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Johns Hopkins University Dean, School of Nursing Dean, School of Nursing The Johns Hopkins University (JHU), one of the world’s premier universities and health sciences institutions, invites applications and nominations for the Dean of its School of Nursing. The next Dean will be an accomplished, energetic individual, with an excellent record of decisive and innovative leadership, who will advance the School’s commitment to combining research and scholarship with high quality clinical education. Perennially ranked as one of the top graduate nursing programs in the world, the School of Nursing is a global leader in nursing and healthcare and continues to redefine nursing education through a remarkable combination of academic rigor, extraordinary nursing research and scholarship, and unparalleled opportunities for nursing graduates. The University seeks a dean who will create and foster a community that leverages the School’s exceptional faculty, staff, and students to create an ambitious vision to lead the nursing profession into the future. The Dean will be expected to find new ways to sustain the growth of the School and to deftly expand and steward resources. The Dean will be deeply committed to mentorship and nurturing a diverse and inclusive internal community that encourages all members of the School to reach their individual and collective potential. The ideal candidate for Dean will be a nursing leader of national and international prominence with the ability and stature to address the challenges facing nursing education, research, and practice, and an eagerness to provide a vision for achieving the School of Nursing’s ambitious goals. The Dean is a senior leader for the University and Health System. The Dean is responsible to President Ronald J. Daniels and Provost Sunil Kumar for all aspects of the School’s academic programs, research activities, fundraising, finances, outreach, and other operations. The Dean of the School of Nursing also sits on the Board of the Johns Hopkins Health System. To fulfill accreditation requirements, nominees and applicants should be eligible for RN licensure in the state of Maryland, hold a graduate degree in nursing, and hold a doctoral degree in nursing or a related field. Candidates must also demonstrate scholarly distinction appropriate for an appointment as a full professor in the School. Significant experience in nursing education, research, and practice is expected. The search committee will review candidates immediately and continue until a new appointment is made. Diversity is highly valued, and members of groups underrepresented in nursing are strongly encouraged to apply. Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, has been engaged to assist with this important search. Inquiries, nominations, and applications should all be directed in confidence to the firm as indicated at the end of this document. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING The Johns Hopkins Hospital and its training school for nurses both opened in 1889. In the ensuing decades, the School’s founders established what would become the national model for nursing education. After producing generations of exceptional nurses, the School of Nursing was established in 1983 as the eighth 1 Johns Hopkins University Dean, School of Nursing degree-granting division of the Johns Hopkins University and opened its doors to students in 1984. In 1998, the School moved to the Anne M. Pinkard Building, a new state-of-the-art education and research building on the East Baltimore campus. In 2015, the School of Nursing positioned itself as a thought leader in solidifying a strategy and focus solely on graduate education. This involved moving its pre-licensure baccalaureate program to the Master of Science in Nursing, and, by Fall 2017, all of its advanced practice programs were at the doctoral level. This transition required the configuration of new spaces and programming as well as the recruitment of additional faculty. With this in mind, in Winter 2020, the School completed a $45 million renovation and expansion of its Pinkard Building, creating a modern design for collaborative research and graduate level learning space. The School of Nursing community includes 95 faculty, 128 staff, and 1406 students. The School of Nursing is currently ranked No. 1 among nursing graduate programs, No. 2 for online master’s nursing programs, and No. 3 for doctor of nursing practice programs by U.S. News & World Report. It is ranked as the No. 3 nursing school in the world by QS World University rankings. The School was awarded a NLN Center of Excellence in 2019. It has also been recognized for its outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion with the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine for three consecutive years, and Best Schools for Men in Nursing by the American Association for Men in Nursing (AAMN) for two consecutive years. For more information about the School of Nursing, see https://nursing.jhu.edu/. Mission The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing improves the health of individuals and diverse communities locally and globally through leadership and excellence in nursing education, research, practice, and service. Faculty and graduates of the School are leaders who set the highest standards for patient care and are committed to healthcare for all individuals and populations. They are sensitive to changing societal needs and provide a positive and innovative force in the evolution of the nursing profession and the changing healthcare system. The academic rigor of its programs, the extraordinary scholarship of its faculty, and the capable professional staff and its reputation for shaping graduates who are leaders in their profession all define the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing as one of the top nursing schools in the United States. Research Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing faculty are internationally recognized for their expertise. Key areas of research include cardiovascular health; disease prevention and risk reduction; women’s health; care at end of life; community-based health promotion; and healthcare for diverse populations. The School‘s Office of Science and Innovation (OSI) encourages leadership for nursing research within the School, University, community, and profession, and facilitates excellence in nursing research. OSI also supports and facilitates the development and implementation of research projects or programs and other 2 Johns Hopkins University Dean, School of Nursing sponsored projects, with particular emphasis on research excellence and obtaining external funding. Additionally, OSI facilitates the research and external funding activities of doctoral students and post- doctoral fellows. The School of Nursing is currently ranked No.1 among schools of nursing for total funding received from the National Institutes of Health and No. 1 in total sponsored research funding in U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 rankings. There has been significant investment in the School’s research infrastructure with a steady increase in grant submissions and scholarly publications. The School’s proposal “hit rate” was 42% for all applications in FY2019, with 48 proposals funded out of 115 submitted. This, too, represents a significant increase in activity compared to five years earlier, when 90 proposals were submitted. Academic Programs The School of Nursing offers a wide array of graduate degree options from Pre-licensure to MSN, DNP (Executive, Nurse Anesthesiology, Nurse Practitioner, or Clinical Nurse Specialist), and PhD programs, dual degrees, online options, and post-degree opportunities. The Office of Educational Quality and Innovation provides mentorship, recognition, career growth, and skills development in teaching and educational scholarship to faculty and staff committed to innovation and excellence in health professions education. Alumni and Development The Johns Hopkins Nurses’ Alumni Association (JHNAA) has a distinguished history, tenacious loyalty to Johns Hopkins, and a deep commitment to the School of Nursing. Its 10,000 members include graduates of the Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Nursing and the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (founded in 1984) in addition to a chapter of graduates from the Church Home and Hospital School of Nursing. The School of Nursing alumni are the most engaged in the University. The School of Nursing has been involved in multiple successful fundraising campaigns over the past three decades. The most recent campaign, Rising to the Challenge (2010 – 2018), raised over $65 million and made a large impact on the School’s endowment and infrastructure. Since the close of the Rising to the Challenge campaign in 2018, the School has raised an additional $12 million. Fundraising revenue for the past decade has averaged $7.7 million per year. The School of Nursing’s next fundraising priority will be increasing scholarship fundraising for all educational programs with a focus on increasing diversity; the School is well on its way to launching a mini-campaign for that effort in 2021. The School is supported by a highly engaged National Advisory Council, which includes 40 dedicated volunteers and donors who advise the Dean on strategic priorities. Facilities The School of Nursing is located in the Anne M. Pinkard Building on the University's East Baltimore campus. Situated across from the Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Bloomberg School of Public Health, and two blocks from