Senior Researcher, School of Nursing

Mission or Goal of Unit:

We champion health and well-being through the power of nursing education, discovery and practice.

Chief Purpose of this position:

VCU School of Nursing is seeking candidates for a 12-month full-time, tenure-eligible faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor in the School of Nursing. The candidate will also support the school with teaching responsibilities at the graduate level, through the advisement and mentorship of doctoral students, and leadership in the PhD program as needed.

Appointment rank and salary are commensurate with experience and preparation. Candidates who qualify for appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor at VCU School of Nursing may qualify for an endowed appointment.

Position Responsibilities:

- Maintains a program of research supported by external funding

- Contributes to enhanced effectiveness of the community of scholars

- Maintains teaching activity in the PhD program

- Demonstrates commitment to contributing to VCU’s Quest 2028 (https://quest.vcu.edu/)

- Engages faculty, students, and staff to foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with all faculty, staff, and students at VCU

- Demonstrates an integrated academic life, contributing to the teaching, research, and service missions in an urban research-intensive university with an academic health sciences center

Required Qualifications:

- Demonstrated interest and/or experience in research in biobehavioral clinical research, symptom management, and healthcare quality and safety research

- Research doctoral degree in nursing or related degree

- For candidates with a nursing background, must have an active RN license or be eligible for licensure in Virginia

- Demonstrated achievement in scholarship with an established program of research that complements the areas of emphasis within the School of Nursing (https://nursing.vcu.edu/research/faculty-research-and-scholarship-interests/)

- Demonstrated research productivity including record of current or past external research funding, publications, and cogent plans for continued/ future externally-funded research

- Demonstrated success in mentoring and teaching doctoral-level students

- Demonstrated excellence in and passion for mentoring colleagues and students

- Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU

Preferred Qualifications:

- Actively funded program of research at the federal-scale and/or large-scale non-federal funding
- PhD leadership experience including curriculum development and/or program review or assessment
- Record of accomplishments in scholarship, teaching, and professional service
- Demonstrated or potential excellence in leadership skills, including excellence in working effectively with others

ORP Eligible: Yes