Dean of the Sue & Bill Gross School of NursingJob #JPF06589
Application WindowOpen March 29th, 2021 through Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Position descriptionUniversity of California, Irvine (UC Irvine or UCI) seeks an innovative, strategic leader committed to promoting and fostering excellence in teaching, research, professional practice and service for the position of dean of the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing (School). This is an exciting opportunity for a creative, visionary leader to play a pivotal role in advancing a compelling vision that will define what it means to be a forward-thinking nursing school and address the critical needs of the profession. UCI seeks a dean with high academic standards, an outstanding record of scholarship and a demonstrated commitment to diversity. The dean will serve as a strong advocate for the School, advancing its reputation and visibility locally, nationally and internationally. UCI’s leadership team, especially its senior leaders within UCI Health Affairs, are highly collaborative and interactive. The incoming dean should have a strong orientation toward and track record of collaboration and be willing to partner with colleagues within the College of Health Sciences, UCI Health, the broader campus and with external constituents. The dean will be a person of high integrity, a courageous leader, a change agent, builder, and risk taker. The dean will articulate a vision for the future of nursing that embraces nursing education, research and service to prepare and empower future nurses to confront the health care demands of a complex and technologically advanced society. Information about how to nominate a candidate or to apply for this opportunity can be found later in this document in the section entitled “Procedure for Candidacy.” Opportunities and Expectations for Leadership The dean will articulate a compelling vision and corresponding strategic plan that will guide the School to become a national leader in education, research and practice, and be committed to interdisciplinary academic and clinical excellence. The School will support the Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences' focus on a future of healthcare that incorporates 21st century biomedical and digital advances to predict and prevent illness, and to personalize care for individuals and populations. The dean will engage the faculty in identifying ways in which the School can assume a national leadership role in diversifying the healthcare workforce to promote health informatics, integrative whole person care, interdisciplinary team-based practice to address the state's health care needs, especially health care disparities and their negative impact on the population. The dean will evaluate the School’s current organizational structure, resources and management, making appropriate changes necessary to support its continued growth. The dean will engage faculty in the process of continuous improvement of the curriculum and the identification of changes, enhancements and additions that address both current and anticipated demand. This will include exploring the establishment of signature programs that will distinguish UCI as a leader in how nursing can collaborate with other health professionals and health science disciplines to identify ways to address health care needs of individuals, families and groups from diverse backgrounds. Enhance Research and Scholarship To enhance the school’s research and scholarship, the Dean will: • maintain a supportive environment that fosters scholarship and innovative research and builds upon the UCI School of Nursing’s visibility as a research institution. Collaborate with Clinical Partners The dean will establish a strong partnership with senior leadership of the college’s clinical partners, including UCI Medical Center, demonstrating entrepreneurship and innovation regarding how the School can help to address the region’s, as well as the state’s, health care needs. This will include establishing strong partnerships with the chief nursing officers and other senior leadership within the clinical partners and proactively identifying opportunities to expand the School’s program that will address the region’s workforce demands. The dean will seek ways to advance the School’s faculty practice by exploring opportunities with clinical partners and other community organizations for additional School-managed community-based clinics. Advocate for the School The dean will be a prominent and effective advocate for the School within UCI, as well as within the larger community. Serving as the executive representative of the School, the dean will foster collaborative relationships with senior leadership throughout UCI and UCI Health Affairs, establishing ways to align University priorities with those of the School. The dean will seek opportunities to strengthen communications between the School’s faculty and faculty across the Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences, other UCI colleges and community. The dean will also collaborate closely with other deans at UCI outside of COHS to further the research, teaching and service mission of the university. The dean will play a significant role in fund-raising and friend-raising for the School, actively participating in development efforts in order to increase private support from individuals, foundations and corporations for initiatives that promote the quality of education as well as the continued quality of faculty research and clinical practice. The dean will seek opportunities to increase philanthropic funding that supports research, to include establishing endowed chairs in order to attract strong, externally funded research faculty, and to provide scholarships and continued support to enhance the pipeline to prepare nurses from diverse backgrounds to academic nursing. The dean will build new strategic alliances and create a culture of philanthropy among alumni. Act as the "face and voice" of the School The dean will to bring prominence to the School by actively participating in local, regional, state and national health care and academic organizations (e.g. local hospitals, health departments, CCNE, AACN and other accrediting bodies, professional nursing organizations at the state, national and international levels). The dean will participate in influencing health policy for the state and region in alignment with UCI goals. Professional Qualifications and Personal Qualities The ideal successful candidate will preferably have the following competencies, knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes. Education ▪ A doctoral degree (Ph.D. in nursing preferred or a related health field); Experience ▪ The ability to work well at all levels within a complex health sciences center environment, fostering a spirit of collaboration with faculty, colleagues and administrators; Personal Characteristics ▪ A leader who can establish an inspiring vision for the future of the School and nursing, and who is committed to the missions of the college and university, to growing and developing faculty, staff and students, and is aligned with achieving prestige through the success of the School, college and university; Procedure for Candidacy All applications, nominations and inquiries are invited. Applications should include, as separate documents, a CV or resume, a diversity statement and a letter of interest addressing the themes in this profile. WittKieffer is assisting UCI in this search. For fullest consideration, candidate materials should be received by March 22, 2021. Application materials should be submitted using WittKieffer’s candidate portal https://candidateportal.wittkieffer.com/login?returnUrl=%2Fdescription%3FjobID%3D21915. Applicants in the WittKieffer portal will receive further instructions for applying directly to UCI at https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF06589. Nominations and inquiries can be directed to: The University of California, Irvine is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy. The recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity, UCI is responsive to the needs of dual career couples, supports work-life balance through an array of family-friendly policies, and is dedicated to broadening participation in higher education. Application RequirementsDocument requirements
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