Job Description:

• Mission: Champions the MNSON mission by leading the development and execution of a strategic vision for research and scholarly innovation, ensuring alignment with institutional goals and national nursing research priorities.
• Strategy and Oversight: Provides strategic leadership, operational oversight, and guidance to elevate the MNSON research and scholarship enterprise; fosters a culture of research excellence, innovation, and impact at national and global levels.
• Communities of Interest: Strengthens interdisciplinary and interinstitutional research collaborations; collaborates with Department Chairs and Endowed Chair for Nursing Research to mentor and support research-focused faculty in building robust, sustainable programs of research; partners with the Associate Dean for Innovative Partnerships and Faculty Practice to integrate research with practice scholarship.
• Initiatives: Drives the MNSON research agenda by mentoring emerging nurse scientists, expanding collaborative research opportunities across academic units, and enhancing the school's reputation for research excellence.
• Collaboration and Mentoring: Cultivates a thriving research community by fostering collaboration, mentorship, and professional development opportunities for faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and students.
• Benchmarking and Accountability: Establishes clear metrics to assess research productivity, impact, and innovation; leverages internal and external benchmarking data to ensure accountability and continuous advancement of MNSON research initiatives.
• Funding: Expands faculty-led, externally funded research programs with a focus on securing NIH or NIH-equivalent funding; implements strategic initiatives to enhance faculty success in obtaining competitive research grants and funding opportunities.

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience:

• Doctoral degree in nursing or a related field
• Eligible for Illinois licensure as a Registered Nurse
• Eligibility for appointment to the rank of Associate or Full Professor with tenure (Full Professor preferred)
• Sustained track record of NIH or equivalent funding
• Sustained, impactful publication record
• Demonstrated leadership experience in research administration, mentorship, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Job Type: Full-Time

About Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago, a private university founded in 1870 as St. Ignatius College, is one of the nation's largest Jesuit, Catholic Universities and the only one located in Chicago. Loyola University Chicago is comprised of four campuses: Lake Shore (LSC), Water Tower (WTC), Health Sciences (HSC), and the John Felice Rome Center in Italy, and is home to ten schools and colleges: arts and sciences, business administration, communication, education, graduate studies, law, medicine, nursing, continuing and professional studies, and social work. Loyola also features course locations in Beijing, China; Saigon-Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Vernon Hills, Illinois (Cuneo Mansion and Gardens); and a Retreat and Ecology Campus in Woodstock, Illinois. Recognizing Loyola's excellence in education, U.S.News and World Report has ranked Loyola consistently among the "top national universities" in its annual publications. Loyola is among a select group of universities recognized for community service and engagement by prestigious national organizations like the Carnegie Foundation and the Corporation for National and Community Service.

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