University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
COLLEGE OF NURSING
The Julia and Harold Plotnick Endowed Nursing Professorship in Global Health
The College of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Community Health Department
invites application for a nine month full time position in Global Health at the rank of Associate or Full
Professor.
This professorship is responsible for establishing and expanding initiatives that foster engagement in the
global health area within the College of Nursing and across the University. This faculty member will
also work collaboratively with colleagues across the university to expand educational opportunities and
partnerships in the area of global health. This faculty member will be expected to contribute conceptual
and methodological diversity, and research leadership and mentoring strength to critical and emerging
issues in regional, national, and global health. Building on the College's current commitment to
addressing health disparities and managing chronic illness across the life span and across the health care
continuum is highly desirable.
Specific responsibilities include advancing the College strategic plan to ensure infusion of global health
concepts across all nursing programs, including developing, implementing and evaluating undergraduate
and graduate courses that focus on global health; expanding student opportunities in global health
experiences; advancing an established research agenda in global health and increasing faculty
collaborative research in global health priority areas. Establishing partnerships with local and
international agencies, including NGO's to secure funding for global health projects and student
experiences is expected.
Minimum qualifications: The ideal candidate will have an earned research doctorate in Nursing or a
related field; a Massachusetts RN license or eligibility for licensure; and a successful record of teaching
and advising, and funded research. In addition, the candidate should demonstrate evidence of experience
with positive outcomes in the areas of global health administration, or education, or clinical research.
Salary will be highly competitive and an appointment with tenure is possible depending on
qualifications, experience, and evidence of scholarly accomplishments.
The College of Nursing has approximately 30 full-time faculty members and offers undergraduate and
graduate programs in two Departments; Adult Nursing and Community Nursing. The baccalaureate
degree program has approximately 450 students in the pre-licensure program and 200 students in a fully
online RN-BS program. The College also offers graduate programs at the MS, DNP, and PhD level, with
approximately 125 students enrolled across the graduate programs. The College faculty teach across
undergraduate and graduate programs using a range of pedagogical approaches. The College has a
growing portfolio of international collaborations and offers unique clinical experiences through these
collaborations. Programs are fully accredited by CCNE.
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is located in the beautiful ocean side community of North
Dartmouth, about an hour south of Boston, half-hour east of Providence, and half-hour west of Cape
Cod. The University has an enrollment of over 8,000 students in over 40 undergraduate and 23 graduate
programs offered by the College of Nursing, Charlton College of Business, College of Arts and Science,
College of Visual and Performing Arts, School of Law, and School for Marine Science and Technology.
To apply please submit a letter of interest, CV and the contact information for three professional
references @ http://www.umassd.edu/hr/employmentopportunities/.
The review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth values excellence, diversity, transparency, studentcenteredness, accountability, innovation, engagement, collaboration, collegiality and safety.
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color,
religion, national origin, ancestry, age over 40, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation,
gender identity/expression, marital status, or other protected class.
The University of Massachusetts reserves the right to conduct background checks on potential
employees.
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