Mid-Career or Senior Tenure Track Faculty Professor, Indianapolis Campus

Indiana University; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University School of Nursing in Indianapolis seeks qualified candidates for tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of associate or full professor. Candidates should demonstrate a record of nationally and internationally disseminated scholarship and have a developing or established national reputation.

The school offers a broad range of programs from BSN to PhD and supports research, teaching, and service that engage local and global communities.

Qualifications

• PhD required; PhD in Nursing preferred, or related fields with eligibility for Indiana RN license.
• Strong record of externally funded research is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate high-quality teaching and mentoring.
• Engage in service at school, campus, and community.
• Foster mentoring and grant proposal collaboration with junior faculty.
• Build a forward-looking research program with external funding.

Skills

Scholarly record

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Mentoring

Grant proposal writing

Education

PhD in Nursing or related field

Job description

Title

Mid-Career or Senior Tenure Track Faculty Professor, Indianapolis Campus

Appointment Status

Tenure Track

Department

IU Indianapolis School of Nursing

Location

Indianapolis

Position Summary

Indiana University School of Nursing (IUSON) seeks qualified applicants for tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of associate or full professor. We invite applicants who have a record of nationally and/or internationally disseminated and peer reviewed scholarship and emerging or sustained national reputation. IUSON offers a full range of academic programs from BSN to DNP and PhD. IUSON is looking for applicants who will contribute to our commitment to engage the city, state, nation, and beyond through research, teaching, and service, in consideration of our campus and community.

Responsibilities

• The candidate is expected to have a record of nationally and/or internationally disseminated and peer reviewed scholarship. For appointment to Associate Professor, applicants must show evidence of an emerging national reputation. For appointment to Full Professor, applicants must show evidence of a sustained national reputation as demonstrated by a well-established and cumulative body of work in rank. The candidate must demonstrate an outstanding scholarly record of research, exhibited by high-impact peer-reviewed publications and a forward-looking, vigorous research agenda that has been continually securing competitive, external funding. The successful candidate will have the ability to work with interdisciplinary teams of interprofessional researchers across clinical and academic settings.


• The candidate is expected to engage in high-quality teaching and mentoring.


• The candidate is expected to actively participate in service at the school, campus, community, and professional levels.


• The candidate is expected to engage in mentoring and grant proposal collaboration with more junior IUSON faculty.

Basic Qualifications

PhD is required. While a PhD in Nursing Science is preferred, candidates who have earned a PhD in a related field (e.g. public health, health sciences, psychology, sociology) will be considered. Candidates who hold a PhD in Nursing must hold or be eligible for an Indiana RN license.

A successful history of external funding (e.g. NIH, HRSA,NLN,PCORI) is strongly preferred.

Appointment to academic rank and salary are dependent on evidence of scholarly, teaching and service achievements.

Department Contact for Questions

Tammy Leone at [e-mail] or 317-274-4157

Qualifications

Additional Qualifications Salary and Rank Special Instructions

Open positions are available for August 1, 2027 start dates. Leadership opportunities aligned with faculty expertise may be available. Applications received by December 1, 2026, will be given priority.

For additional information, please contact Dr. Wendy Trueblood Miller, Acting Dean, Executive Associate Dean for Research at [e-mail] or Dr. Julie Otte, Executive Associate Dean of Analytics at [e-mail]. Additional information is available at nursing.iu.edu, including details about our Areas of Research Excellence: https://nursing.iu.edu/research/areas-research-excellence/index.html

For Best Consideration Date 12/01/2026 Expected Start Date 08/01/2027 Posting Number IU-101760-2026