About the role
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Community Nursing Department
Assistant/Associate Professor Tenure-Track
The College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Community Nursing Department invites applications for full-time faculty positions for the Tenure Track. We seek individuals deeply committed to community-engaged research and practice with clinical and teaching expertise in one or more of the following areas: maternity and women's health; pediatrics, family health; community and population health; and mental health nursing. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research addresses global or planetary health, environmental health, community-based management of populations with chronic illness; informatics, or social justice and health equity and/or health disparities, and who have a demonstrated commitment to advancing health equity in underserved communities. Prospective faculty must be committed to rapid pedagogical and academic changes as driven by environmental conditions. These are on-site positions.
Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track
Minimum Qualifications (Required)
Applicants will have an earned research doctorate in Nursing [PhD] or related field or its equivalent, a Master’s in Nursing degree or its equivalent, and RN license in Massachusetts or eligibility for licensure. Applicants must have a successful record of teaching; the ability to sustain a program of funded research and secure external funding; and the desire to participate in community outreach. Based on qualifications, faculty teach across all program levels. Additional responsibilities include student advisement and service.
PhD candidates will be considered. However, the applicant’s PhD degree must be conferred by August 1 prior to the September start date. A letter from the applicant’s faculty advisor confirming anticipated degree conferral date must be submitted with application materials.
Preferred Qualifications
The preferred applicant will have completed post-doctoral research training and also have advanced specialty certification in their area of expertise.
Associate Professor, Tenure/Tenure-Track
Minimum Qualifications (Required)
Applicants will have an earned research doctorate in Nursing [PhD] or related field or its equivalent, a Master's in Nursing degree or its equivalent, and RN license in Massachusetts or eligibility for licensure. Applicants must have a successful record of teaching across undergraduate and graduate levels, using face to face and online pedagogies. Applicants must have a robust program of funded research in areas such as, though not limited to, global or planetary health, environmental health, community-based management of populations with chronic illness; informatics, or social justice and health equity and/or health disparities, and who have a demonstrated commitment to advancing health equity in underserved communities with evidence of ability to sustain a program of funded research, secure external funding, and develop academic-practice partnerships. Based on qualifications, faculty teach across all program levels. Additional responsibilities include student advisement and service. Salary will be highly competitive.
Applicants must possess credentials warranting appointment as a tenured Associate Professor.
Preferred Qualifications
The preferred applicant will have funded research and an advanced specialty certification in their area of expertise.
The College of Nursing and Health Sciences has three departments, Adult Nursing, Community Nursing, and Medical Laboratory Science. Nursing has a total of 36 full-time faculty members and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in two Departments-Adult Nursing and Community Nursing. The undergraduate degree program has approximately 550 baccalaureate students enrolled in the prelicensure traditional and accelerated, and RN to BS tracks. The College also offers graduate nursing programs at the MS, DNP, and PhD level, with approximately 110 students enrolled across the graduate programs. Nursing is committed to building scholarship in the areas of chronic illness, nursing education, and global population health. Nursing has a long-standing teaching and research collaboration with the College of Engineering. Nursing also has a growing portfolio of international collaborations and offers unique clinical experiences through these collaborations. Programs are fully accredited by CCNE.
For more information about the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, please go to: http://umassd.edu/CNHS/ OR contact Ms. Stacey Lane, Assistant in Community Nursing at 508-910-6405
About the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
UMass Dartmouth distinguishes itself as a vibrant, public research university dedicated to engaged learning and innovative research resulting in personal and lifelong student success. The University is located in the beautiful ocean side community of 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 of Marine Science and Technology. The University achieved Carnegie Designated Research University status in spring of 2016.
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth values excellence, diversity, transparency, student-centeredness, accountability, innovation, engagement, collaboration, collegiality, and safety.
UMass Dartmouth employees and applicants for employment are protected by federal laws, Presidential Executive Orders, and state and local laws designed to protect employees and job applicants from discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, military service, veteran status or other non-merit-based factors.
UMass Dartmouth reserves the right to conduct background checks on potential employees.
SALARY
Assistant Professor: $97,000.00-$110,000.00
Associate Professor: $110,000.00-$125,000.00
UMass Dartmouth offers exciting benefits such as:
- 75% Employer-Paid Health Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability
- State Pension Retirement Plan
- Optional Retirement Savings Plans
- Tuition Credit (Employee, Spouse, & Dependents)
- Twelve (12) paid holidays
- And More!
Benefits for Faculty Federation
Application Instructions
The College values diversity and inclusion, and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives, and background.
To apply please submit a letter of interest, current CV, and the contact information for three professional references. In the letter, please indicate how you learned of these positions.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis. Employment-based Visa Sponsorship Is Not Available.
The review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the positions are filled.