About the SchoolHealth Systems Faculty Position Announcement
The University of California, Davis, seeks visionary nursing scholars to join the founding faculty of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. This new School of Nursing was founded with a $100 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing is currently recruiting for two to four full-time academic positions at the assistant, associate or full rank in the professor-in-residence series, with the possibility of a change in series, depending on performance and availability of FTE, to the assistant, associate or full rank in the professor tenure track series. The school seeks candidates with scholarship and research interests in the area of Health Systems including health policy, system-level intervention and analysis and informatics. Successful candidates for these positions will join the founding faculty for the school and will play a key role in the further development of the interdisciplinary/interprofessional curricula for the doctorate, master’s and future baccalaureate degree programs.
A primary objective for the school’s faculty is to provide a competency-based education program that is anchored by five key curricular elements: interprofessional/interdisciplinary education, scholarship and academic excellence, cultural awareness and sensitivity; innovative technology and leadership. The founding faculty will have the unique opportunity to participate in the design, establishment and inception of the core programs of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing.
A doctoral degree (Ph. D. preferred) in Nursing Science, or related field with experience in education and research, is required. Licensed registered nurse or eligible for nursing licensure in the state of California is preferred. Postdoctoral training or academic experience is preferred. Qualified candidates will have experience in teaching and mentoring graduate students, and research and expertise in the area of Health Systems. Of particular interest are health services research, system change, organizational dynamics, health-care leadership, health policy, program development and evaluation, health Informatics, legal, political, and ethical issues in health systems and policy; finance and reimbursement; and outcomes research. Candidates will engage in service and professional activities including committee appointments at the local, state, regional and national level. Candidates will also disseminate knowledge through publications as well as participate and present at interdisciplinary interprofessional education and scientific meetings. Faculty membership in the proposed Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership Graduate Group will be required
UC Davis is one of the nation’s top public research universities and is part of the world’s preeminent public university system. UC Davis’ academic health center is located on a modern, 140-acre campus in Sacramento, Calif. The Sacramento campus is home to the School of Medicine and medical center, a fully-accredited children’s hospital, a NCI-designated cancer center, a level-I trauma center and burn unit, and a comprehensive range of outpatient services. The campus also includes an award-winning education center and library, the Telemedicine Resource Center, the NIH-funded Clinical Translational Science Center, the Center for Reducing Health Disparities and dozens of other clinical, educational and research centers. UC Davis is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity among its faculty, staff, and students.
Contact: Qualified applicants should send their curriculum vitae, a statement of interest describing personal ideologies in nursing education and future research plans, and how they complement the mission and vision of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. Please submit applications materials via e-mail to sonfacultyrecruitment@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu, or via regular mail to Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, 4610 X St., Suite 4202, Sacramento, CA 95817, Attention: Lisa Reevesman.
Closing: Appointments will be made in phases and application materials will be accepted and continually reviewed until Dec. 31, 2009, when the search closes. Interested candidates should reference faculty search # IN-23R-09N on the UC Davis Academic Employment Opportunities Bulletin http://provost.ucdavis.edu/cfusion/emppost/search.cfm