Tenure Track Nursing Faculty Open Rank – RISE AI

American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN); Madison (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Nursing seeks productive nurse scientists to join our tenure-track faculty as part of the RISE-AI initiative. The role focuses on AI-assisted health technologies and impactful research to improve health care services and population health.

Successful candidates will join a vibrant, collaborative community across disciplines, schools, and the Medical Center, contributing to research, teaching, and outreach with access to robust infrastructure and

Qualifications

• Experience in health care or nursing research is a plus.
• Strong collaboration and interdisciplinary work skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and sustain an externally funded research program in AI-assisted health technologies.
• Join tenure-track faculty as part of the UW–Madison RISE-AI initiative and contribute to teaching, research, and outreach.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams across campus and with UW Health to advance health services and population health.

Job description

Description

This position is part of the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative. Through accelerated and strategic faculty hiring, research infrastructure enhancement, interdisciplinary collaboration, and increased student and educational opportunities, RISE addresses complex societal challenges of importance to the state, nation and world. Building on the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s strengths, RISE expands the University’s successful track record of connecting with communities and industry on collaborative solutions. RISE-AI (Artificial Intelligence) is set to propel the university to a new level of capacity, with a focus on both the core technical dimensions as well as the human-centered implications of artificial intelligence.

Description

This position is part of the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative. Through accelerated and strategic faculty hiring, research infrastructure enhancement, interdisciplinary collaboration, and increased student and educational opportunities, RISE addresses complex societal challenges of importance to the state, nation and world. Building on the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s strengths, RISE expands the University’s successful track record of connecting with communities and industry on collaborative solutions. RISE-AI (Artificial Intelligence) is set to propel the university to a new level of capacity, with a focus on both the core technical dimensions as well as the human-centered implications of artificial intelligence.
Over three academic years, UW–Madison will substantially increase current hiring levels, bringing nearly 250 new RISE faculty to campus. Candidates hired through RISE will join a community of scholars working across disciplines, schools and colleges on research, teaching and outreach endeavors. The community will engage regularly in venues such as seminar series and colloquia to share ongoing projects and identify opportunities to work together. The University will support the community, facilitating access to research infrastructure, and funding to support broad and rich collaboration.
Further information regarding RISE can be found at: https://rise.wisc.edu/.
The School of Nursing at UW–Madison is seeking productive nurse scientists to join our tenure track faculty as part of the RISE-AI initiative. Successful candidates will join a vibrant and collaborative group of scientists and scholars conducting innovative and impactful research aimed at improving health care services and individual and population health. Our faculty have research partnerships across campus, communities, schools, homes, and at University Hospital (UW Health) next door.
We seek candidates who will develop and maintain a robust externally funded research program. Qualified applicants will have a program of research on the design, implementation, use and/or evaluation of AI-assisted technologies to address important challenges in health, healthcare, and nursing.
For more information, including areas of research focus, required qualifications, and information on how to apply, please go to: https://go.wisc.edu/oo8y5r
Posted On 10/20/2026 Job Type Faculty/Instructor
Faculty School/Institution University of Wisconsin-Madison Job Location Madison, WI