Associate Dean for Practice and Global Affairs, Nursing

Description

As the state’s flagship school, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is home to over 100 research institutes and centers and numerous specialized research laboratories and consortia. Student enrollment totals more than 27,000 and research funding surpasses $188 million. Located near the Great Smoky Mountains and surrounded by numerous lakes, Knoxville offers abundant recreational attractions, cultural attractions such as opera and symphony, low cost of living, and high-quality residential neighborhoods. 

 

The Associate Dean for Practice and Global Affairs & Associate or Full Professor in Nursing will be a member of the Dean’s senior leadership team and, as such, is expected to participate and contribute to the overall strategic goals of the College. They will work closely with and will develop partnerships with clinical leaders, in the community, at the University, and internationally.   They will also collaborate with clinical partners, faculty, and the College administration to facilitate funded faculty practice opportunities for faculty members. 

 

Essential Duties: 

Provide strategic direction, operational oversight, and faculty guidance for the College’s practice, community and global engagement initiatives including the integration of practice/community/global engagement with the College’s education, practice, and research agendas. Orchestrating the Center for Nursing Practice and the global affairs agenda in the College. 

 

This position is open to those who qualify and can be appointed as one of the following ranks in the College of Nursing (Associate Professor, Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Professor). Rank appointment is dependent on education and qualifications relative to the university and college standards and will be determined by academic leadership in accordance with faculty handbook, policies, and procedures. 

 

Full Professors are expected to have five years of experience as associate professor, hold a doctorate or other terminal degree in the discipline, and have achieved and maintain a nationally recognized record in disciplinary research / scholarship / creative activity/ engaged scholarship. 

  

Associate Professors are expected to have five years as an assistant professor, hold the doctorate or other terminal degree of the discipline, have achieved and maintain a recognized record in disciplinary research / scholarship / creative activity/ engaged scholarship, have achieved and maintain a record of institutional,