Tenured: Professor​/Associate Professor & Associate Dean Research

Overview

The Texas A&M University College of Nursing seeks to fill a full-time tenured (Tenure Review Upon Hire) faculty position with an 11-month appointment and an anticipated start date of August 2026. Applicants will be considered for the faculty titles of Associate Professor or Professor. The position will include an administrative appointment as Associate Dean for Research (ADR). We have engaged an executive search firm to conduct a national search for an energetic and innovative academic and executive leader to serve in this position.

The Associate Dean for Research will be responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of a comprehensive research program for the college, ensuring mission integration across the College of Nursing, Texas A&M Health, and Texas A&M University. The Associate Dean for Research is also responsible for increasing the research productivity across tenured/tenure track and clinical faculty, pre- and post-doctoral scholars, and is administratively responsible for managing the resources of the Office of Nursing Research.

The Associate Dean for Research must be eligible for a tenured appointment as associate professor, but preferably full professor and is expected to maintain an active externally funded research program as a principal investigator.

We are looking for an Associate Dean for Research who subscribes to and supports our commitments to the mission, vision, and core values of the greater university, the Health Science Center, and the College of Nursing. The Associate Dean for Research holds a senior leadership role tasked with promoting and expanding the college’s research initiatives. This position involves guiding and nurturing emerging nurse scientists, fostering collaborative relationships with researchers across the university and beyond, and enhancing the college’s reputation for academic excellence and innovative research.

The Associate Dean for Research is a vital member of the executive leadership team, leading the Office of Nursing Research and facilitating programs of research and scholarly productivity among faculty and students. The Associate Dean for Research may also serve as the leader for a future PhD program that is in development. The successful applicant will bring an expert level of research and academic experience to the position.

The College of Nursing is building research strengths and capacity in health promotion and innovation, population health, forensics, and health care management.

Texas A&M University and Health Science Center

• Represents the College of Nursing at the University and Health Science Center level in the area of research and scholarship priorities, collaboration, and scholarly development of faculty and students.
• Serves as the research leader for the College of Nursing with an annual plan for research growth and key performance indicators that are aligned with the University, Health Science Center and College of Nursing strategic plans.

College of Nursing

• Provides visionary and strategic direction for high-impact research and scholarly activities.
• Facilitates and stimulates funding and implementation of research.
• Accountable for developing, implementing, and evaluating the strategic research and scholarship goals of the College of Nursing.
• Provides leadership in the research and scholarly missions.
• Participates in the business of the college as specified in the College of Nursing bylaws.
• Serves on the College of Nursing Executive Leadership Team (Deans Council).
• Collaborates with the Dean and Deans Council on program planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Develops faculty scholarship and mentorship plans and start-up packages.

Programs of Research

• Administration
  • Planning, Organizing, and Evaluating — Facilitates the establishment of immediate and long-range goals for research and scholarly activities with faculty in collaboration with respective supervisors.
  • Allocates responsibility to faculty and research staff for achieving and documenting research and scholarly outcomes.
• Directing and Coordinating
  • Guides the faculty in…