Department/Organization
223102 - Nursing Instruction

Rank
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor

Position Summary
The Capstone College of Nursing at The University of Alabama invites applications for a 9-month full-time, tenure track or tenured faculty position at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. We seek a visionary scholar with demonstrated expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) and its application across nursing and healthcare environments. The ideal candidate will possess cross-disciplinary fluency in AI technologies—including machine learning, data science, big data analytics, health informatics, and human-centered design—and will bring innovative approaches to advancing education, research, and practice in the digital health era.

Detailed Position Information
Responsibilities:

• Develop and lead a research program at the intersection of AI and nursing practice
• Foster interdisciplinary collaborations across health, engineering, informatics, and design
• Teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses aligned with expertise
• Mentor students and junior faculty in emerging technologies and innovation
• Contribute to the development of a curriculum responsive to the future of AI in nursing
• Seek external funding to support high-impact scholarship

Potential Areas of Interest (including but not limited to):

• AI/ML applications in clinical decision-making
• Predictive modeling in population health
• Digital health and wearable tech integration
• Human-computer interaction and usability evaluation
• Ethical and equitable design of intelligent systems
• Ergonomics and human factors engineering in health technology
• Optimization of end-user acceptability in AI-enhanced systems

Minimum Qualifications
• Ph.D. or terminal degree in Nursing, Biomedical Informatics, Computer Science, Human Factors, or related field
• Record of scholarly achievement commensurate with rank
• Demonstrated experience in AI development, deployment, or evaluation
• Strong foundation in human-centered design and human factors in clinical or educational settings.
• Proficiency in data science tools and methods relevant to health and nursing.
• Strong commitment to mentoring, collaboration, creativity, and innovation.

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in academic nursing programs • Evidence of team science and translational research • Background in community-based or rural populations • Engagement with ethical, social, or policy dimensions of AI in healthcare. • Experience with simulation, digital health, or participatory design in nursing. • Currently funded with the potential to transfer funding to UA  

Current licensure in nursing; eligible for licensure in Alabama

Instructions and Required Materials for Application
Application materials should include: 1) a complete and updated curriculum vitae (CV)/resume, 2) cover letter summarizing the interest in the position and how the minimum qualifications and any preferred qualifications are met by the candidate's background and experience, and 3) a list of two professional references with full contact information (references will only be contacted after consent of the candidate).

About the University
The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, named one of Travel + Leisure’s 25 Best College Towns and Cities in the U.S. As one of the nation’s premier universities, UA offers bachelor’s, master's and doctoral degrees in nearly 200 fields of study. With more than 1,400 acres of tree-lined academic core campus and over 300 state-of-the art facilities, UA has been ranked among the most beautiful and most impressive college campuses in the South, in the state of Alabama and in the nation.

In Fall 2023, the Capstone set a new enrollment record with more than 39,000 students, including more than 8,200 in the freshman class. The current enrollment includes students from every county in Alabama, every state in the nation and 92 countries around the world. More than 1,100 National Merit Scholars are currently enrolled, making UA one of the largest enrolling institutions of the scholars in the country.

UA was recently recognized as a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright U.S. students for the seventh time in nine years, as well as a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright U.S. Scholars for the first time. UA is one of only 12 universities in the nation to receive both honors.

For reasons like this, the University made Forbes list of America’s Top Colleges for 2023 and Time magazine’s list of Top 50 Best Colleges for Future Leaders. It also made Princeton Review’s list of Top Value Colleges.

UA is also designated among the top doctoral research universities in the United States in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. One of the fastest growing major research institutions in the nation, UA saw a 21% increase in sponsored awards in the 2023 fiscal year.

Since 2015, UA has invested over $1.1 billion in the physical campus, adding more than 2.55 million gross square feet of space, over 150 new research-intensive faculty, signature research areas (e.g., “The Alabama Research Institutes”), and a growing number of partnerships with industry and with state and federal agencies.

The University employs nearly 2,100 faculty and over 4,500 staff, with 52 UA researchers included in the National Academy of Inventors. An additional 40 current faculty have received the NSF CAREER Award, the nation’s most prestigious recognition of top performing young scientists in disciplines ranging from nanoscience and engineering to biological sciences.

Background Investigation and EEO Statement
Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.

The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants to and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases. Follow the link below to find out more. "EEO is the Law" https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf