Associate Dean for Research & Scientific Advancement

Located in North Carolina's third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with nearly 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal - helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University's 1,100 faculty and 1,700 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B.

The School of Nursing is Transforming the Future of Nursing with Inclusive Communities, Passionate People, Innovative Practices, and Extraordinary Outcomes. We value and strive for diversity, respect, open communication, and excellence among students, staff, and faculty. The school is CCNE accredited and is an NLN Center of Excellence in Promoting the Pedagogical Expertise of Faculty. The School of Nursing has over 740 students enrolled in BSN, RN- BSN, MSN, DNP, PhD, and certificate programs. Please visit our website at https://nursing.uncg.edu.

The Associate Dean for Research and Scientific Advancement ( ADR) leads the research mission of the School of Nursing ( SON) in collaboration with the Dean and other administrators. This includes assisting in shaping the vision for the school's research and scholarly activities and ensuring its success in achieving its research goals. The person has administrative authority and discretion for grant oversight, grant submissions, grant approvals, and implementation of grant budgets, activities, and evaluation within the state and federal law, UNC and UNCG guidelines, funding source requirements and restrictions, and Dean approvals. This position serves as one of the signatory authorities for the School of Nursing's internal and external grant submissions, collaborating on salary efforts on grants, in-kind or matching funds, and oversight for grant principal investigators in collaboration with the Dean and department chairs. The ADR must have experience obtaining external funding, mentoring faculty members, budget oversight and financial management, personnel management, strategic planning, mission evaluation, Institutional Review Board experience, and experience supervising staff. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills along with expertise in conflict resolution and problem-solving are essential. This position deals with highly confidential information and decision-making and reports to the Dean.

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