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Faculty Opportunities

Overview

Welcome to the College of Nursing and Health Innovation!

We are a comprehensive center for health care education and research, offering BSN, MSN, DNP and PhD degrees and the nation’s largest nursing program at a public university.

The University of Texas at Arlington is a Carnegie Research 1 institution with more than 100 years of academic excellence and tradition, and is committed to life-enhancing discovery, innovation instruction and caring community engagement. The College is UTA's largest academic unit and is designated a center of excellence by the National League for Nursing. Both its undergraduate and graduate programs are nationally ranked.

Why work at UTA CONHI?

  • Competitive salary and outstanding employee benefits
  • UTA holds many distinguished rankings
  • We attract the best and brightest scholars from around the world
  • Our collaborative environment & commitment to diversity and inclusion
  • Extensive and longstanding research partnerships across the country and internationally

Current Faculty Openings

CONHI seeks outstanding nurse researchers for tenured or tenure-track positions. We seek faculty members with outstanding qualifications who share the University’s core values of high standards of excellence in innovative and collaborative research, combined with fostering an open and inclusive environment that promotes participation of underrepresented groups in research. Candidates with outstanding skills in all areas of nursing research are welcome to apply.

The individual will have an independent program of research and will collaborate with colleagues in Nursing, Kinesiology and Public Health within the college and with other disciplines across the university. Opportunities for collaboration in conducting research are extensive at UTA. 

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CONHI seeks a faculty member who meets the qualifications for appointment at the rank of full professor with tenure to teach and conduct research-demonstrating leadership in gerontological nursing education. We seek a faculty member with outstanding qualifications who shares the University’s core values of high standards of excellence in innovative and collaborative research, combined with fostering an open and inclusive environment that promotes participation of underrepresented groups in research. 

The College of Nursing is particularly interested in recruiting a senior nurse scientist who can make a significant contribution to the college’s overarching theme of programming and research in health and disease across the lifespan, with a focus on advancing health and the human condition through excellence in Gerontological nursing. 

The ideal candidate will have a broad understanding of nursing and healthcare needs of older adults. Relevant research backgrounds will include expertise in clinical and/or outcome research important to advancing the health and quality of life of older adults.

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CONHI seeks applicants for tenured or tenure-track positions to teach and to conduct research in nursing and health care. Candidates with outstanding skills in the area of nursing leadership, advanced practice nursing and/or patient outcomes will receive preference. This position offers an exciting opportunity to join a growing faculty and to build our academic and research programs in the college and university.

We are particularly interested in recruiting innovative scientists who can make a significant contribution to the college’s overarching theme of programming and research in health and disease across the lifespan, with a focus on advancing health and the human condition. Ideal candidates will have a broad understanding and interest in interdisciplinary studies. Research on how social determinants of health affect the health of populations is valued. Relevant research backgrounds may include evaluation, health disparities, social determinants of health, and social and economic development among others.

Successful candidates are expected to demonstrate a commitment to diversity and equity in education through their teaching, research and service. In addition, candidates in their early career must demonstrate strong potential to develop a research program supported by external funding, while more established candidates must demonstrate active, externally funded research agendas.

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The College of Nursing and Health Innovation (CONHI) at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), seeks applicants for tenured or tenure-track positions to teach and to conduct research in nursing and health care. We seek faculty members with outstanding qualifications who shares the University’s core values of high standards of excellence in innovative and collaborative research, combined with fostering an open and inclusive environment that promotes participation of underrepresented groups in research. 

The College of Nursing and Health Innovation is particularly interested in recruiting innovative scientists who can make a significant contribution to the college’s overarching theme of programming and research in health and disease across the lifespan, with a focus on advancing health and the human condition. Ideal candidates will have a broad understanding and interest in interdisciplinary studies.

Candidates with outstanding skills in nursing leadership, advanced practice nursing and/or patient outcomes will receive preference.

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CONHI seeks outstanding nurse researchers for tenured or tenure-track positions. Candidates with outstanding skills in all areas of nursing research are welcome to apply. Individuals with research programs and teaching expertise in areas of clinical practice, advanced practice nursing, public health, patient outcomes, leadership, informatics, policy, will receive preference.

This position offers an exciting opportunity to join a growing faculty and contribute to the continued growth of our academic and research programs in the college and university.

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Within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area, UT Arlington is a diverse academic community of students working together with faculty committed to outstanding teaching, research, and scholarship. With a global enrollment of approximately 60,000 students, The University of Texas at Arlington is the largest institution in North Texas.

The College of Nursing and Health Innovation is the largest not-for-profit College of nursing, with online and in-person students. This leader will have supervisory responsibility for the Chairs of the Department of Undergraduate Nursing, the Department of Graduate Nursing, the Assistant Dean for the Office of Enrollment and Student Success (OESS), and the Assistant Dean of Simulation and Technology.

Successful candidates are expected to demonstrate a commitment to diversity and equity in education through their scholarship, teaching, and/or service, as well as a strong commitment to teaching, advising, and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students from diverse backgrounds.

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CONHI seeks faculty members with outstanding qualifications who share the University’s core values of high standards of excellence in innovative and collaborative research, combined with fostering an open and inclusive environment that promotes participation of underrepresented groups in research. Applicants with expertise/strong interest in technology-enabled approaches to enhancing healthcare delivery and disease prevention in underserved, vulnerable populations (e.g., rural, under-insured, minority) are encouraged to apply.

This position is part of the Multi-Interprofessional Center for Health Informatics with an academic appointment in the Department of Kinesiology. Candidates should show evidence of exceptional research promise and are expected to establish a research portfolio, work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams, obtain research grants, and contribute to a new public health informatics program, including developing and teaching courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Ideal candidates will have a broad understanding and interest in interdisciplinary studies and demonstrate a commitment to diversity and equity in education through their research, teaching, and service. 

The ideal candidate will have a broad understanding of nursing and healthcare needs of older adults. Relevant research backgrounds will include expertise in clinical and/or outcome research important to advancing the health and quality of life of older adults. 

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The Nursing Department in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation, the University of Texas at Arlington, invites applications for an Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs Non-tenure track position. Successful candidates are expected to demonstrate a commitment to diversity and equity in education through their scholarship, teaching, and/or service as well as a strong commitment to teaching, advising, and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students from diverse backgrounds.

Serves as a senior administrative leader on the Dean’s leadership team providing leadership and operational planning for the administrative and financial operations of the college. Exercise independent judgment and decision making in the management of diverse, high-level college responsibilities and oversight related to budget and to faculty and staff human resources; advise the Dean on issues including budgetary compliance, contract management, business development, OIT planning, space planning, facilities management, faculty/staff recruiting, conflict resolution, position management, and compensation review.

A Master of Business Administration (MBA), Health Care Administration Degree, or related field with 2 years supervisory experience.

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Join our ranks of outstanding faculty and apply today! A full list of opportunities can be found here.

Who we are seeking

The College is currently recruiting faculty in an array of exciting and rewarding opportunities and seeks candidates that value excellence, ingenuity and diversity. CONHI has taken significant steps to grow research capacity in order to help tackle major health care challenges through its myriad of labs and a growing roster of talented research faculty who specialize in areas as varied as heart disease, exercise physiology, esophageal cancer, osteoporosis, quality of life and health outcomes.We are looking for faculty members with outstanding qualifications who share the University’s core values of high standards of excellence in innovative and collaborative research, combined with fostering an open and inclusive environment that promotes participation of underrepresented groups in research. 

Where we are located

As the largest university in North Texas and second largest in The University of Texas System, UTA is located in the heart of Dallas-Fort Worth. Arlington has something to offer for everyone, with an affordable cost of living and its close proximity to Dallas and Fort Worth, making it perfectly located for those who want both big city activities and a small community environment.

Outside view of Science and Engineering Innovation & Research (SEIR) building during sunset.

University of Texas at Arlington, SEIR Building

Most CONHI funded researchers have laboratory and office space located in the new Science and Engineering Innovation & Research building, a state-of-the-art research facility, which is the signature center for life and health science research at UTA.

UTA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Additionally, the University prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation. A criminal background check will be conducted on finalists. UTA is a tobacco free campus.