Karen and Ronald Herrmann Distinguished Chair in Caregiver Research Professor with Tenure Faculty Position

The School of Nursing at UT San Antonio invites candidates to apply for a full-time tenure position at Professor rank. Those who would prefer to work primarily in the School of Nursing are highly encouraged to apply. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Role Summary:
The Karen and Ronald Herrmann Distinguished Chair in Caregiver Research will conduct discovery and knowledge generating research, submit applications for external funding of research, and mentor research teams including junior faculty, students, and postdoctoral fellows. This individual will also serve on mock review panels and will engage with research within the School of Nursing, across UT San Antonio, and in the community.

Candidate Profile:

• Academic Credibility: A Ph.D. with current R.N. Licensure is required. A Ph.D. in Nursing, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing is preferred. This individual must qualify for tenure at Full Professor rank, and the person must be eligible for a R.N. Licensure in Texas.
• Research Credibility: Evidence of excellent research and scholarship with a proven track record of past and current federal external funding (NIH funding is highly preferred. Other federal sponsors could be HRSA, AHRQ, and CDC.) at the national level in caregiving research. The candidate’s academic trajectory would include any disease-oriented area, health, or community-based outcomes research.
• Evidence of Mentoring: An exemplary track record of mentoring both junior and senior faculty and Ph.D., graduate, and undergraduate students.
• Collaborative Orientation: Passion to collaborate with others to promote interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary research and scholarship across academic schools and colleges.
• Interpersonal Skills: A high level of energy and confidence with a proactive attitude that promotes teamwork; a personal style that is positive, upbeat, and solutions-oriented; and the ability to inspire faculty, students, and staff to build trust and transparency.

Additional Professional and Personal Qualities and Competencies:

• An individual who is passionate about working with underserved populations and diverse patient populations. Ability to speak Spanish is a decided plus
• An integrative and innovative thinker with intellectual vigor, courage, and gravitas and
• A high level of emotional intelligence, strong influencing, coaching and relationship skills, a reputation for transparency, integrity, fair-mindedness and high ethical standards of excellence, and approachable and warm.

Interested individuals should apply online for requisition #26000116 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.

About UT Health San Antonio:

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) is designated as a Carnegie R1 Research Institution, the highest level of research activity recognized by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. This distinction reflects its significant research expenditures, doctoral degree programs, and faculty resources. UT Health Science Center San Antonio has merged with The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), with approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). UTSA, also a Carnegie R1 university, is nationally recognized for its strengths in AI, data science, cybersecurity, and engineering. The merger creates the third-largest research university in Texas, further elevating the region’s academic and research impact. San Antonio, a $44.3 billion bioscience and healthcare hub, offers a dynamic environment with year-round recreation and a favorable cost of living.

UT 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 San Antonio is a major academic university which includes health science campus with a School of Medicine, School of Health Professions, School of Nursing, Dental School, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the School of Public Health. For more information on UT San Antonio visit our website at www.uthscsa.edu

School of Nursing:

The School of Nursing is at the forefront of academic nursing, leading excellence through innovative teaching, quality research, compassionate care, and community service in South Texas and beyond. It offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees, including BSN, DNP and PhD degrees and specialty certificates. Today, the school’s enrollment consists of 261 graduate students and 755 undergraduate students, including 37% first generation college students and 19% male nursing students, almost twice the national average. 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, which include 16 fellows of the American Academy of Nursing, 3 fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and 2 fellows of the Academy of Nursing Education. We are expanding our specialist network, faculty practice and community partnerships to advance innovative sustainable models of health care and increase health equity. Be part of our growing team of over 83 faculty and 114 staff.

UT 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.