The College of Nursing at the University of Kentucky invites exceptional candidates to apply for a full Professor role with an endowed professorship in a tenure-eligible, 12-month Regular Title Series position. We are seeking candidates who use innovative approaches to address important and challenging problems in all aspects of nursing science. We are particularly interested in applicants with expertise in community-engaged research, environmental exposures, disaster resilience/climate and health, tobacco control, lung health, and/or health policy research.
This senior scientist role will engage with and provide leadership to at least one of these dynamic centers at the University of Kentucky: Bridging Research Efforts and Advocacy Toward Healthy Environments (BREATHE); UK Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES), an environmental health sciences core center; and AppalTRuST, a tobacco regulatory science center.
This role will serve as a primary researcher and mentor for early stage and mid-career scientists in the college, related Centers, and other UK colleges; teach and mentor at the graduate and/or undergraduate levels; actively participate in service to the university and the profession; and promote a diverse and inclusive community of faculty, staff, trainees, and students.
The College of Nursing is committed to providing world-class education and conducting novel research with University of Kentucky students and community partners. Our faculty includes some of the brightest and most innovative scholars in the discipline. We invite you to learn more about the College of Nursing, BREATHE, and UK-CARES by visiting College of Nursing | see blue (uky.edu), About BREATHE | Breathe (uky.edu), UK-CARES | Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Science | University of Kentucky College of Medicine (uky.edu), respectively.
Quicklink to the job posting: https://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/488602