Verna Adwell Rhodes Endowed Chair in Nursing with the Sinclair School of Nursing

The University of Missouri - Columbia (MU) and The Sinclair School of Nursing

The University of Missouri - Columbia (MU) and The Sinclair School of Nursing invites application and nominations for the inaugural holder of the Verna Adwell Rhodes Endowed Chair in Nursing, within the Sinclair School of Nursing. This prestigious position will be filled at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. The successful candidate for this endowed chair will be a research leader with a passion for interprofessional collaboration and the grit to address the world's most pressing research challenges.

Dr. Verna Rhodes, a former Professor in the Sinclair School of Nursing was a pioneer in oncology nursing research and is known as the "mother of oncology nursing symptom management and assessment." Her work led to the development of 3 oncology assessment tools that are used in 23 countries around the world.

The University of Missouri's Sinclair School of Nursing boasts a new $30 million state-of-the-art facility (completed in August 2022) featuring a high-fidelity and immersive simulation center, advanced interactive classrooms, clinical skills and assessment labs and a dedicated research and innovation suite. The new facility will help bridge the academic partnership between our students, teaching and research faculty and MU Health Care. This enhanced learning environment has helped students excel with the highest average undergraduate GPA at MU, above-average certification pass rates for APRNs, and a near-perfect (98-100%) job placement rate shortly after graduation.

For incoming researchers and scholars, the University of Missouri provides many benefits in one - it's a comprehensive campus with 13 Schools and Colleges, Missouri's largest public research university, and a major land-grant institution. MU is one of six universities in the US with an academic health center and schools of nursing, medicine, health professions and veterinary medicine, law, engineering and others all in one location MU houses an academic medical center, MU HealthCare with over 50 clinics and top-notch research facilities, like the NextGen Precision Health building, and serves every count in the state through MU Extension. MU is the flagship campus of the four-campus University of Missouri System. It is one of only 37 public universities in the U.S. - and the only public institution in Missouri - to be selected for membership in the Association of American Universities. Further, MU grants access to data resources like the Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center, the Missouri Census Data Center, and the MU Institute for Data Science and Informatics.

Minimum Qualifications for this role:

* PhD in Nursing or a related discipline.

Additional criteria the candidates will be evaluated upon:
* Excellence in an area of nursing research
* A track-record of continuing extramural funding through grants and contracts and a promising trajectory to lead programs and obtain further funding.
* Excellence in clinical or classroom teaching with a passion for training students and post doctoral fellows
* Potential for active stewardship for the Sinclair School of Nursing and University of Missouri
* Applicants must have established an extramurally funded research program with a strong record of peer-reviewed publications and national/international recognition

Candidates should include a letter of application that addresses the responsibilities and qualifications of the position, a research statement including a summary of research accomplished and future plans, as well as a detailed curriculum vitae. A total of five references will be requested during the final phase of the interview process.Candidates will be notified before references are contacted.

This position is a 12-month faculty appointment. We anticipate this appointment will be made as early as January, 2026 or another agreed upon date.

This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at https://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits.

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