Nursing Faculty (Open Rank)

Position Title: Nursing Faculty (Open Rank)

The Department of Population Health Sciences (DPHS) and Nursing Research at Geisinger invites applications from nurse researchers for a faculty position (open rank) to join our multidisciplinary team of researchers. The candidate is expected to lead an independent research program and have experience mentoring nurses in conducting clinical research. The DPHS is part of the Research Institute within the College of Health Sciences at Geisinger. Geisinger, a large integrated health system with a research portfolio that includes funding from NIH, CDC, PCORI, state and foundation grants, and industry. The DPHS faculty includes epidemiologists, biostatisticians, health services, and health economist researchers. Faculty have access to longitudinal electronic medical record data, claims data, genetic, and environmental data. The position is jointly funded by Nursing Research. The candidate will be expected to direct the Nursing Research Fellowship program, a 12-month program that aims to increase knowledge about research and generate projects to support the nursing excellence culture at Geisinger. It is also expected that this role will help enhance research training in our nursing education programs.

We are interested in candidates who have or will develop an independent, extramurally funded research program. The ideal candidate will have experience working with health system data and/or developing and evaluating care models from a nursing perspective, using innovative health information and informatics approaches to address important and challenging problems. Preference will be given to those with existing funding. Applicants must have a PhD or DNP and training in health services research.

Please submit a letter of interest addressing your qualifications and funding plan, and a CV.  For additional information and to submit materials, please email Search Committee, Department of Population Health Sciences at [email protected].

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Our Benefits

We offer healthcare benefits for full-time and part-time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.