University Of Nevada Reno
(Nursing Scientist) Assistant / Associate Professor
University of Nevada, Reno - Main Campus · Full-time
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About the role
- 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.
- Contribute leadership to nursing research councils, committees, and strategic initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Build the nursing research enterprise
- Develop and implement a strategic agenda for nursing research across the partnership.
- Build sustainable infrastructure for nurse-initiated research, including consultation, project development, data access, and grant support.
- Develop and sustain a focused program of research aligned with your outcomes-focused area of expertise.
- Partner with nurses and clinical leaders
- Collaborate with frontline nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, educators, nursing leaders, and quality teams to develop clinically relevant research questions.
- Serve as a trusted methodological partner, designing rigorous evaluations of nursing interventions, workforce programs, and quality initiatives.
- Develop capacity and external funding
- Mentor nurses, students, faculty, clinicians, and emerging investigators, and build collaborative research teams across clinical, academic, and community settings.
- Appointment and Support
Requirements
- Baccalaureate or master's degree in nursing
- Final applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment.
- Required Attachment(s)
- Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application.
Nice to have
- Postdoctoral fellowship or comparable advanced research experience.
- Clinically-focused graduate degree in nursing (MSN or DNP)
- Five or more years of clinical nursing practice as a licensed registered nurse or advanced practice registered nurse.
- Experience partnering with clinical nurses and nursing leaders on research, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, or program evaluation.
- Experience evaluating nursing-sensitive, patient, workforce, quality, safety, or organizational outcomes.
- Evidence of success or potential to compete for federal, foundation, industry, or other extramural funding.
- Leadership experience in nursing research, clinical scholarship, or program development.
- Faculty experience within a research-intensive university.
Skills
- Strong analytical, project management, and communication skills.
Compensation
- Salary Schedules and select Academic Faculty.
- Salary is competitive and commensurate with related education and experience.
- 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.
Benefits
- Additionally, there is a grant-in-aid educational benefit for faculty and dependents.
- For more information, please visit: UNR Benefits
Company info
- The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevada's original land-grant university, the University serves more than 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.
- Classified by the Carnegie® Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 ("Very High Research") university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie® Community Engagement classification. The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the "Best National Universities" and "Best National Public Universities." It also ranks in the top tier of the
- The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge.
- Founded in 1874 as Nevada's original land-grant university, the University serves more than 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.
- Classified by the Carnegie® Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 ("Very High Research") university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie® Community Engagement classification.
- The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the "Best National Universities" and "Best National Public Universities." It also ranks in the top tier of the
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