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Director, Graham and Jean Sanford Center for Aging

Company: University of Nevada, Reno, Division of Health Sciences

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Job Description:

The Sanford Center for Aging is a free-standing center devoted to aging-focused research, education, and community outreach. The Center is anticipated to become the central locus of these activities at the University of Nevada, Reno. A successful director will create a vibrant, self-sustaining, multidisciplinary center of excellence in aging. Significant support for this role includes a new 6,000 ft. sq. clinical education center, additional administrative and support space and a substantial endowment. The director will report to the vice president of the division of health sciences. The director will lead efforts to advance campus research and practice in strategies for successful aging across diverse academic units. The director will be responsible for recruiting staff and faculty affiliates and for the academic, clinical, and financial success of the Sanford Center. The director will also pursue and maintain a program of extramurally funded, peer-reviewed research as well as take a leadership role in philanthropic efforts on behalf of the Center.

Required qualifications include: a doctorate in medicine, nursing, or a social or behavioral science and a substantial record of research and scholarship in aging that merits tenure in the department of the director’s discipline, if awarded, on appointment. Preferred qualifications include: a history of accomplishment in programmatic research, success in obtaining and administering external research funding as a principal investigator, a documented record of sound administrative skills, and an interest in and ability to mentor and develop junior faculty members and graduate students.

The University of Nevada, Reno (approximately 16,000 students) is a public land-grant university for the State of Nevada and is located on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Reno is a moderate-size city (approximate population 215,000) that offers an excellent quality of life and access to year-round world-class outdoor recreation. It is within easy driving distance of eight major ski resorts, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite National Park, Napa Valley, and San Francisco. For more information about the University of Nevada, Reno please visit www.unr.edu. For information on working at UNR: www.unr.edu/workingatnevada.

To apply, please visit https://www.unrsearch.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=54289
(applications must be submitted by 10:00 PM PDT March 12, 2010).

The University of Nevada, Reno is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its students and employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, creed, national origin, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation. The University of Nevada, Reno employs only United States citizens and those non-citizens lawfully authorized to work in the United States. Women and under-represented groups are encouraged to apply.

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