Director of Center for Aging, Reno NV

Division of Health Sciences 
University of Nevada, Reno/ m/s 0136 
Reno, Nevada 89557‐0136 
(775) 784‐6977 
(775) 784‐6979 fax 
www.unr.edu/healthsciences


Director,
Graham and Jean Sanford Center for Aging,
Division of Health Sciences,
University of Nevada, Reno

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 for 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, 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 please visit www.unr.edu.

To apply, please visit http://www.unr.edu/sanford/
(applications must be submitted by 10:00 PM PDT March 26, 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,
and sexual orientation. The University of Nevada employs only United States citizens and non-
citizens lawfully authorized to work in the United States. Women and under-represented groups
are encouraged to apply.

For Information on working at UNR: http://www.unr.edu/workingatnevada/