdisciplinary research on Latino health and interprofessional teams—focuses on disparities, aging, mental health, caregiving and interprofessional health-care teams
- Child health services research—focuses on access to care, costs, quality or outcomes of health services provided to children.
The school’s nationally recognized faculty include Associate Vice Chancellor for Nursing and Dean Heather M. Young, Associate Dean for Academics Deborah Ward, Associate Dean for Research Jill Joseph, and Assistant Professors Ester Carolina Apesoa-Varano and Janice Bell. Postdoctoral scholars may assist faculty in the education mission.
The fellowship is funded through the school’s $100 million commitment from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The position is for two years, through annual renewed appointments, beginning Sept. 1, 2013. Scholars receive an annual starting salary of $60,000, University of California benefits and a stipend up to $25,000 for two years in support funds for research and professional development. Applicants must have a doctoral degree in nursing or another field such as health sciences or social sciences (i.e., sociology, anthropology). Applications are due no later than May 13, 2013. Qualified candidates are invited to interview with final decisions announced in June.
To apply, please submit a letter of intent specifying the applicant’s research goals, three letters of recommendation in PDF format directly from the recommender and a current curriculum vitae. All application materials must be submitted via email to Lisa Reevesman, academic personnel analyst, at lisa.reevesman@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu.
