Hampton University, classified by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education as a balanced arts and sciences/professional institution, invites applications for the position of The Lois Price Spratlen Endowed Chair (LPSEC) in Family and Community Mental Health Nursing. The University is located in the culturally rich and diverse city Hampton, VA.
The position will be at the Associate or Professor level. The successful candidate reports to the Dean of the School of Nursing.
Hampton University seeks to identify an exceptional individual with a scientific research background and noted visionary leadership to serve as Hampton University’s inaugural Lois Price Spratlen Endowed Chair (LPSEC) in Family and Community Mental Health Nursing. This is a research-centric position and he/she will serve as the strategic thinker and leader in fostering excellence and providing intellectual leadership for faculty and students by establishing, maintaining and strengthening a nationally recognized research program specializing in health disparities.
This position offers a unique and exciting opportunity in its role and capacity for outreach dimensions to community, industry and policy audiences that require an outstanding research record of global and national prominence and accomplishments. The Endowed Chair shall develop, implement and oversee a health disparities research program supporting the institutional resources and research capacity building and making the program and the university a premier institution for training and educating researchers in health disparities research. The successful candidate shall facilitate sharing of ideas and enhancing communication and collaboration through four major disciplines of science: Environmental Health, Global Health, Nursing, and Public Health. He/she will manage resource allocations of the endowment to meet and fulfill three critical areas of the program: 1) strengthen the research infrastructure; 2) recruit and retain highly respected faculty to lead and train young minority students in the areas of health disparities and 3) recruit and retain motivated and committed racial and ethnic minority students with a challenging and nationally respected curriculum with global opportunities and presence.
Hampton University will aggressively pursue and accelerate its research agenda to enhance its status as a major liberal arts and research-oriented university which continues to strengthen its teaching through STEM programs and actively advancing its research record in Social Sciences, Psychology, Nursing, Public Health, Liberal Arts, Business, Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Environmental Sciences and International Programs.
Qualifications: Criteria for appointment to the endowed chair must reflect the highest ideals of academic excellence and scholarly or creative achievement. Procedures for recruitment must be consistent with the University’s Affirmative Action Plan, stipulations of the endowment, and other administrative procedures established in the various academic units. Involvement of the faculty, students, and others, as appropriate, is essential in the review and recommendation of candidates for appointment as the endowed chair.
General Criteria for Appointment: Applicants must possess a doctorate, preferably, Ph.D., M.D, M.D/PhD, or equivalent degree, and have demonstrated scientific leadership in research of national and international standing in the area of minority health disparities. The following general criteria will be used in the review and recommendation of the candidate for appointment to the endowed chair:
- Earned doctorate degree in Nursing, Public Health, Epidemiology, or Science fields is preferred.
- Evidence of professional achievement at the national and/or international level to enhance the statue of the program and of the University’s faculty and students
- Outstanding record of leadership in productive research, publication, creativity, and/or scholarly achievement appropriate to the discipline and fields of specialization
- Proven track record and ability to conceptualize, develop and implement programs to challenge faculty and students to successfully achieve the overall mission of the program
- Evidence of a continuing record of exemplary academic and professional citizenship appropriate to the discipline or profession
- Proof of research, grantsmanship, and teaching experience. Evidence of NIH independently funded research or other major funding. Other duties as assigned by the dean or assistant dean.
The successful candidate will present a record sufficiently consistent in quantity and quality to warrant the expectation of continued performance and contributions at an outstanding level.
How to Apply: Complete Application for Faculty Employment. In addition to application, please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the names, contact information of three (3) professional references, and official transcripts (upon request) to deborah.jones@hamptonu.edu or send hard copy to:
Dr. Danita Potter, PhD, APRN-BC, PMNP,
Professor & Dean of the School of Nursing
danita.potter@hamptonu.edu