Assistant, Associate or Full Professor College of Nursing in Precision Health and Environment, Fall 2025

Description

The College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Knoxville (UTK) is searching for additional faculty to strengthen the university’s standing as a global leader in research focused on Precision Health and the Environment; this position is among those and will begin August 1, 2025. Recruitment into the Precision Health and the Environment Cluster Initiative creates opportunities to build bold agendas that advance big ideas. The successful candidate will join a team of approximately 35 established and successful faculty with shared and complementary research interests in artificial intelligence (AI), health informatics, health information and communication, epidemiology, environmental engineering, systems modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning with a strong desire to grow the scholarly and educational impact of their work. For early career faculty, the cluster also offers a unique framework for professional development and mentorship within a rich transdisciplinary environment. For more information about PHE please visit https://phe.utk.edu.

 

The ideal candidate for this position has a collaborative mindset and prioritizes working with colleagues to realize shared research and educational achievements, including large-scale funding proposals, joint publications, and new transdisciplinary curricular programming. This unique opportunity may include joint appointments in other participating departments. As Tennessee’s flagship, land-grant institution, UTK is particularly interested in recruiting candidates who are deeply connected to the organizations and communities in which their work will have translational impact, as well as those who will contribute to a climate that values diversity and inclusion. Review of applications will begin on August 26, 2024 and continue until the position is filled.  

College of Nursing

We are nurse scientists, health sciences scholars, expert educators, and passionate staff deeply committed to making substantial contributions to improve regional, national, and global health and health care, attracting the best and brightest students. We firmly believe our faculty and staff make a difference in each student’s life.

Highlights:

·       Competitive salary and benefits with a generous start-up package including relocation stipend and protected scholarship time for the first 2 years.

·       Scholarship and grant-writing support from the College’s Office of Research and Scholarship and the University’s Office of Research, Innovation and Economic Development.

·       Interprofessional training and research opportunities specific to the Precision Health and the Environment cluster initiative.

·       Resources and support from the National Hartford Centers for Gerontological Nursing Excellence.

·       State-of-the-art accredited Health Innovation Technology and Simulation Lab run in collaboration with the Tickle College of Engineering.

·       Research collaborations with the University of Tennessee Medical Center, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Cherokee Health Systems, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

 University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee Knoxville is the flagship campus of the UT system, land-grant university, and a public Carnegie Research 1 institution. As an 1862 land-grant university and as Volunteers, serving our state and nation is key to our mission. UT enrolls approximately 36,000 students at its Knoxville campus. Under a united leadership across the UT system, university campuses, and colleges, UTK is undergoing transformational changes focused on solving some of the most audacious, pressing problems our country and world face today.

 The city of Knoxville is a hidden gem surrounded by eight gorgeous lakes, with a beautiful and walkable downtown, a diverse music scene including internationally recognized festivals, active neighborhoods, unique restaurants, and a robust offering of diverse cultural and outdoor activities. UTK is located within easy driving distance to the Great Smoky Mountains, Atlanta, Nashville, Asheville, Charlotte, Louisville, and Cincinnati. It is only a day’s drive to Memphis, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. Knoxville and the surrounding counties have a population of more than 850,000 people. 

Qualifications

Qualifications

•      A PhD or equivalent degree in nursing, engineering, public health, or related field by the time of appointment
•        Evidence of research in health information technology or informatics
• ·Interest and commitment to contributing expertise to the goals of the Precision Health an