Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS) invites applications and nominations for an Endowed Chair: The Robert and Kathleen Scanlon Chair in Values Based Health Care. Through research, scholarship, service, and teaching, NHS faculty and students translate science into outcomes that benefit the public’s health. The school houses a multimillion-dollar research portfolio and undergraduate and nationally ranked graduate programs in four academic departments, including health systems administration, human science, international health and nursing. This position is a remarkable opportunity for a scholar with a commitment to the Jesuit values of excellence, service to the under-served, and social justice to help foster the school’s longstanding mission of preparing morally reflective leaders who strive to improve the health and well being of all people. Georgetown, a student-centered research university, promotes excellence in teaching, multidisciplinary scholarship, and values based practice. Aside from its four vibrant academic departments, NHS houses the Center on Health and Education and—in partnership with the Georgetown University Law Center—the Linda and Timothy O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. The university's proximity to the National Institutes of Health, the National Library of Medicine, and the headquarters of numerous professional and governmental organizations offers unique opportunities for leadership at national and international levels.

We are seeking an individual whose work exemplifies the values central to just and equitable health care, and is consistent with the values that inform our curricula, our research, and our service initiatives. These values include:

• Excellence
• Social justice
• Value of the common good
• Respect and diversity

Other qualifications include:

• An earned doctorate
• A distinguished record of scholarship
• Leadership across disciplines within an area of concentration
• National recognition for work that advances values based health care
• A demonstrated ability to secure external funding

Please send a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, and names of three references to:

Colleen K. Norton PhD, RN, CCRN
Associate Professor
Georgetown University
School of Nursing & Health Studies
3700 Reservoir Road NW
Washington, DC 20007
nortonc@georgetown.edu

The Department of Nursing at the Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies invites applications for full-time tenure or non-tenure track positions in nursing.
Nursing leaders with current clinical expertise in the following specialty areas are encouraged to apply:

• adult health
• critical care nursing

The positions will be at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level dependent upon qualifications. Salary and benefits are highly competitive and include relocation assistance.

The Department of Nursing is situated in an innovative, multidisciplinary School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS) that offers programs in health policy and management, international health, and human science. Outstanding School of Nursing and Health Studies resources support faculty research, collaboration, and teaching and include bench science resources in the NHS Discovery Center, the O’Neill Center for Simulation, and the Office of Research Support and Administration.

Qualifications include:

• a master’s degree in nursing is required with an earned doctorate preferred,
• a record of scholarship and excellence in nursing practice,
• a program of funded research, or the demonstrated ability to obtain to external funding, is highly desirable for tenure track candidates.

Interested candidates should send a letter of intent, vitae and the names of three references to:

Dr. Sharon Radzyminski, PhD, JD, RN
Chair, Nursing Faculty Search Committee
Georgetown University
School of Nursing & Health Studies
3700 Reservoir Road, NW
Washington, DC 20057-1107
sr345@georgetown.edu