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Inside Higher Ed

Assistant Professor

Inside Higher Ed, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298

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Overview

Join to apply for the Assistant Professor role at Inside Higher Ed. The Department of Nursing within the Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences (MCNHS) invites applicants to join our diverse college as a tenure-track Assistant Professor, beginning September 1, 2024. These tenure-track positions are designed to improve and strengthen our research portfolio as well as our educational programs at graduate and undergraduate levels. We are particularly interested in faculty applicants with expertise in fundamentals of professional nursing, maternal health, child health, community health, mental health, and health policy. Applicants must possess an earned research doctorate in nursing or a related field and be eligible for RN licensure in Massachusetts. Preference will be given to applicants who have established an independent research agenda and demonstrated ability or promise to secure external funding for research and have peer-reviewed data-based publications focused on areas listed above or related topics. Teaching experience in higher education is preferred, and experience with online teaching is desirable; teaching experience in other settings will be considered. Our programs focus on health across the life course of individuals from diverse populations and target improving health equity in populations at risk for healthcare disparities. For more information, please go to www.umb.edu/academics/cnhs. The MCNHS and its Office of Research offer strong internal and external mentoring programs for faculty, including grant proposal and manuscript preparation. The Manning 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, UMass Chan Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and many community, public, and private health care agencies. The National Cancer Institute funds the University of Massachusetts Boston-Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center grant (https://umb-dfhcc.org/); this longstanding collaboration has enabled faculty at both institutions to strengthen and extend partnerships for research on health disparities, PhD training, and community outreach. Qualifications

Earned research doctorate in nursing or a related field and eligibility for RN licensure in Massachusetts. Preference for an established independent research agenda and ability or promise to secure external funding. Peer-reviewed data-based publications in relevant areas or related topics. Teaching experience in higher education is preferred; online teaching experience is desirable; experience in other settings will be considered. Commitment to health equity and diversity in education and research. Application Instructions

Applicants will need to submit a curriculum vitae (CV) and a cover letter that includes a summary of research/scholarly interests and a teaching/mentoring statement. About UMass Boston and MCNHS

UMass Boston is the third most diverse university in the country, with more than 60% of our undergraduate students coming from minoritized communities and groups and more than half of our students are the first in their families to attend a college or university. Thus, our students come to us from richly diverse life experiences and backgrounds; they bring to our classrooms and research settings the robust range of perspectives growing out of the socio-cultural, economic, and historical contexts in which they have lived, along with the challenges they encounter, engage, and strive to overcome. Given this context, please articulate how your approach to teaching, advising, and mentoring will engage with diverse life experiences of students, reflect appreciation for how students bring their holistic selves into the academic setting, and reflect how your own life experiences and background shapes your practices and commitments as an instructor, mentor, researcher, and scholar. UMass Boston is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact HRDirect@umb.edu or 617-287-5150. For more information, please contact: Professor Lisa Heelan-Fancher (lisa.heelan-fancher@umb.edu) or Professor Kathleen Kafel (kathleen.kafel@umb.edu), co-chairs, Nursing Faculty Search Committee. The positions will remain open until filled. Applications Close: (date not specified clearly in the provided text). UMass Boston is the third most diverse university in the country, with more than 60% of our undergraduate students coming from minoritized communities. The institution emphasizes equity and inclusion in its academic programs and hiring practices.

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