Description
The KU School of Nursing is searching for an Associate Dean of Nursing Research (ADR), who will lead the Office of Grants and Research (OGR) operations and the integration of nursing research across the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC). This role includes articulating a clear and compelling vision for nursing research in alignment with the School of Nursing mission and vision, KUMC research priorities and current and future funding opportunities. The ADR maintains their own research
program and works with School of Nursing researchers to advance their portfolios. They conduct and advocate for nursing science that advances the health of diverse populations. The ADR serves as a consultant to faculty on funding opportunities, research proposal development, study methodology and methods, interpretation, and dissemination of findings. Under the
direction of the ADR, the OGR team manages grants using a lifecycle approach from the pre-award grant submission processes to award and closeout.
This position reports to the Dean
KU Nursing Research
KU’s School of Nursing is enhancing healthcare outcomes and improving the healthcare system through research dedicated to precision health and focuses on five emphasis areas: Symptom Science, Data Science, Determinants of Health, Quality & Safety and Health Outcomes. Current research topics include omics-based research for precision health, increasing access to quality
care for marginalized populations, nurse-patient communication and nursing workforce issues.
Recent grant funders include:
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences/Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (NIGMS/COBRE)
KU School of Nursing and Medical Center
Since 1906, the KU School of Nursing develops nurses who care, innovate and lead. They lead education, practice and research that empowers nurses to strengthen the health of Kansas communities and beyond. With a solid foundation in both theory and practice, graduates are well prepared to succeed in the ever-changing, high-tech health care environment.
Located on the Medical Center campus in Kansas City, the Salina campus, and embedded in eight community colleges
throughout Kansas, the school offers nursing degrees including BSN, MS-Direct Entry, DNP and Ph.D. degree programs. They encourage life-long curiosity, adaptability and professional growth. The BSN program is ranked 7th among public nursing schools.
KU School of Nursing is home to Kansas 4M, a HRSA-sponsored Geriatric Workforce Education Program (GWEP), as well as the Kansas Nursing Workforce Center, dedicated to ensuring Kansans have access to nurses when and where they are needed and that nurses are supported as individuals and as part of the healthcare team.
As part of an academic health center, the School of Nursing faculty and students can tap into vast resources, centers and cores that strengthen nursing research. KUMC is home to these School of Nursing research collaborators and more:
- Landon Center on Aging
- Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
- University of Kansas Cancer Center
- KU Center for Telehealth and Telemedicine
- University of Kansas Health System Maternal Fetal Medicine
- Juntos: Center for Advancing Latino Health
- Frontiers Clinical and Translational Science Institute
The University of Kansas, an R1 institution, is a member of the American Association of Universities, with total research and development expenditures of $610,646,793 in 2025.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Develop and implement a comprehensive research strategy for the SON.
- Facilitate fundable and sustainable research and scholarship programs for the school; pursue diverse external funding sources that support the research and scholarship mission.
Research and Scholarship Development and Collaboration
- Cultivate internal and external research partnerships to promote interdisciplinary, teambased science and scholarship.
- Work with faculty to identify and refine research focus areas aligned with current and emerging funding opportunities.
- Collaborate with the Department Chairs and Salina Campus Dean to support the research and scholarship of faculty through mentorship.
- Serve as a consultant to faculty on funding opportunities, research proposal development, study methodology and methods, interpretation of findings, and dissemination of findings.
Office of Grants and Research (OGR) Leadership
- Oversee the operations of the Office of Grants and Research.
- Ensure appropriate research administration, faculty and staff effort aligns appropriately with research funding and institutional expectations, integrity of research data and associated electronic databases and safeguarding researchrelated physical assets and property.
- Ensure all research activities comply with university, state, and federal requirements for the responsible conduct of research.
- Coordinate staff requirements for implementing research at the school.
- Supervise and evaluate OGR staff and research faculty.
- Manage the OGR budget, including budget forecasting, allocation, monitoring financial status of research projects, and tracking research related outcomes.
- Oversee administration of intramural research funding and monitor the return on investment with funding.
- Collaborate with the Faculty Research Committee on intramural funding decisions.
- Prepares reports as required by the school and university administration, and external agencies.
Requirements
Required Qualifications
Education: PhD in nursing or other health-related field.
Work Experience
- Experience in nursing and/or the health sciences with a record of continuous extramural funding, pre-award and post-award grant management, grant reviewer; consistent with expectations for tenure.
- Experience in research/scholarship dissemination
- Experience advising and mentoring faculty and doctoral students.
Preferred Qualifications
Work Experience
- Conducting research involving the nursing discipline.
- Administrative and financial management.
- Research leadership/service at the national and/or international level.
Certification/License: Eligibility for nursing licensure in Kansas.
