Associate Dean for Transformational Practice and Partnerships
Job Details
- Description
The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) College of Nursing seeks an innovative academic nurse leader to serve as its next Associate Dean for Transformational Practice and Partnerships.
The UNMC College of Nursing (CON) educates over 1,000 students annually across three undergraduate (traditional BSN, accelerated BSN, RN to BSN) and three graduate programs (MSN, PhD, DNP). The CON has 149 faculty. Within Nebraska, the CON offers five divisions within UNMC's 500-mile campus that extends from each end of the state’s borders, providing opportunities for students to choose programs that meet their career goals from locations in Scottsbluff, Kearney, Norfolk, Lincoln, and Omaha.
The Associate Dean for Transformational Practice and Partnerships is the Senior Practice and Partnerships Officer for the CON and has responsibility for leadership of the college’s full portfolio of practice, engagement, and academic/practice partnership programs at local, state, national, and global levels. Reporting to the UNMC CON Dean, the Associate Dean will provide leadership in creating an environment where faculty, staff, and students can thrive in achieving their practice and partnership goals.
Qualifications include a doctoral degree in nursing or a related field and a graduate degree with a major in nursing; PhD in nursing preferred; board certification as a nurse practitioner required; minimum of five years of experience in an academic/clinical leadership role; eligibility for graduate faculty status; credentials that merit appointment at the rank of associate professor or professor in nursing.
Based in Omaha, UNMC is the state’s only public academic health sciences center with six colleges and two institutes, serving more than 4,400 students in about ninety programs. The University of Nebraska is designated as among the Carnegie classification's top doctoral research universities.
Inquiries, nominations, and applications are invited. Applications should include a curriculum vitae and cover letter. These documents should be sent electronically via e-mail to UNMC-CON-AssocDean@wittkieffer.com. Confidential inquiries may be made to the WittKieffer consultants supporting this search, Claudia Teschky at 630-575-6172 or Diane Smith, RN, BSN at 267-766-0410.
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work and learning environment free from discrimination and harassment. UNMC is dedicated to creating an environment where everyone feels valued, respected and included.
UNMC does not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation in its programs, activities, or employment. UNMC complies with all local, state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination, including Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex.
- Posted On
- 6/6/2024
- Job Type
- Associate's Colleges
Associate or Assistant Dean/Director - School/Institution
- University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Job Location
- Omaha, NE