Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

The School of Nursing at UT Health San Antonio invites scholars to apply for a full-time Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) rank. Required applicants must have completed a doctoral degree from an accredited program. Veteran status would be given preference.

Responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to:

· Support the integration of SON research and non-research faculty affinity group to advance mutual scholarly productivity and research funding

· Support faculty in their interactions with the ONRS and OSP

· Coordinate faculty training on strategic communication and translating/transforming service programs and academic products for extramural funding (preferable NIH funding) and public-facing publications.

· Lead/assist faculty grant/paper writing and peer review groups

· Participation in academic nursing scholarship

· Submitting applications for external funding of research

· Support the research, teaching, and practice mission of the School of Nursing

· Some evenings and weekends may be required

· Building partnership with external stakeholders and community partners

· Engage with multi-agency military and veteran research and programs

Qualifications – The successful candidate will have:

· A doctoral degree is required.

· Previous project management experience

· Grant writing experience

· Experience with military and veteran programs and/or research

· Previous experience with grant writing workshops and teaching is preferred.

· Interpersonal skills

Interested individuals should apply for requisition #25000340 online at: https://uthscsa.referrals.selectminds.com/faculty/page/school-of-nursing-opportunities-5

Please include in your submission:

1. Letter of Intent outlining interest and experience.

2. Current Curriculum Vitae.

For questions, please contact the Office for Faculty Excellence at son-ofe@uthscsa.edu.

This position is within a newly unified Carnegie R1 research university, formed through the approved merger of UT Health San Antonio and UTSA. Faculty benefit from strong institutional support, interdisciplinary research collaborations, and a vibrant academic environment committed to innovation and community impact.

UT Health San Antonio seeks to provide the best in health career education, conduct groundbreaking biomedical research, while also providing the best patient care and community service to San Antonio and the South Texas/Border Region. With undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate programs, UT Health San Antonio is a major academic health science university composed of six schools: School of Medicine, School of Health Professions, School of Nursing, Dental School, and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the School of Public Health. For more information on UT Health visit our website at www.uthscsa.edu.

School of Nursing

As San Antonio’s only NLN-designated Center of Excellence in Nursing Education, the School of Nursing leads academic nursing through innovative teaching, high-quality research, compassionate care, and impactful community service across South Texas and beyond.

We offer both undergraduate and graduate degrees, including BSN, DNP and PhD degrees and specialty certificates. Today, the school’s enrollment consists of almost twice the national average, including 37% first generation college students and 19% male nursing students. The School of Nursing employs a state-of-the-art Center for Simulation Innovation for clinical education, as well as a growing patient care practice providing primary and acute care at our own clinic, Wellness 360 and at a variety of community partner sites. As leaders in community outreach, we also operate a mobile health unit used for disaster relief and other missions.

Faculty enjoy a wide range of engagement through our research programs, Center for Community-Based Health Promotion with Women and Children and a new Center on Smart and Connected Health Technologies. Collaborative, interprofessional research opportunities include the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s & Neurodegenerative Disease, Barshop Institute for Longevity & Aging Studies, Center for Research to Advance Community Health and more. Our School of Nursing is home to some of the most unique population health and community-based health research in the region and in the state of Texas. Faculty scholarship is supported by a dedicated team in the Office of Nursing Research and Scholarship.

Visionary leaders in the School of Nursing have been nationally recognized for their commitment to the promotion of education, practice, and innovation. We are expanding our specialist network, faculty practice and community partnerships to advance innovative sustainable models of health care and increase health equity. We truly live our missions in Texas and beyond. Be part of our growing team!

UT Health San Antonio is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including protected veterans and persons with disabilities. All faculty appointments are designated as security sensitive positions.