Assistant Professor, Nursing (Palliative Care)

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Assistant Professor, Nursing (Palliative Care)

Job Description Summary, Duties and Responsibilities, Required Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications

The search will remain open until the position has been filled.

Campus Location: Nursing Education Center, Providence or main campus, Kingston

About URI: The University of Rhode Island enrolls approximately 17,000 students across its graduate and undergraduate programs and is the State's flagship public research university, as well as the land grant and sea grant university, for the state of Rhode Island.

The College of Nursing is searching for an Assistant Professor, tenure track position to begin in Fall 2026.

POSITION SUMMARY: The College of Nursing (CON) is committed to scientific inquiry, knowledge development, and excellence in teaching. ... The successful candidate will have a background in palliative care with a research focus in this area.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Establish and maintain a robust program of research in palliative care and germane to nursing and health that is supported by extramural funding.
• Maintain a high level of scholarly activity as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national and international meetings.
• Contribute to the undergraduate and graduate teaching missions of the University by mentoring students and teaching undergraduate and graduate courses as assigned.
• Service to the college, university, and profession.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED:

1. PhD degree or other research degree at time of appointment.
2. Master's degree in nursing.
3. CV­ potential for/actual research, scholarship, and teaching effectiveness.
4. Strong interpersonal and oral communication skills.
5. Proficiency in writing skills.
6. Clinical expertise in palliative care.
7. Eligible for RN or APRN licensure in Rhode Island.
8. Ability to work with diverse groups/populations.

PREFERRED:

• Postdoctoral training related to program of research in the focus area.
• Demonstrated experience in classroom and/or clinical teaching.
• Evidence of successful research collaborations.
• Demonstrated ability to write competitive applications for extramural funding.