Jobs at University of Nevada, Reno

Assistant Professor teaching and advising in nineteenth-century U.S. literature and Queer Theory, maintaining an active research agenda, contributing to undergraduate and graduate programs, participating in the Core Humanities Program, mentoring students, serving on graduate committees, and performing university service.

Performs professional accounting for the University of Nevada, Reno Foundation, including general ledger, endowment and investment accounting, cash and gift accounting, reconciliations, reporting, and audit support. Researches accounting issues, prepares analyses, recommends solutions, and ensures compliance with GAAP, IRS requirements, and institutional guidelines. Collaborates with university departments, donors, investment managers, banks, and auditors. Occasional travel and a variable schedule are required.

Manages strategic communications and media relations for assigned intercollegiate sports. Writes and edits media guides, game programs, press releases, website content, and feature stories; produces multimedia materials; coordinates with internal departments for events; pitches stories; handles media, conference, NCAA, and public inquiries; supervises press box operations; ensures compliance with applicable athletic regulations; and travels frequently with teams.

Develop and deliver K–8 STEM and robotics curriculum, workshops, camps, and FIRST LEGO League sessions. Teach programming, engineering, and problem-solving through hands-on activities; adapt instruction for varied learners; engage schools, families, and community partners; coordinate scholarships, scheduling, feedback, outreach, and program reporting.

Supports faculty and staff with grant proposal development, intake, budgets, sponsor documentation, electronic submissions, compliance, and financial recordkeeping. Reviews funding opportunities, serves as a budget contact, provides training on grant procedures, and coordinates with Sponsored Projects and faculty. Provides backup post-award support, including extensions, budget modifications, and monthly report reviews. Also assists with research communications and presenting research data and outcomes.

Advises undergraduate students on course selection, registration, academic probation, retention, and campus resources. Maintains student records, supports orientation and academic recovery, analyzes retention and enrollment data, develops advising materials, and conducts proactive outreach. Participates in recruitment activities, scholarship and campus committees, community college relationships, student ambassador programs, and special projects. Uses Slate for prospective student communication and coordinates with faculty, staff, and campus departments.

Provides administrative support to nursing school associate deans by managing calendars, communications, meetings, committees, events, faculty appointments, onboarding, partnerships, records, purchasing, reimbursements, and fiscal transactions. Coordinates outreach, professional development, and inclusive excellence initiatives while handling confidential information and maintaining relationships with faculty, staff, students, clinical affiliates, and community partners.

Coordinates clinical clerkship and elective administration for medical students across multiple specialties and northern Nevada settings. Maintains confidential student records, compiles grades and evaluation reports, monitors assignments, assesses rotation capacity, supports faculty and directors, liaises with students, residents, and providers, facilitates orientations, participates in administrative meetings, and proctors NBME Shelf examinations.

Provides biostatistical expertise for clinical, translational, and medical education research. Responsibilities include study design, statistical analysis, modeling, protocol and analysis plan development, manuscript and grant support, teaching biostatistics, mentoring medical learners and faculty, contributing to scholarly publications and funded research, and supporting research governance and infrastructure.

Monitors network traffic, logs, alerts, and security metrics to identify anomalies, intrusion attempts, vulnerabilities, and breaches. Coordinates incident response, conducts network and system forensics, performs malware analysis, documents findings, and manages SIEM, syslog, NetFlow, vulnerability assessment, and related security platforms. Mentors student and IT employees on security procedures.

Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Criminal Justice responsible for maintaining an active research program, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, mentoring and advising graduate students, serving on graduate committees, and contributing to department and university service. The position particularly welcomes expertise in corrections, with potential opportunities to teach Criminological Theory and support on-ground and online programs.

Tenure-track Assistant Professor responsible for developing a public policy research agenda, publishing in leading journals and presses, and teaching graduate and undergraduate courses. Preferred areas include energy, climate, environment, health, and related policy fields, with international or comparative research welcome. The role also involves pursuing external grants, contributing to the university’s academic and diversity missions, and participating in departmental and university service.

Tenure-track Assistant Professor teaching and advising across undergraduate, MPA, MA, and PhD programs in Public Administration and Public Policy. The role requires an empirical research agenda, rigorous methodology, publication potential in leading journals and presses, and excellence or promise in teaching. Responsibilities include teaching core MPA courses, mentoring graduate students, conducting research, pursuing external grants, and contributing to the department, college, university, and broader community.

Build and lead a nursing research enterprise within UNR’s academic-practice partnership with Renown Health. The Nurse Scientist will develop research infrastructure, conduct outcomes-focused scholarship, translate findings into clinical and organizational improvements, mentor nurses and investigators, collaborate with clinical and academic leaders, and pursue extramural funding. The open-rank faculty appointment may be tenure-track or research-focused non-tenure-track, with responsibilities determined by qualifications and career stage.

Coordinates 4-H youth development programs focused on civic engagement, leadership, communication, and expressive arts. Oversees events, orientations, documentation, databases, recruitment, stakeholder communication, compliance, and program activities. Collects and analyzes data, prepares assessment reports, tracks outcomes, recommends improvements, monitors budgets, and supports special projects. The role includes frequent travel throughout Clark County and work at day and overnight camps.

Provide pre-award administration and proposal support to faculty and staff: review RFPs, determine sponsor requirements, process and approve proposals, liaise with sponsors, and ensure fiscal and programmatic stewardship of sponsored funds.

Lead major gift fundraising for the College of Science: identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors ($25,000+), manage a portfolio, develop fundraising plans and proposals, collaborate with college leadership and alumni relations, mentor development staff, and expand the donor pipeline. Role requires frequent local travel and variable hours (nights/weekends).

Lead community-based education and statewide Extension programs across Ely and Eureka counties. Build relationships with county commissions and agencies, manage county offices and staff, assess community needs, develop collaborative programming in agriculture, youth, horticulture, natural resources, nutrition and community development, and represent Extension through presentations and outreach.

Support the Planning, Budget, and Analysis Office by conducting budget/accounting review, reconciliations, and financial analyses. Prepare financial reports, develop state and self-supporting budgets, monitor fiscal-year budgets, assist with position management, ensure regulatory compliance, and lead complex or special projects for strategic planning and decision-making.

Provide comprehensive academic advising to undergraduate nursing students, support admissions and recruitment, develop retention and intervention strategies, collaborate with faculty and community partners, and participate in student-centered programming to promote degree completion and student success.