(Nursing Scientist) Assistant / Associate Professor
Description
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Job Description
The Orvis School of Nursing at the Carnegie R1-designated University of Nevada, Reno seeks an inaugural embedded Nurse Scientist within its academic-practice partnership with Renown Health. The Nurse Scientist will work alongside clinical nurses, nursing leaders, and interprofessional teams to generate new knowledge, investigate the impact of nursing care, and advance nursing science. This is a role for a builder. The successful candidate will develop the relationships, infrastructure, and culture that make nursing inquiry integral to clinical practice and organizational decision-making, while advancing an independent program of scholarship.
We welcome candidates across career stages who demonstrate a clear scholarly focus, strong methodological preparation, and the capacity to develop a funded program of research. The successful candidate will bring the vision and collaborative approach needed to build a new program, whether developing an emerging research portfolio or bringing an established body of scholarship to this opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
Build the nursing research enterprise
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Develop and implement a strategic agenda for nursing research across the partnership.
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Build sustainable infrastructure for nurse-initiated research, including consultation, project development, data access, and grant support.
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Contribute leadership to nursing research councils, committees, and strategic initiatives.
Advance nursing science and outcomes research
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Develop and sustain a focused program of research aligned with your outcomes-focused area of expertise.
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Translate findings into clinical protocols, care models, policies, and delivery improvements.
Partner with nurses and clinical leaders
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Collaborate with frontline nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, educators, nursing leaders, and quality teams to develop clinically relevant research questions.
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Serve as a trusted methodological partner, designing rigorous evaluations of nursing interventions, workforce programs, and quality initiatives.
Develop capacity and external funding
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Mentor nurses, students, faculty, clinicians, and emerging investigators, and build collaborative research teams across clinical, academic, and community settings.
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Pursue extramural funding from federal, foundation, industry, and other sources appropriate to your career stage.
Appointment and Support
This is an open-rank faculty position with two pathways. Rank, pathway, and workload are determined by the candidate's qualifications, experience, scholarly trajectory, and career goals.
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Tenure-track. Develop or maintain an active program of research and scholarship while contributing to the teaching, mentoring, and service missions of the school. Expectations align with rank and career stage.
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Research-focused non-tenure-track. Contribute primarily through research, scholarship, capacity building, and service to the partnership. Teaching responsibilities, if any, are determined by mutual agreement and organizational need.
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Consideration for an endowed professorship may be available for an appropriately qualified candidate.
The Nurse Scientist works in close partnership with the Chief Nurse Executive and nursing leaders across Renown Health, serves as a leader within the school's Center for Nursing Outcomes Research and Office of Research and Scholarly Impact, and has direct access to clinical leaders, frontline nurses, quality and safety teams, and research opportunities across diverse healthcare settings.
Required Qualifications
Candidates must meet all of the following:
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Earned research doctorate (PhD, DNSc, ScD or equivalent) in nursing or a related discipline
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Baccalaureate or master’s degree in nursing
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Eligibility for Registered Nurse licensure in Nevada.
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Evidence of an established and focused area of scholarly inquiry focusing on nursing outcomes, or a clearly articulated emerging program of research focusing on nursing outcomes.
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Strong preparation in quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, implementation science, outcomes research, or related methodologies.
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Evidence of scholarly potential or productivity appropriate to career stage, such as peer-reviewed publications, presentations, research participation, pilot funding, or funded projects.
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Ability to collaborate effectively across academic and clinical environments.
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Strong analytical, project management, and communication skills.
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Demonstrated interest in building nursing research programs, partnerships, or capacity.
Preferred Qualifications
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Postdoctoral fellowship or comparable advanced research experience.
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Clinically-focused graduate degree in nursing (MSN or DNP)
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Five or more years of clinical nursing practice as a licensed registered nurse or advanced practice registered nurse.
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Experience conducting research within an academic health system, integrated health system, academic-practice partnership, or large healthcare organization.
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Experience partnering with clinical nurses and nursing leaders on research, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, or program evaluation.
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Experience evaluating nursing-sensitive, patient, workforce, quality, safety, or organizational outcomes.
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Evidence of success or potential to compete for federal, foundation, industry, or other extramural funding.
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Leadership experience in nursing research, clinical scholarship, or program development.
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Faculty experience within a research-intensive university.
Compensation Grade
Assistant / Associate Professor
To view the salary schedule for this position, please visit: Salary Schedules and select Academic Faculty. Salary is competitive and commensurate with related education and experience.
Total Compensation
The total compensation package includes a competitive salary, moving allowance (if applicable), a rich retirement plan, sick leave, health insurance options that include dental and vision, life insurance, long term disability along with many other benefits. Additionally, there is a grant-in-aid educational benefit for faculty and dependents. For more information, please visit: UNR Benefits
Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program
The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples’ professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada. Dual Career Program
Faculty Appointment
This position is open rank and may be appointed on either a tenure-track (TT) or non-tenure-track (NTT) pathway, commensurate with the candidate's qualifications, experience, and career goals. Faculty appointed on the tenure-track pathway will maintain an active program of research and scholarship while contributing to the teaching, mentoring, and service missions of the Orvis School of Nursing. Faculty appointed on a research-focused non-tenure-track pathway will primarily contribute through research, scholarship, research capacity building, and service to the academic practice partnership. Teaching responsibilities, if any, will be determined through mutual agreement and organizational need.
About the Opportunity
This position is a cornerstone of the Orvis School of Nursing's commitment to advancing nursing science, improving patient outcomes, and demonstrating the measurable impact of nursing care. As a leader within the Center for Nursing Outcomes Research and the Office of Research and Scholarly Impact, the Nurse