# Recruitment Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $167,575

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
The primary aim of the Recruitment Core will be to recruit and support two mid-level or senior faculty members
with established health equity research programs to fill gaps in institutional expertise, and to support the
mission of SHERC. As such, the Recruitment Core is responsible for designing and conducting effective and
viable recruitment strategies to attract diverse pools of qualified applicants, including members of historically
underrepresented groups, to consider positions at NAU. To do this, the Recruitment Core will work closely with
the campus Chief Diversity Officer (Dr. Phelps), Affirmative Action Office, as well as developing position
announcements that point to the merits of NAU's Diversity Strategic Plan. This plan prioritizes our institutional
commitment to becoming increasingly diverse, and communicates the opportunities that exist on our campus
for faculty and scholars to contribute to our efforts. We will ensure that our campus culture is welcoming and
supportive of diversity by measuring the effectiveness of the initiatives described above through the design and
implementation of qualitative and quantitative data gathering processes. These evaluation methods will assess
the experiences of senior and junior faculty as well as scholars identifying as members of historically
underrepresented groups. Such processes will allow us to remain informed about the needs, concerns, and
experiences, of our faculty and scholars, whom we intend to support and retain as valuable contributing
members of our campus community. We also aim to 1) support the new hires in establishing collaborative and
independent health equity research programs at Northern Arizona University; and 2) incorporate the new hires
into SHERC as collaborators, mentors, and leaders.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10207303
- **Project number:** 5U54MD012388-05
- **Recipient organization:** NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Julie A. Baldwin
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $167,575
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-20 → 2022-09-19

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10207303

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10207303, Recruitment Core (5U54MD012388-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10207303. Licensed CC0.

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