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The Penn State University Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing is seeking a dynamic and innovative visionary for their Associate Dean for Research and Innovation. This is an opportunity to facilitate the success of research and the research faculty and provide a vision and strategic direction for the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing’s research enterprise.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Associate Dean for Research and Innovation is responsible for providing strategic leadership and operational oversight of the Center for Nursing Research. This position’s overarching goal is to facilitate the success of research and the research faculty and provide a vision and strategic direction for the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing’s research enterprise.

Reporting to the Dean, this key leader will demonstrate progressive leadership experience in providing guidance on research career development and strategies for building funded research programs to ensure successful grant applications and accepted publications. As a member of the College’s leadership team, the Associate Dean for Research and Innovation will collaborate closely with the Dean and the rest of the leadership team on policy-making, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the College’s activities and assist in ensuring that the University’s vision, mission, and values are foundational elements in guiding decision-making and actions within the College.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Mentoring Faculty: Mentor junior faculty members, providing guidance on research career development and strategies for building funded research programs to ensure successful grant applications and accepted publications.
• Leadership and Oversight: Provide leadership and oversight for the research mission within their college or division. This includes evaluating research center opportunities within the university as well as with outside stakeholders and managing research budgets and programs.
• Collaboration and Infrastructure: Collaborate with other colleges to create interdisciplinary research initiatives. Build infrastructure to support research across the college. Support research initiatives across the college and university.
• Workshops and Support: Organize workshops and initiatives to support faculty research. Evaluate grant cost-sharing opportunities and present findings to the dean.
• Liaison and Partnerships: Serve as a liaison to other university research offices, fostering collaborative, interdisciplinary research both within their college and with other schools and colleges.
• Supervision and Financial Planning: Supervise staff handling research administration, compliance, and financial matters. Work with the finance and administration team to create research financial projections. Supervise research faculty within the college.
• Promotion and Tenure: Oversee the promotional and tenure process within the college for provisional and promotional reviews.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Successful candidates must have a research doctorate in nursing or a closely related field and a documented commitment to teaching and service.
• Candidates should have experience teaching master’s and doctoral level courses in residence and online platforms with experience in academic administration.
• Candidates should have significant scholarly accomplishments, grant funding, and a record of national and international service.
• Candidates should have an active research portfolio with the potential for attracting extramural research and program funding.
• Candidates should also be able to demonstrate achievements in teaching, scholarship, and service commensurate with a tenure-eligible appointment.
• Candidates must hold a valid United States nursing license and be eligible for a Pennsylvania license.
• Demonstrated previous leadership capacity on behalf of a faculty group and in working with all levels of complex organizations and University administration is required.
• Candidates must possess high energy with excellent communication skills, a team spirit, a penchant for executing, and a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion.

STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA

Nestled in the heart of central Pennsylvania, State College stands as a town that seamlessly blends academic excellence, natural beauty, and a vibrant community spirit. It is a college town, dominated economically, culturally, and demographically by the presence of the University Park campus of Penn State University.

State College is the largest designated borough in Pennsylvania and is the principal borough of the six municipalities that make up the State College area. The largest settlement in Centre County and one of the principal cities of the greater State College-DuBois Combined Statistical Area with a combined population of 236,577 as of the 2010 U.S. census.

State College has some of the top-rated public schools in Pennsylvania based on a variety of measures, including academic performance and equity.

The community has many options for arts and culture, including The State Theatre, Tussey Mountain Amphitheatre, and the Bryce Jordan Center.

State College is located at an elevation of approximately 1,200 feet above sea level. It is surrounded by large tracts of farmland, and an expanse of Appalachian Mountain ranges and forests. Mount Nittany is part of Pennsylvania’s geologic ridge-and-valley province of the Appalachian Mountains. It is located at the approximate geographic center of Pennsylvania.