Assistant Professor Title: 270-NN - Assistant Professor Business Title: Assistant Professor Additional Titles: Location: WSU SPOKANE CAMPUS Employee Type: Faculty Job Family: Faculty - Academic - Not OT Eligible Position Details: COVID-19 Information:In accordance with Washington State Governor's Proclamation 21.14.2, as a condition of employment, you must be fully vaccinated or have an approved medical/religious accommodation by time of hire. People are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving their last shot in a vaccine series. Vaccine or an approved accommodation will be verified prior to your first day of work. Should you not be fully vaccinated or have an approved medical/religious accommodation you will not be able to start employment with WSU. Information regarding vaccine verification and/or requesting a medical/religious information is available at https://hrs.wsu.edu/covid-19/vax-verification/. Please contact HRS at hrs@wsu.edu or 509-335-4521 if you have questions. Summary of Duties:Washington State University College of Nursing, Spokane campus, invites applications for a full-time, 9-month permanent tenure-track nurse scientist and educator at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin August 15, 2022. The candidate selected for this position will contribute to our established research strength on advancing health equity with a specific interest in and focus on Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander populations. The ideal candidate will bring experience in interprofessional and applied scholarship in health equity as well as community engagement. This position is part of a faculty cluster hire initiative in the scholarship and teaching about racism and social inequality, in particular, health inequality and health justice, in the Americas. The university is particularly interested in hiring scholars who are deeply connected to and integrated into the communities that they study, as a means to build on our strong tradition of engaged and applied scholarship at WSU. The faculty member will be responsible for:
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WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE OF NURSINGFounded in 1890, WSU is a comprehensive land-grant university with teaching, research, and extension missions, and one of two research universities in Washington State. WSU is organized into ten academic colleges, the Honors College, and the Graduate School. It has an enrollment of more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students on six campuses (Pullman, Spokane, Tri-Cities, Vancouver, Everett, and Global with additional sites/locations across the state). WSU ranks among the top 60 public research universities and is a Carnegie I, Doctoral/Research Extensive University. WSU strongly values diversity among its faculty, staff, and students and seeks to ensure a welcoming community for all. Further information about WSU can be found at: http://www.wsu.edu; http://hd.wsu.edu; http://soc.wsu.edu; http://wgss.wsu.edu. WSU's Health Sciences campus is located in Spokane and is an urban campus centrally located in the University District. WSU Health Sciences Spokane prepares the state's future generations of nurses, pharmacists, physicians, and other health professionals, and houses world-class research that leads to healthier people and communities. WSU has worked closely with Spokane's business, healthcare, and nonprofit leaders for 50 years, and continues to embrace a culture of interprofessional health care education, research, and practice that focuses on community partnerships. The campus houses almost 2,000 students across the health sciences discipline with additional students residing across the six campuses within the system. The College of Nursing offers undergraduate and graduate programs in nursing to over 1,000 students system-wide at campuses and satellites in Spokane, Vancouver, Tri-Cities, and Yakima. The College of Nursing offers pre-licensure baccalaureate; RN to BSN; Master of Nursing (MN) with a population health focus; Doctor of Nursing Practice with specialization in Family or Psychiatric/Mental Health or population health advanced nursing practice specialties; and PhD programs with additional graduate and professional development certificate programs available. U.S. News and World report consistently ranks our graduate programs among the top 40 in the U.S. with our DNP program currently ranked as #28 and our MN program ranked as 39. Our BSN pre-licensure program graduates more than 280 students annually and is the top producer of RNs in Washington. Our alumni and faculty are recognized for their contributions to research and scholarship, clinical practice, service and leadership at local, regional, state and national levels. Scholarship is focused in four primary areas, including 1) Advancing health equity, 2) Health Promotion and Risk Reduction. 3) Healthcare Systems and Workforce or 4) Smart Health and contribute to the health and well-being of our populations and to the ongoing transformation of healthcare now and in the future. Current WSU College of Nursing is ranked #19 by the Blue Ridge Institute. Additional Information: Area/College: Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane Department Name: College of Nursing City, State, Zip: Spokane, WA 99201 Department Link: https://nursing.wsu.edu/ Monthly Salary: Competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience FTE: 100% Tenure Track: Yes Permanent/Temporary: Permanent Screening Begin Date: Immediately; and will remain ongoing until a successful applicant has been identified. Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check. Application Instructions: This posting will remain open until filled. The screening of application materials is currently underway and will continue until the position has been filled. Applicants must attach the following documents to their online application: 1) resume and 2) cover letter. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements. Applicants are required to include contact information for professional references within the application. Required Documents: 1. A detailed application letter addressing each of the required and preferred qualifications, including evidence of or potential for teaching and mentoring effectiveness. 2. A current curriculum vitae. 3. A one-page statement addressing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. 4. A chapter, manuscript/article, or writing sample, preferably less than thirty pages. 5. The names and email addresses of four professional references (combine with curriculum vitae). Letters will be requested at a later time. Time Type: Full time Position Term: 9 Month WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply. WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or hrs@wsu.edu. To apply, visit https://wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jobs/job/Spokane-WA/Assistant-Professor_R-3024 Washington State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Educator and Employer.jeid-59b06728baf1294eac0859b30648cf17
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