May 2008       College of Nursing and Health Sciences Department of Nursing Chair, Department of Nursing The Department of Nursing invites applicants for the position of Chair of the Nursing Department. The two departments of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences are Nursing and Exercise and Health Sciences. Applicants must be qualified for a tenured faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor, dependent on qualifications and experience. Requirements include an established program of research with external funding, teaching experience in higher education, outstanding team building and collaboration skills, and significant administrative leadership experience or high potential for administrative leadership. Applicants must possess an earned doctorate in nursing or a related field and be eligible for RN licensure in Massachusetts. Preference will be given to applicants with funded research and peer-reviewed publications focused on enhancing the health-related quality of life of urban populations of all ages and targeted to health care quality, health policy, and populations at risk for healthcare disparities. We are particularly interested in applicants who will strengthen our initiatives in cancer care, critical care, women's health, physical activity and child health, health care quality, health policy, or health services research methods, and who are committed to teaching a diverse student population in an urban setting. The College of Nursing and Health Sciences Office of Research offers strong internal and external mentoring programs for faculty, including grant proposal and manuscript preparation. The College offers a wide range of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary collaborative research opportunities. Current faculty collaborations include those with numerous major academic and medical institutions in and around Boston including the Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Children's Hospital, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and community, public, and private health care agencies. The National Cancer Institute funded University of Massachusetts Boston-Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Care Center grant, "Comprehensive Minority Institution Cancer Center Partnership," enables faculty at both institutions to strengthen and extend partnerships for research, PhD training, and community outreach. Our collaborative Interdisciplinary Youth Fitness Training and Research Center with Children's Hospital offers innovative opportunities for research and advanced nursing practice. A joint appointment with an area healthcare institution is possible. We are highly committed to excellence in teaching. The resources of the University's Center for Improvement in Teaching are available to all faculty. The BS and MS nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. An accelerated BS program is planned. The MS and planned Doctor of Nursing Practice programs focus on preparation of Family Nurse Practitioners, Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioners, and Acute and Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialists. The PhD in nursing program focuses on the intersection of nursing and health policy. Please send a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to: Dr. Jacqueline Fawcett, Chair, Faculty Search Committee College of Nursing and Health Sciences University of Massachusetts Boston 100 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA 02125-3393 E-mail: jacqueline.fawcett@umb.edu Website: www.umb.edu The search will continue until the position is filled. The University of Massachusetts Boston is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, Title IX employer. Top | Career Link | AACN Home Copyright © 2008 by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. All rights reserved.