The UCSF School of Nursing is a leader in educational excellence, research and public service. We seek faculty who share our passion for educating the next generation of health care leaders and conducting innovative research that advances nursing and health equity for all. Our faculty are among the most distinguished in the nursing profession who have led, and continue to lead, innovations and policy improvements locally, nationally and globally.
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Current Openings
Health Sciences Assistant/Associate/Full Clinical Professor - Department of Family Health Care Nursing
The school's Department of Family Health Care Nursing seeks a qualified individual for a part-time to full-time appointment as a Health Sciences Assistant/Associate/Full Clinical Professor for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) specialties, including Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Primary Care (PNP-PC), Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Acute Care (ACPNP), Neonatal Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist (NNP/Neo CNS) and Nurse-Midwifery (CNM) specialties. The position may incorporate a variety of roles of variable percentage (10-100%) within teaching, clinical practice, service, and research/creative activities: See full job description and apply.
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Professor
The school's Department of Physiological Nursing seeks qualified individuals for a part-time appointment as a Health Sciences Assistant/Associate/Full Clinical Professor for the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG ACNP) Specialty. Major responsibilities include teaching advanced practice nursing students using variable teaching modalities including in-classroom, online, and hybrid methodologies, skills lab/simulation, and clinical setting with a focus in the adult and geriatric patient populations requiring complex care. See full job description and apply.
Tenure Track Faculty - Department of Physiological Nursing
As a premier public university and a national and global leader in the preparation of nurse scientists, the UCSF School of Nursing is committed to advancing scholarship and teaching in gerontological nursing, digital health, ‘omics, and data science with a health equity lens. These foci are closely tied to UCSF’s PRIDE Values. Our notable programs of research in gerontological nursing, ‘omics and data science have a strong track record of leadership at the local/regional, national and international levels. As part of our commitment to continuing excellence in these areas through succession planning, we seek applications from early-stage researchers. Major responsibilities of the tenure track faculty include developing a signature program of research in any of the following fields: gerontological nursing, neuroscience, digital health, ‘omics and data science with a health equity lens or social determinants and health equity in the context of complex care; collaborate with trainees and faculty colleagues who share an interest in the candidate’s scientific focus; participate in the development and delivery of curricula that will advance the candidate’s chosen scientific focus; and participate in our community as a leader and advocate for the candidate’s scientific focus. See full job description and apply.
Adjunct or Clinical Professor - Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing (OEHN) Specialty
The UCSF School of Nursing seeks an adjunct or clinical professor for its OEHN specialty. This clinical faculty position’s major responsibilities include: teaching occupational health nursing and adult gerontology primary care nurse practitioner clinically-focused courses, evaluating student performance in interprofessional practice-based learning experiences, precepting students in a faculty practice setting, recruiting and retaining a talented and diverse OEHN student cohort, advancing the OEHN role and patient care through scholarly activities, participating in School of Nursing and university committees, the Northern California Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, and in professional organizations for advocating for healthy and safe work environments and the prevention and management of work-related health conditions and/or OEHN program/role matters. See full job description and apply.
Tenure-Track Faculty Position - Department of Community Health Systems
The Department of Community Health Systems is seeking a visionary scientist with an established or promising research program to strengthen and expand the current research portfolio by joining our vibrant and collaborative research community. The department is committed to advancing scholarship and teaching in health equity as well as community and population health with a focus on mental health, community-centered adult geriatrics, occupational and environmental health, health policy and social justice. We are particularly interested in nurse scientists who are implementing methods that span biobehavioral methods, clinical practice science and models of care that achieve health equity for underserved and vulnerable populations. See full job description and apply.
Director of Simulation
The director of simulation, under the supervision of the assistant dean of Education Technology and Innovation, provides leadership, management and coordination of simulation learning within the UCSF School of Nursing. The director, in collaboration with course faculty, develops and ensures the quality of simulation (low, medium and high fidelity), that supports evaluation of student competencies. The director also collaborates with faculty to identify and develop research to lead the use of simulation within nursing. See full job description and apply.
In Residence or Adjunct Faculty: Cardiovascular Nurse Scientist
The UCSF School of Nursing’s Department of Physiological Nursing in collaboration with the Center for Physiological Research seeks applications from nurse scientists with expertise in cardiovascular research for a new, full-time position in the In-Residence or Adjunct faculty series. The Center for Physiologic Research is housed in the school and consists of a multidisciplinary team of researchers with expertise in electrocardiology, physiological monitoring, cardiovascular nursing science, cardiology, data science and biomedical engineering. Faculty in the In-Residence series conduct research, advance significant scholarship, engage in teaching and mentoring, maintain professional competence and participate in university service. Faculty in the Adjunct series focus primarily on research, with negotiated teaching and service activities. See full job description and apply.
Tenured Faculty: Family Health Care Nursing
The UCSF School of Nursing's Department of Family Health Care Nursing seeks a visionary scientist with an established or promising research program to join our vibrant and collaborative research community. This is a ladder rank, tenure-track faculty position. The successful candidate will be appointed at the assistant, associate or full professor rank, commensurate with current academic standing. Responsibilities include teaching and advising graduate students in nursing and sociology; developing/establishing a program of research in parents, child or family health that is synergistic with emphases of of the department; and more. See full job description and apply.
Contact Us
If you have questions about open faculty positions, you may contact Academic Personnel Analyst and Strategic Recruitment Specialist Candace Wise.