Assistant Professor, Nursing (Palliative Care)

Association of California Nurse Leaders; Kingston (RI); Sur place; USD 85 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The College of Nursing at this university is seeking an Assistant Professor on a tenure-track basis, with an emphasis on palliative care research. The position involves collaboration across campus and with external partners to advance clinical science and evidence-informed practice.

The successful candidate will build an innovative research program, contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching, mentor students, and participate in service activities to advance nursing education and health

Qualifications

• PhD degree in nursing or related field at time of appointment.
• Master’s degree in nursing.
• CV demonstrating research, scholarship, and teaching effectiveness.
• Strong interpersonal and writing skills.
• Clinical expertise in palliative care.
• Eligible for RN or APRN licensure in Rhode Island.
• Ability to work with diverse populations.

Responsabilités

• Establish and maintain a robust research program in palliative care.
• Maintain scholarly activity through peer‑reviewed publications and presentations.
• Contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching and mentorship.
• Provide service to the college, university, and profession.

Connaissances

Interpersonal skills

Oral communication

Proficiency in writing

Clinical expertise in palliative care

RN or APRN licensure

Formation

PhD in nursing or related field

Master’s degree in nursing

Description du poste

The College of Nursing is searching for an Assistant Professor, tenure track position.

The College of Nursing has over 850 undergraduate nursing students and 120 graduate students in our MS, post-masters MS Certificate, and post-masters DNP, and PhD programs. The College of Nursing includes the Kingston campus (undergraduate program) and the additional location of the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center (NEC) in Providence (graduate program and upper division undergraduate course work). Both locations provide opportunities for clinical skills and simulation learning as well as interdisciplinary research and collaborations.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The College of Nursing (CON) is committed to scientific inquiry, knowledge development, and excellence in teaching. We are building a faculty with a strong research focus to support our mission to prepare outstanding and compassionate nurses to excel as clinicians, scholars, and leaders who will enhance the health care of individuals, families, communities, and populations both locally and globally. The successful candidate will have a background in palliative care with a research focus in this area. Palliative care research focus is important, and may include symptom science, chronic disease, and quality of life, etc. The successful candidate will have an appointment to the College of Nursing with opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration across the campus including the health-related Colleges of Health Science, and Pharmacy, the Ryan Institute for Neurosciences, as well as external partners. The candidate will be expected to establish a program of research that complements the college’s mission and is supported by extramural funding. The successful candidate will also contribute to palliative care initiatives within the college and beyond, the University’s teaching mission, and participate in service activities.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Establish and maintain a robust program of research in palliative care and germane to nursing and health that is supported by extramural funding.
• Maintain a high level of scholarly activity as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national and international meetings.
• Contribute to the undergraduate and graduate teaching missions of the University by mentoring students and teaching undergraduate and graduate courses as assigned.
• Service to the college, university, and profession.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED:

1. PhD degree or other research degree at time of appointment.
2. Master’s degree in nursing.
3. CV potential for/actual research, scholarship, and teaching effectiveness.
4. Strong interpersonal and oral communication skills.
5. Proficiency in writing skills.
6. Clinical expertise in palliative care.
7. Eligible for RN or APRN licensure in Rhode Island.
8. Ability to work with diverse groups/populations.

PREFERRED:

• Postdoctoral training related to program of research in the focus area.
• Demonstrated experience in classroom and/or clinical teaching.
• Evidence of successful research collaborations.
• Demonstrated ability to write competitive applications for extramural funding.