The Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship serves as the senior research administrator for the University of New Mexico College of Nursing.  The Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship will lead the expansion of the College’s research programs and infrastructure, facilitating and inspiring research and scholarship across the College of Nursing in grant writing, building and managing core research infrastructure, representing the College to internal and external constituencies interested in research and positioning the college to capitalize on innovative funding opportunities. The Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship serves on the Dean’s Executive Leadership Team and will reside in the Albuquerque, NM, area.

Senior Leader Qualifications:

·         Leading Change: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. This requires the ability to build strategic partnerships and trusting relationships with faculty, staff, and students from all organizations within their area of responsibility, building a shared organizational vision, strategic planning, and the ability to implement it in a continuously changing environment. The tenets of this qualification include but are not limited to creativity, flexibility, resilience, strategic thinking and vision.

·         Leading People: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this core qualification is the ability to provide an inclusive and respectful workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. The tenets of this qualification include but are not limited to conflict management, leveraging diversity, developing others and building high performance teams.

·         Results Driven: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and internal and external stakeholders’ expectations. Inherent to this core qualification is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Lead quality improvement processes related to academic affairs.  The tenets of this qualification include but are not limited to accountability, customer service, decisiveness, entrepreneurship, problem solving and technical credibility.

·         Business Acumen: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. The tenets of this qualification include but are not limited to financial management, human capital management and technology management. Knowledge and application of best and future business practices and tools.

·         Governance Reporting: This involves the submission of quarterly reports & projections to include: future proposals and goals;  goal attainment with status of various research and scholarship related metrics such as intra and extramural funding, publications, grant submissions, funded grants, and dissemination of research and scholarship at the local, regional, national and international levels. Leads in short- and long-range strategic planning with development of operational plans to effect goal achievement. Collects and analyzes data related to organizational outcomes, program effectiveness, and other key metrics.  Uses assessment data to identify areas for improvement and make recommendationschange.

Overarching responsibilities include: 

• ·         Strategic visioning for developing research initiatives
• ·         Facilitating strong collaborations within all College of Nursing programs and across the University of New Mexico as well as external agencies as appropriate
• ·         Securing intra and extramural funding related to research and  scholarship
• ·         Supervising tenured/tenure track faculty
• ·         Articulating a compelling, inclusive vision for the future of research and scholarship in nursing science
• ·         Demonstrating an entrepreneurial mindset to pursue diverse external funding sources in the expansion of the research mission.  Navigating nimbly among traditional research and scholarship opportunities (e.g., NIH, NINR, HRSA, private industry, etc.) and emerging funding sources
• ·         Ensuring that all College of Nursing research and scholarship activities are compliant with College, University, federal and state policies and procedures

The University of New Mexico College of Nursing

The University of New Mexico College of Nursing, located in Albuquerque, NM, ranks in the top 15% of nursing programs in the country.  With over 1,000 enrolled students, the college offers pre- and post-licensure baccalaureate, master’s, post-master’s, and doctoral programs.  Program offerings include the state’s premiere Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs; master’s and post-master’s programs across seven concentrations for APRNs, nurse educators, and nurse administrators; and the New Mexico Nurse Education Consortium baccalaureate curriculum. 

Our faculty engage in innovative research and clinical scholarship to understand and address the health care needs among our most vulnerable populations.  As a College of Nursing at a research-intensive, federally designated Hispanic-serving institution situated on indigenous lands, we benefit both from the manifold opportunities and from the responsibilities, we carry.  Consistent with our mission, vision, and values, we strive to openly support and deeply respect our diverse students, staff, and faculty.  We expect our faculty to benefit from and contribute to an inclusive environment that facilitates equity in research, scholarship, service, education, and practice. 

The University of New Mexico is New Mexico’s flagship R1 research-intensive institution occupying nearly 800 acres near historic Route 66 in the heart of Albuquerque, a metropolitan area of more than 929,000 people.  The College of Nursing is part of a vibrant Health Sciences (HS), which includes New Mexico’s only Level-1 Trauma Center.  The HS provides an exceptional education for more than 1,500 students each year in 21 different health fields.  The HS is known for innovative research with more than $165 million in extramural research funding.  The HS has an established NIH-funded Clinical & Translational Science Center that provides extensive opportunities and resources to support collaborative research in a variety of topic areas.  The University of New Mexico offers a competitive salary and outstanding benefits package.

UNM Nursing Research Pillars

Minimum Qualifications: 

• PhD
• Established program of research with record of extramural funding from NIH, NSF, CDC, or AHRQ
• Record of data-based, peer reviewed publications related to a program of research
• Experience supporting and mentoring faculty in developing programs of research, securing funding, and publishing in high-impact journals in addition to encouraging collaborative and interdisciplinary research that includes students.
• Experience teaching PhD students and mentoring PhD students in dissertations, grant proposals, and publishing
• Eligible for rank of Tenured Associate Professor or Full Professor
• Record of progressive leadership and development while overseeing major academic or research programs

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Work related experience in an academic health sciences center
• Experience teaching and mentoring DNP or other practice-focused graduate students in scholarship, grant proposals and publishing
• Demonstrated leadership in mentorship and development of faculty in research, scholarship, extramural funding, and publishing
• Ability to mentor faculty who are focused on basic, clinical, and social science research
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate strong collaborations within the College of Nursing, across a Health Sciences campus and university
• A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities

Only applications submitted through the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job advertisement on a 3rd party site, please visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

1.) Letter of Interest

2.) Curriculum Vitae

3.) List of three professional references with one being the most current employer including name, telephone number, and e-mail address

References will be checked at final stage of consideration

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.