Simulation Center Faculty Position

The University of Utah College of Nursing (CON) seeks a full time (1.0 FTE) faculty member to collaborate in teaching, curricular development, and integration of simulation pedagogy and experiential learning for the CON and the Simulation Center.

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

The University of Utah College of Nursing (CON) seeks experienced adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner (AGACNP) Career-line faculty members who will teach in the AGACNP specialty track of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. These are full time positions with 0.20 – 0.40 FTE dedicated to teaching and service within the specialty track. Clinical practice time may be negotiated at the applicant’s current work site or in a different setting depending on practice need and site availability.

Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty Track Director

The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Specialty Track Director provides leadership for faculty, students, and staff in the family nurse practitioner specialty track of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. The FNP Specialty Track Director also provides input for teaching assignments, and oversight for teaching methods and strategies, student clinical placement, and curriculum development and evaluation. Additionally, the FNP Specialty Track Director ensures that specialty track activities are consistent with the vision, mission, values, and strategic goals of the College of Nursing, as well as the national organizations guiding FNP specialty track and DNP program accreditation.

Executive Director for Nurse Practitioner Education

The Executive Director for Nurse Practitioner Education ensures the College of Nursing maintains compliance with the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) Criteria for Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Programs and with accreditation standards for graduate nursing programs based on the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) criteria. The Executive Director develops strategies to improve the quality and delivery of nurse practitioner education in conjunction with the Assistant Dean for Master’s and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Programs.

Assistant Dean for the Master’s and Doctor of Nursing Practice Program

The Assistant Dean for the Master’s and Doctor of Nursing Practice Programs provides academic leadership in support of the College of Nursing teaching mission, including coordination of teaching faculty in the Masters of Science (MS) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs. The Assistant Dean for the Masters and Doctor of Nursing Practice Programs facilitates discussion of teaching assignments and methods, core graduate curricula, and student recruitment, marketing, and enrollment targets. Additionally, this role evaluates program outcomes and strategizes improvements in the quality and delivery of graduate specialty offerings. It also ensures that graduate program activities are consistent with the vision, mission, values, and strategic goals of the College of Nursing.

Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty Track Director

The Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty Track Director provides leadership for faculty, students, and staff in the adult/gerontology acute care nurse practitioner specialty track of the Doctorate of Nursing Practice program. The Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty Track Director also provides input for teaching assignments, and oversight for teaching methods and strategies, student clinical placement, and curriculum development and evaluation. Additionally, the Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty Track Director ensures that specialty track activities are consistent with the vision, mission, values, and strategic goals of the College of Nursing.

Robert L. and Joyce T. Rice Presidential Endowed Chair in Healthy Aging

The University of Utah College of Nursing seeks an established, visionary nurse or gerontology scholar to become the holder of the Robert L. and Joyce T. Rice Presidential Endowed Chair in Healthy Aging (est. 2003). The Rice Presidential Endowed Chair will help enhance the pathway for researchers, scholars, and/or clinicians who focus on aging across the lifespan, helping individuals, families, and communities maintain their health and well-being throughout the continuum of their lives.

Ida May "Dotty" Barnes, RN, and D. Keith Barnes, MD, Presidential Endowed Chair

The University of Utah College of Nursing seeks an established, visionary nurse scholar to become the holder of theIda May “Dotty” Barnes, RN, and D. Keith Barnes, MD, Presidential Endowed Chair (Est. 1999). The Barnes Presidential Endowed Chair will help to enhance the pathway for nursing and gerontology researchers, scholars, and/or clinicians in advancing the discovery, organization, transmission, and application of knowledge and health policies to meet the needs of patients, families, communities, and students.

Janet Q. Lawson Endowed Chair in Nursing

The University of Utah College of Nursing seeks an established, visionary educator and scholar to fill the Janet Q. Lawson Endowed Chair in Nursing. The endowed chair is a 5-year tenure-line or career-line appointment, renewable upon successful review. Academic rank and salary for this full-time, 12-month appointment will be commensurate with qualifications.

Mid-Career/Tenure-Line Faculty Position

The University of Utah College of Nursing seeks applicants for a mid-career or senior scientist (tenure-line) faculty position. We seek innovative scholars, particularly diverse scholars, with nationally and internationally recognized and extramurally-funded programs of research, to enhance and expand our high priority research programs in the areas of health equity, social determinants of health and/or chronic)/serious illness(es); women’s health, gerontology, and caregiving research; as well as informatics, clinical and translational research. The College of Nursing is committed to removing barriers that have been traditionally encountered by individuals from underrepresented groups. We value candidates with diverse intellectual, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds and who possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students.

Tenure-Line Faculty Position

The University of Utah College of Nursing seeks applicants for tenure-track faculty positions. We seek innovative early- and mid-career investigators with extramurally-funded programs of research to enhance and expand our high priority research programs in the areas of health equity, social determinants of health and/or chronic/serious illness(es) to complement our strengths in women’s health, gerontology, caregiving, informatics, and clinical and translational research. The College of Nursing is committed to removing barriers that have been traditionally encountered by individuals from historically marginalized groups. We value candidates with diverse intellectual, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds and who possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students.