What are the responsibilities and job description for the College of Nursing - Assistant Professor - Food and Nutrition Security - Fall 2026 position at American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)?
Description
This position will be part of a Food and Nutrition Security Cluster Initiative designed to enhance UTK’s national footprint in food and nutrition security from a food-systems perspective, including dietary approaches to health. The cluster initiative includes faculty in the Departments of Nutrition; Public Health; Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management; Agricultural and Resource Economics; Food Science; and Family and Consumer Sciences. The group of faculty in the cluster initiative will work across UTK and the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture to collaboratively develop a strategic plan that will focus on transdisciplinary, community-engaged and impactful research and scholarship that emphasizes population representativeness, supports a diverse and inclusive workforce, and interdisciplinary academic programing to enhance experiential training. For early career faculty, the cluster initiative also offers a unique framework for professional development and mentorship within a rich transdisciplinary environment.
About The Position
The ideal candidate for this position has a collaborative mindset and prioritizes working with colleagues to realize shared research and educational achievements, including large-scale proposals, joint publications, and new transdisciplinary curricular programming. This unique opportunity may include joint appointments in other participating departments. As Tennessee’s flagship, land-grant institution, UTK is particularly interested in recruiting faculty candidates who are deeply connected to the organizations and communities in which their work will have translational impact, as well as those who will promote an atmosphere where all members of the university community feel welcome and can thrive.
Required Qualifications
Faculty School/Institution University of Tennessee Knoxville Job Location Knoxville, TN
This position will be part of a Food and Nutrition Security Cluster Initiative designed to enhance UTK’s national footprint in food and nutrition security from a food-systems perspective, including dietary approaches to health. The cluster initiative includes faculty in the Departments of Nutrition; Public Health; Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management; Agricultural and Resource Economics; Food Science; and Family and Consumer Sciences. The group of faculty in the cluster initiative will work across UTK and the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture to collaboratively develop a strategic plan that will focus on transdisciplinary, community-engaged and impactful research and scholarship that emphasizes population representativeness, supports a diverse and inclusive workforce, and interdisciplinary academic programing to enhance experiential training. For early career faculty, the cluster initiative also offers a unique framework for professional development and mentorship within a rich transdisciplinary environment.
About The Position
The ideal candidate for this position has a collaborative mindset and prioritizes working with colleagues to realize shared research and educational achievements, including large-scale proposals, joint publications, and new transdisciplinary curricular programming. This unique opportunity may include joint appointments in other participating departments. As Tennessee’s flagship, land-grant institution, UTK is particularly interested in recruiting faculty candidates who are deeply connected to the organizations and communities in which their work will have translational impact, as well as those who will promote an atmosphere where all members of the university community feel welcome and can thrive.
Required Qualifications
- A PhD or equivalent degree in nursing, nutrition, public health, or related field by the time of appointment
- Evidence of research in health disparities associated with food and nutrition insecurity
- Interest and commitment to contributing nursing expertise to the goals of the Food and Nutrition Security Cluster Initiative using a team-science approach
- Research and scholarship that focuses on the influence of food and nutrition security on health and management of chronic conditions.
- Eligibility for RN license in Tennessee
Faculty School/Institution University of Tennessee Knoxville Job Location Knoxville, TN