Associate Dean of Research

American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN); Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kansas University Medical Center School of Nursing is seeking an Associate Dean of Research to provide strategic leadership and visionary direction for nursing research aligned with the SON mission and KUMC priorities. The ADR will lead the Office of Grants and Research and collaborate with faculty, departments, and external stakeholders to advance funded research programs.

The role requires building partnerships, guiding research focus areas, mentoring faculty, and ensuring compliant, efficient

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement a comprehensive research strategy for the SON.
• Strategic Leadership: Facilitate fundable and sustainable research and scholarship programs for the school; pursue diverse external funding sources that support the research and scholarship mission.
• Research and Scholarship Development and Collaboration: Cultivate internal and external research partnerships to promote interdisciplinary, team-based science and scholarship.
• Research and Scholarship Development and Collaboration: Work with faculty to identify and refine research focus areas aligned with current and emerging funding opportunities.
• Research and Scholarship Development and Collaboration: Collaborate with the Department Chairs and Salina Campus Dean to support the research and scholarship of faculty through mentorship.
• Research and Scholarship Development and Collaboration: Serve as a consultant to faculty on funding opportunities, research proposal development, study methodology and methods, interpretation of findings, and dissemination of findings.
• Off ice of Grants and Research (OGR) Leadership: Oversee the operations of the Office of Grants and Research.
• Off ice of Grants and Research (OGR) Leadership: Ensure appropriate research administration, faculty and staff effort aligns appropriately with research funding and institutional expectations, integrity of research data and associated electronic databases and safeguarding research-related physical assets and property.
• Off ice of Grants and Research (OGR) Leadership: Ensure all research activities comply with university, state, and federal requirements for the responsible conduct of research.
• Off ice of Grants and Research (OGR) Leadership: Coordinate staff requirements for implementing research at the school.
• Off ice of Grants and Research (OGR) Leadership: Supervise and evaluate OGR staff and research faculty.
• Off ice of Grants and Research (OGR) Leadership: Manage the OGR budget, including budget forecasting, allocation, monitoring financial status of research projects, and tracking research related outcomes.
• Off ice of Grants and Research (OGR) Leadership: Oversee administration of intramural research funding and monitor the return on investme nt with funding.
• Off ice of Grants and Research (OGR) Leadership: Collaborate with the Faculty Research Committee on intramural funding decisions.
• Off ice of Grants and Research (OGR) Leadership: Prepares reports as required by the school and university administration, and external agencies.

Job description

Job Description

The Associate Dean of Research (ADR) provides strategic leadership by articulating a clear and compelling vision for nursing research in alignment with the KU School of Nursing mission and vision, KUMC research priorities and with current and future funding opportunities.

Description

Job Description

The Associate Dean of Research (ADR) provides strategic leadership by articulating a clear and compelling vision for nursing research in alignment with the KU School of Nursing mission and vision, KUMC research priorities and with current and future funding opportunities.

The ADR maintains their own research program, works with faculty to advance their research portfolios to align with the SON strategic framework and the KUMC research initiatives, and leads the School’s Office of Grants and Research. As a research leader on the KUMC campus, the ADR collaborates closely with other schools, departments, and external stakeholders, represents and advocates for nursing science related to campus and university wide research initiatives, and serves on designated research committees.

Key Roles And Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and implement a comprehensive research strategy for the SON.
• Facilitate fundable and sustainable research and scholarship programs for the school; pursue diverse external funding sources that support the research and scholarship mission.

Research and Scholarship Development and Collaboration

• Cultivate internal and external research partnerships to promote interdisciplinary, team-based science and scholarship.
• Work with faculty to identify and refine research focus areas aligned with current and emerging funding opportunities.
• Collaborate with the Department Chairs and Salina Campus Dean to support the research and scholarship of faculty through mentorship.
• Serve as a consultant to faculty on funding opportunities, research proposal development, study methodology and methods, interpretation of findings, and dissemination of findings.

Off ice of Grants and Research (OGR) Leadership

• Oversee the operations of the Office of Grants and Research.
• Ensure appropriate research administration, faculty and staff effort aligns appropriately with research funding and institutional expectations, integrity of research data and associated electronic databases and safeguarding research-related physical assets and property.
• Ensure all research activities comply with university, state, and federal requirements for the responsible conduct of research.
• Coordinate staff requirements for implementing research at the school.
• Supervise and evaluate OGR staff and research faculty.
• Manage the OGR budget, including budget forecasting, allocation, monitoring financial status of research projects, and tracking research related outcomes.
• Oversee administration of intramural research funding and monitor the return on investme nt with funding.
• Collaborate with the Faculty Research Committee on intramural funding decisions.
• Prepares reports as required by the school and university administration, and external agencies.

Job Type Associate or Assistant Dean/Director School/Institution

Kansas University Medical Center School of Nursing

Job Location Kansas City, KS