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.
Current Openings
Associate Dean of Research
The Associate Dean of Research (ADR) provides strategic leadership for the research of the School of Nursing. They are the senior advisor to the dean regarding research and maintaining capacity to be the number one NIH-funded school of nursing. The ADR will be a member of the executive administration team in the school. In pursuing the position responsibilities, the ADR is expected to work collaboratively with the faculty, dean, department chairs, other associate deans, staff in the School of Nursing Office of Research and other UCSF campus leaders in research. See full job description and apply.
Director – PhD in Nursing Program
The Director of the PhD in Nursing program provides primary leadership to the UCSF School of Nursing faculty in meeting academic regulatory standards and maintaining a standard of excellence for the PhD program. The director works with the PhD Program Council, the Associate Dean for Educational Programs, the PhD Admission and Screening Committee and the UCSF Graduate Division to implement, monitor, evaluate and modify the PhD program as needed; assure effective recruitment and retention of PhD students, and collaborate with department chairs to provide support to faculty teaching in the PhD program. See full job description and apply.
In Residence and Adjunct Faculty - Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) and the Institute for Health & Aging (IHA)
The school seeks scientists with an established research career with preferred areas of expertise in one of the following: areas designated as strategic research priorities for the School of Nursing, namely health equity, aging and the life course, community and population health, digital health and data science, and symptom science; and/or other additional areas aligned with current SBS and IHA areas of strength, including health policy, sociology, health economics, global health, health care systems and institutions, bioethics and sociology of health, medicine and science and technology. See full job description and apply.
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.
Contact Us
If you have questions about open faculty positions, you may contact Academic Personnel Analyst and Strategic Recruitment Specialist Candace Wise.