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 in one or more of the following specialty areas: maternity and women's health; pediatrics, family health; community and population health; and mental health nursing. We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in global public health, social determinants of health, community-based management of populations with chronic illness; informatics, social justice, health equity and/or health disparities, and a demonstrated passion for improving health equity in underserved communities

Prospective faculty must be committed to rapid pedagogical, academic, and employment changes as driven by environmental conditions. These are on-site positions.

Minimum Qualifications:

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 with the ability to sustain their program of funded research, secure external funding, and participate in community outreach. Although not limited to these areas, applicants with a program of research or scholarship in global public health, social determinants of health, community-based management of populations with chronic illness, informatics social justice, health equity and health disparities, community engaged or participatory approaches are encouraged to apply. 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.

SALARY: $97,000 - $104,000

The College of Nursing and Health Sciences has three departments, Adult Nursing, Community Nursing, and Medical Laboratory Science. Nursing has a total of 34 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/

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 

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 this position.

The review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until positions are filled.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis