Assistant​/Associate​/Full Professor position - Tenure​/Tenure track

The University of Connecticut, Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing is seeking applications to fill a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track/tenured Assistant/Associate/Full Professor position. Candidates with research expertise in the following areas are encouraged to apply: health equity across the lifespan; social determinants of health; parent-child health: support for people with acute and chronic conditions, including symptoms and self-management; and biobehavioral studies of sleep and pain.

The Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing offers the opportunity for faculty to engage with school centers including the Nursing and Engineering Innovation Center and the International Center for Lifestory Innovations and Practice. The School’s Biobehavioral Laboratory provides a wet lab and resources to support behavioral research.

The Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing offers five nursing degree programs – Bachelor of Science (BS), Accelerated Bachelor of Science (CEIN/BS), Master of Science (MS), Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP), and Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.). The interprofessional curricula stress innovation, leadership, scholarship, evidence-based practice, and research.

We are entering a transformational period of growth that includes a new state-of-the-art building and programmatic support for dynamic nursing education that includes patient-centered practice, interdisciplinary research, and technology-based innovations. We are pleased to continue these investments by inviting applications for faculty positions at the Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing.

UConn offers a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary environment for scholarship and teaching. There are plentiful opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations and joint appointments in departments, programs, and Centers at UConn.

The successful candidates will be expected to contribute to research and scholarship through extramural funding, high-quality publications, impact as measured through citations, performances and exhibits, and national recognition such as honorific awards.

The successful candidates will share a deep commitment to effective instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels, innovative courses and instruction methods, andmentoringstudents in research, outreach, and professional development. Successful candidates will also be expected to broaden participation among members of under-represented groups; demonstrate through research, teaching, and/or public engagement the commitment to, and support of, diversity in the learning experience; integrate multicultural experiences into instructional methods and research tools;

and provide leadership in developing pedagogical techniques designed to meet the needs of diverse learning styles and intellectual interests.

Faculty members are responsible for teaching andparticipatingin professional service activities. UConn's philosophy of interdisciplinary scholarly collaboration provides an environment for productivity and achievement for both early and established scholars.