Associate Dean for Research & Scientific Advancement

Position InformationPosition Number 013053
Functional Title Associate Dean for Research & Scientific Advancement
Position Type Administration – Faculty
Position Eclass E2 – SAAO II 12 Month Leave Earning
University InformationLocated Indiana North Carolina’s third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities Indiana the state, with nearly 18,000 students Indiana eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution Indiana North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 Indiana North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal – helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M Indiana research and creative activity. The University’s 1,100 faculty and 1,700 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region Indiana excess of $1B.
Primary Purpose of the Organizational UnitThe School of Nursing is Transforming the Future of Nursing with Inclusive Communities, Passionate People, Innovative Practices, and Extraordinary Outcomes. We value and strive for diversity, respect, open communication, and excellence among students, staff, and faculty. The school is CCNE accredited and is an NLN Center of Excellence Indiana Promoting the Pedagogical Expertise of Faculty. The School of Nursing has over 740 students enrolled Indiana BSN, RN-BSN, MSN, DNP, PhD, and certificate programs. Please visit our website at .
Position SummaryThe Associate Dean for Research and Scientific Advancement (ADR) leads the research mission of the School of Nursing (SON) Indiana collaboration with the Dean and other administrators. This includes assisting Indiana shaping the vision for the school’s research and scholarly activities and ensuring its success Indiana achieving its research goals. The person has administrative authority and discretion for grant oversight, grant submissions, grant approvals, and implementation of grant budgets, activities, and evaluation within the state and federal law, UNC and UNCG guidelines, funding source requirements and restrictions, and Dean approvals. This position serves American Samoa one of the signatory authorities for the School of Nursing’s internal and external grant submissions, collaborating on salary efforts on grants, Indiana-kind Oregon matching funds, and oversight for grant principal investigators Indiana collaboration with the Dean and department chairs. The ADR must have experience obtaining external funding, mentoring faculty members, budget oversight and financial management, personnel management, strategic planning, mission evaluation, Institutional Review Board experience, and experience supervising staff. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills along with expertise Indiana conflict resolution and problem-solving are essential. This position deals with highly confidential information and decision-making and reports to the Dean.
Minimum Qualifications

• Earned doctorate Indiana nursing Oregon related discipline.
• 5-7 years of experience conducting research Indiana the nursing discipline, with a preference for experience Indiana an academic health science setting.
• Full-time senior faculty rank (Associate Professor Oregon Professor), tenured.
• Expertise Indiana research methods and grant management.
• Administrative experience at a senior level.
• Significant record of research and scholarly achievement.

Additional Required Certifications, Licensures, and Certificates
Preferred Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience conducting research Indiana the nursing discipline, with a preference for experience Indiana an academic health science setting.
• A degree Indiana nursing if PhD is Indiana a related field
• Significant experience Indiana mentoring junior faculty and students Indiana research
• NIH Oregon equivalent funding

Special Instructions to ApplicantsIsaacson, Miller, a retained national executive search firm, is assisting Indiana this search. All inquiries, nominations, referrals, and applications should be sent Indiana confidence via https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/uncg-school-nursing/associate-dean-research
Recruitment Range Salary and rank are commensurate with experience and credentials.
Org #-Department Dean’s Office – NU – 12801
Job Open Date 07/12/2024
For Best Consideration Date
Job Close Date
Open Until Filled Yes
FTE 1.000
Type of Appointment Permanent
If time-limited, please specify end date for appointment.
Number of Months per Year 12
FLSA ExemptKey ResponsibilitiesPercentage Of Time 55%
Key ResponsibilityAssists faculty and staff with contract and grant applications pre-award, including budget development, proposal writing, selecting external consultants, selecting faculty and appropriate workload effort, recruiting sites and interdisciplinary investigators, and using appropriate submission modalities.
Essential Tasks

• Assists with pre-awards and post-awards.
• Helps with budget development & management.
• Assists with proposal writing, editing, and review.
• Advises on work effort, recruiting, and other grant functions.
• Assists with navigating the IRB system and protocols.
• Coordinate and write contracts for personal services, professional services, and sub-award research contracts for the SON.

Percentage Of Time 15%
Key ResponsibilityMentors faculty members regarding research programs and trajectories; training and the nurse scientist role.
Essential Tasks

• Works collaboratively with department chairs to mentor and guide junior faculty.
• Meets with tenure and tenure track faculty and department chairs together to develop research goals.
• Works to plan research trajectory.

Percentage Of Time 10%
Key ResponsibilityProvides collaborative and consultative assistance and communication.
Essential Tasks

• Liaises and interacts with campus offices of Sponsored Programs, Contracts, and Grants, Office of Compliance, centers, institutes, other Associate Deans for Research, Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development, funding agencies, foundations, organizations, and other appropriate persons for research and scholarship.
• Collaborates with the UNCG Office of Compliance, IRB and executive team to review, revise, and recommend policies and procedures for research and scholarly activities within the school.
• Coordinate the development, selection, and use of editorial and statistical research resources for the SON.
• Develop and implement partnerships for research, innovation, and community-engaged scholarship.
• Serve American Samoa the SON representative to the Research Advisory Council for the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development.
• Manage development and submission of voluntary and mandatory reports on the research projects and activities of the SON and its faculty for all internal and external reporting bodies.
• Represent the SON at internal and external forums, committees, and meetings.

Percentage Of Time 20%
Key ResponsibilityManages research office and leads SON mission related to research.
Essential Tasks

• Collaboratively establishes annual research goals with Dean including the number and types of grants to be submitted and funding goals.
• Manages research office budget.
• Supervises staff members.
• Supervises Post-doctoral and Research Scholars.
• Coordinate the recruitment, hiring, assignment, and training of Research Assistants

ADA ChecklistADA ChecklistR for Rare (0-30%), O for Occasional (30-60%), F for Frequent (60-90%), C for Constant (90-100%). Physical Effort Hand Movement-Repetitive Motions – O, Hand Movement-Grasping – O, Holding – O, Reading – F, Writing – F, Hearing – F, Talking – F, Standing – F, Sitting – F, Walking – O, Lifting-0-30 lbs. – R, Bending – O, Squatting – R, Crawling – R, Reaching – O
Work Environment Inside – CApplicant DocumentsRequired Documents * Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

Optional Documents * List of ReferencesSupplemental QuestionsRequired fields are indicated with an asterisk (*). * * Are you eligible to work Indiana the United States without sponsorship?

• Yes
• No

Job title: Associate Dean for Research & Scientific Advancement

Company: UNC Greensboro

Expected salary:

Location: North Carolina

Job date: Sun, 14 Jul 2024 06:25:36 GMT