About the SchoolPopulation Health Faculty Position Announcement
UC Davis seeks visionary nurse educators and researchers to join the founding faculty of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. The new school is seeking two to four faculty emphasizing scholarships in the area of population health including rural, aging and minority populations. The founding faculty will have the unique opportunity to participate in the design, establishment and inception of an extensive faculty or curricula development program, and transform heath care through nursing research and innovative curriculum. Full-time academic positions are available at the assistant, associate or full professor-in-residence series level in Sacramento, Calif., for the doctorate, master’s and baccalaureate degree programs.
The school is founded on five core attributes: interprofessional/interdisciplinary education, scholarship and academic excellence, cultural awareness and sensitivity; innovative technology and leadership.
Qualified candidates must possess a doctorate degree. A Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science, with experience in curricula and educational program development, postdoctoral training or academic experience as well as teaching, research and scholarship with areas of emphasis in Population Health preferred. Qualified candidates must also possess a registered nurse license or be eligible for nursing licensure in the state of California. Candidates should demonstrate interest in health research related to rural, aging and minority populations, including health status, health priorities, health disparities, interventions, and outcomes for rural, aging and/or minority populations. Service and professional activities including committee appointments at local, state, regional and national levels as well as publications, participation in and presentations at interdisciplinary and interprofessional education and scientific meetings will be required. Successful candidates will become faculty members in the Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership Graduate Group (proposed).
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, California. 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 com¬prehensive 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