Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty Positions in Health Research (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor)

Arizona State University’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation invites applications for a tenured/tenure-track faculty position at the rank of assistant professor, associate professor, or full professor. This position is intended to strengthen and expand Edson College’s health research portfolio, including support for externally funded, collaborative, and translational research initiatives, and offer faculty the opportunity to engage with a growing academic health ecosystem at Arizona State University.

Edson College seeks faculty whose scholarship advances health research broadly defined, including but not limited to chronic disease prevention and management, population and public health, intervention development and testing, implementation and dissemination science, health technologies, behavioral and biobehavioral science, maternal and child health, sleep, cancer, sexual health, substance use, and data-intensive health research. We are particularly interested in scholarship that examines aging and caregiving or metabolic health. 

About Arizona State University, Edson College and ASU Health

Arizona State University is a comprehensive public research university with a strong emphasis on innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and real-world impact. Through its academic and research enterprises, ASU supports faculty work that addresses complex societal challenges and advances knowledge through discovery, application, and dissemination.

Edson College is located on the Downtown Phoenix Campus.  Faculty collaborate with a wide-ranging group of community and healthcare organizations to improve the economic, social, and cultural health and vitality of shared local, state, national, and global communities. Examples of these organizations Include Mayo Clinic, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Banner Health, Dignity Health, HonorHealth, and the VA Medical Center. The college received a 25-million-dollar gift to name the college and focus on taking research from the “bench to the bedside.” More information about ASU’s Charter and Design Aspirations is available at the following link: https://newamericanuniversity.asu.edu/about/asu-charter-mission-and-goals . 

ASU Health is Arizona State University’s newly launched academic health initiative, designed to bring together health-related colleges, research programs, and clinical partnerships in support of high-impact, translational health research. The initiative emphasizes collaboration across disciplines and sectors, with a focus on moving research more efficiently from discovery to application. Faculty in Edson College will contribute to and benefit from this evolving environment through interdisciplinary collaboration, shared research infrastructure, and close connection to clinical and community partners, creating opportunities to extend the reach and relevance of their scholarly work.

Essential Functions

Essential Functions of the position include:

• Conducting an active, independent, and externally supported program of health-related research appropriate to rank
• Publishing scholarly work in peer-reviewed venues and disseminating research findings
• Teaching and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in academic and research settings
• Contributing to interdisciplinary and interprofessional research, education, or service initiatives
• Participating in service activities that support the mission and governance of Edson College, ASU Health, and the profession

Required Qualifications

• An earned PhD or equivalent research-focused doctoral degree in nursing or a health-related field from an accredited institution by the time of appointment
• Evidence of scholarly productivity appropriate to rank, including peer-reviewed publications
• Demonstrated potential for, or record of, securing external research funding

For applicants whose doctoral degree is in nursing, eligibility for Registered Nurse licensure in Arizona is required, with licensure obtained prior to the first day of employment.

Desired Qualifications

• Postdoctoral training (for early-career applicants)
• A sustained record of externally funded research (for senior applicants)
• Experience contributing to or leading collaborative, multi-investigator research initiatives
• Experience mentoring undergraduate, master’s, or doctoral students in research
• Experience collaborating across disciplines or professional domains
• Evidence of leadership or service in professional or scholarly organizations
• Experience or demonstrated ability in teaching or mentoring students

Application Deadline and Procedure

Application deadline March 31, 2026. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool. Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received until the positions are filled.  Early applications are encouraged.

To apply, submit the following:

Application material will be accepted through the following link:  https://apply.interfolio.com/182001

A background check is required for employment. Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. (See https://www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/acd/acd401.html  and https://www.asu.edu/titleIX/ .)

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