Nurse Scientist Postdoctoral Fellow in Cognitive Decline, Dementia Care, and Family Caregiving

The Arizona State University (ASU) Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation (http://nursingandhealth.asu.edu) invites applications for a Nurse Scientist Postdoctoral Fellow in Cognitive Decline, Dementia Care, and Family Caregiving.  Edson College faculty plan to help train a new generation of scientists with the necessary skill sets to become successful leaders in these areas of research. The goal of this fellowship is to provide exceptional mentored research and training experiences for its participants including research methods, community and clinical partnership development, interventions, and professional development activities (e.g., manuscript preparation, project management, and grant writing). Mentor matching is an essential component of the selection process through our Postdoctoral Search Committee. 

Edson College is part of a vibrant and diverse research, education, and practice community at ASU, which was named this year by U.S. News and World Report for the eighth year in a row as #1 in Innovation among all universities in the United States. Edson College offers a rich interprofessional research, mentoring, and teaching environment with unique and growing transdisciplinary PhD and PhD/DNP programs and several centers that encompass health equity; health promotion and disease prevention; mindfulness, compassion, and resilience;  interprofessional practice, education, and research; and, healthy and resilient aging. The college received a 25 million dollar gift to name the college and coalesce our focus on aging studies, gerontology, family caregiving, and dementia care, taking research from the “bench to the bedside,” and care delivery from the acute setting, to the clinic, and into the home. We launched our new Center for Innovation in Healthy and Resilient Aging just a few years ago with great success and substantially expanded our faculty with aging-related research agendas including those with cognitive decline in mid- and later-life, dementia care, and family caregiving expertise. CIHRA is an interdisciplinary and interprofessional endeavor to promote research, training, and education that helps solve challenges in aging. Edson College faculty collaborate across professions, other colleges, and universities and have current or recent funding from NIH, PCORI, the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, HRSA, Department of Defense, the Veterans Administration, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, and several other local, regional, and national organizations.  Edson College faculty also 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 Phoenix VA Health Care System.

About Arizona State University

ASU is a large, comprehensive, research university and for nearly two decades, has transformed into the “New American University,” one dedicated to the simultaneous pursuit of excellence, broad access to quality education, and meaningful societal impact. By our Charter and Design Aspirations, we center inclusion and success as values that drive the enterprise; adopt inter- and transdisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning as ways to address society’s greatest challenges; and develop innovative partnerships to produce master learners across the lifespan. To learn more about ASU, visit http://www.asu.edu.

Examples of Duties

•     Fellowship duties will involve a combination of the following activities: grant development and writing; demonstrating and advancing an independent plan of research; teaching or co-teaching a course; and mentoring and peer mentoring activities.

Expectations

• Create and implement an Individual Development Plan (IDP) in collaboration with mentor(s), complete with goals, expectations, and related timelines.
• Participate in scheduled reviews to evaluate IDP progress including career development, career planning, and career readiness for a future tenure track faculty position.

Qualifications and Characteristics

Minimum qualifications

• Must be eligible for RN License in the state of Arizona. PhD in nursing or health-related research area (e.g., public health, psychology, aging, health communication) from an accredited university. Prior research experience through involvement in research projects or research practica.

Desired qualifications

• Desire and commitment to working with underserved populations. Evidence of effective communication skills through teaching or professional presentation experience and/or professional publications.

This position is located at the Arizona State University at the Downtown Phoenix campus. Applicants interested in both full-time and part-time fellowships are encouraged to apply. This postdoctoral fellowship position is for two years with the second year contingent upon the fellow’s successful progress as outlined on his/her IDP.

Applications and Inquiries

Applications can be submitted online via http://apply.interfolio.com/115740  . Application materials should include a curriculum vitae; a letter of interest describing how you meet the qualifications noted above; a diversity statement addressing how your past and/or potential contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion will advance ASU’s Charter; and contact information for 3 references including email addresses. Application deadline is December 1, 2022.  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 position is filled. Inquiries can be directed to David W. Coon, PhD (david.w.coon@asu.edu), Associate Dean for Research Initiatives, Support and Engagement. 

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