Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) Position
🔍 San Antonio
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- Faculty
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- School of Nursing
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- 25000340 Requisition #
Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)
The School of Nursing at UT Health San Antonio invites scholars to apply for a full-time Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) rank. Required applicants must have completed a doctoral degree from an accredited program. Veteran status would be given preference.
Responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to:
· Support the integration of SON research and non-research faculty affinity group to advance mutual scholarly productivity and research funding
· Support faculty in their interactions with the ONRS and OSP
· Coordinate faculty training on strategic communication and translating/transforming service programs and academic products for extramural funding (preferable NIH funding) and public-facing publications.
· Lead/assist faculty grant/paper writing and peer review groups
· Participation in academic nursing scholarship
· Submitting applications for external funding of research
· Support the research, teaching, and practice mission of the School of Nursing
· Some evenings and weekends may be required
· Building partnership with external stakeholders and community partners
· Engage with multi-agency military and veteran research and programs
Qualifications – The successful candidate will have:
· A doctoral degree is required.
· Previous project management experience
· Grant writing experience
· Experience with military and veteran programs and/or research
· Previous experience with grant writing workshops and teaching is preferred.
· Interpersonal skills
Interested individuals should apply for requisition #25000340 online at: https://uthscsa.referrals.selectminds.com/faculty/page/school-of-nursing-opportunities-5
Please include in your submission:
1. Letter of Intent outlining interest and experience.
2. Current Curriculum Vitae.
For questions, please contact the Office for Faculty Excellence at son-ofe@uthscsa.edu.
This position is within a newly unified Carnegie R1 research university, formed through the approved merger of UT Health San Antonio and UTSA. Faculty benefit from strong institutional support, interdisciplinary research collaborations, and a vibrant academic environment committed to innovation and community impact.
UT Health San Antonio seeks to provide the best in health career education, conduct groundbreaking biomedical research, while also providing the best patient care and community service to San Antonio and the South Texas/Border Region. With undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate programs, UT Health San Antonio is a major academic health science university composed of six schools: School of Medicine, School of Health Professions, School of Nursing, Dental School, and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the School of Public Health. For more information on UT Health visit our website at www.uthscsa.edu.
School of Nursing
As San Antonio’s only NLN-designated Center of Excellence in Nursing Education, the School of Nursing leads academic nursing through innovative teaching, high-quality research, compassionate care, and impactful community service across South Texas and beyond.
We offer both undergraduate and graduate degrees, including BSN, DNP and PhD degrees and specialty certificates. Today, the school’s enrollment consists of almost twice the national average, including 37% first generation college students and 19% male nursing students. The School of Nursing employs a state-of-the-art Center for Simulation Innovation for clinical education, as well as a growing patient care practice providing primary and acute care at our own clinic, Wellness 360 and at a variety of community partner sites. As leaders in community outreach, we also operate a mobile health unit used for disaster relief and other missions.
Faculty enjoy a wide range of engagement through our research programs, Center for Community-Based Health Promotion with Women and Children and a new Center on Smart and Connected Health Technologies. Collaborative, interprofessional research opportunities include the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s & Neurodegenerative Disease, Barshop Institute for Longevity & Aging Studies, Center for Research to Advance Community Health and more. Our School of Nursing is home to some of the most unique population health and community-based health research in the region and in the state of Texas. Faculty scholarship is supported by a dedicated team in the Office of Nursing Research and Scholarship.
Visionary leaders in the School of Nursing have been nationally recognized for their commitment to the promotion of education, practice, and innovation. We are expanding our specialist network, faculty practice and community partnerships to advance innovative sustainable models of health care and increase health equity. We truly live our missions in Texas and beyond. Be part of our growing team!
UT Health San Antonio is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including protected veterans and persons with disabilities. All faculty appointments are designated as security sensitive positions.
Benefits Overview
UT Health San Antonio offers an excellent benefits package for its employees. Employees who work at least 20 hours a week, with an appointment of at least 4.5 months, are eligible for benefits.
Medical- UT SELECT Medical insurance is offered free for fulltime employees and administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Family members can be added to the plan through payroll deduction. Employees and their dependents can also receive discounted copays and coinsurance when using UT Health Physicians, a network of 800 premier physicians including more than 100 specialists. Employees receive $50,000 of group term life insurance and $50,000 of basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance for free, with options to purchase additional employee and dependent coverage for both at group rates.
Dental - Three dental insurance plan options are available for employees and their families through Delta Dental Insurance Company, two PPOs and one dental HMO plan. Both PPO plans allow employees to choose any licensed dentist.
Vision- Fully insured Vision Care benefits are offered by Superior Vision Services. Two vision plan options that offer either standard or enhanced vision benefits.
Disability- Employees can enroll in the Disability Insurance which provides income if a non-work related illness or injury prevents you from working.
FSAs- Employees can enroll in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to set aside money from earnings before taxes for qualifying dependent day care expenses or out-of-pocket health care expenses.
Retirement- Employees are eligible for either the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP). TRS is a defined benefit retirement plan which UT Health matches employee contributions. ORP is for eligible faculty staff employees. Voluntary retirement programs are also available to invest before- or after-tax dollars with the choice of five quality retirement plan providers.
Time Off- A generous leave program offers multiple paid leave options:
Front-loaded Paid Time Off: 128 to 208 hours (16 to 26 days) of Paid Time Off based on years of service, given at the start of each fiscal year. PTO may be prorated in year one based on date of hire.
Extended Illness Bank: 8 hours (1 day) accrued per month which can be used for illness or injury after one day of Paid Time Off is taken.
Paid Family Leave: Up to 240 hours (6 weeks) to care for a spouse, child, or parent after 6 months of consecutive employment.
Holidays: 12 set paid holidays each fiscal year.
Discounts- Employees enjoy a range of discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership.
UT Health San Antonio is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including protected veterans and persons with disabilities. All faculty appointments are designated as security sensitive positions.
