| About the University of Georgia |
Chartered by the state of Georgia in 1785, the University of Georgia is the birthplace of public higher education in America and is the state's flagship university
(https://www.uga.edu/). The proof is in our more than 240 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education.
UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University's main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton.
UGA employs approximately 3,100 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University's enrollment exceeds 41,000 students including over 31,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 19 schools and colleges, including our newly established School of Medicine. . |
| About the College/Unit/Department |
The
Victoria Kay Ivester School of Nursing at the University of Georgia is a new academic school established to advance nursing education, research, practice, and service while helping address the health and healthcare workforce needs of Georgia and beyond. As part of Georgia's flagship land-grant university, the Ivester School of Nursing is building a community of nurse educators, clinicians, scientists, and leaders committed to preparing an exceptionally qualified nursing workforce and generating knowledge that improves health and healthcare. The School's mission emphasizes innovative teaching, scholarly inquiry, clinical excellence, and statewide service, with particular attention to the needs of rural, underserved, and rapidly growing communities.
The Ivester School of Nursing will welcome its inaugural students into nursing coursework in fall 2027 and is developing undergraduate and future graduate programs designed to prepare nurses, advanced practice nurses, educators, and scientists. A new School of Nursing building is planned for the
UGA Health Sciences Campus, providing a future home for nursing education, simulation, research, and collaboration. The School is intentionally building a strong research enterprise, with tenure-track faculty expected to develop sustained programs of externally funded research and clinical faculty contributing scholarship in education, practice, quality improvement, and implementation.
The
College of Family and Consumer Sciences is committed to student success, holistic development and inclusive perspective taking.
FACS develops leaders who focus on the science and art of helping individuals live well in a complex society. The Department of Nutritional Sciences is one of four departments in the College. The Department has 21 full-time and 3 part-time faculty, 408 undergraduate students majoring in Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, as well as, 31 graduate students in the PhD and MS thesis graduate degree programs and 58 in the non-thesis MS degree programs including the on-line MS program in Community Nutrition.
The Department of Nutritional Sciences has strong ties and opportunities for interdisciplinary research programs with Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Genetics, Animal and Dairy Sciences, Kinesiology, Pharmacy, Food Science and Technology, Public Health, Veterinary Medicine, Gerontology, Psychology, the Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute and others. The University of Georgia is one of four institutions participating in the
NIH-funded
Georgia Clinical & Translational Alliance which leverages complementary strengths to accelerate clinical and translational research. The
Clinical and Translational Research Unit (CTRU) located on the
UGA Health Sciences Campus, supports investigators to conduct clinical and translational studies. In addition, health-related programing is disseminated and community-based participatory research is conduced though
UGA Cooperative Extension. Department-based specialists in cooperation with county-based agents extend lifelong learning to the people of Georgia through research-based education on issues related to food and health, money, family and home.
FACS Extension helps to improve the health of Georgians. |
| EEO Statement |
The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status or other protected status. Persons needing accommodations or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central HR (
hrweb@uga.edu). |
| USG Core Values Statement |
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning, as well the System Office. Our
USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each
USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the
USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in
USG Board Policy 08.02.18.01.02.
Additionally,
USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in
Board Policy 06.05 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. |
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