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UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Professional Practice Assistant or Associate Professor - Nur in LOGAN, Utah
Professional Practice Assistant or Associate Professor - Nursing
Requisition ID: 2024-8134
of Openings: 1
Location: US-UT-Logan Category: Faculty Position Type: Benefited Full-Time Job Classification: Faculty College: E Eccles Jones Coll of Ed and Hum Svs Department: Nursing Advertised Salary: Commensurate with education and experience, plus excellent benefits.
Overview Utah State University seeks an accomplished and collaborative nurse educator to join our nursing faculty at the Logan, Utah campus. The successful candidate will have a solid background in nursing education and a demonstrated ability to work effectively within teams. Primary duties are teaching (90%) and service (10%).
This is a non-tenure track, nine-month academic year position at the Professional Practice Assistant Professor or Associate Professor level beginning January 1, 2025. Review of applicants will begin in September 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.
If you have questions about the position please contact the search committee chair, Jeanette Harris , 435-797-4110 or jeanette.harris@usu.edu.
Responsibilities This position fills the role of a faculty member within the USU Nursing Program. The successful candidate will provide concept-based instruction in undergraduate (BSN) courses. Areas of expected expertise include both classroom and online teaching, with experience in teaching and leadership and management. Experience in psychiatric/mental health nursing is a plus. Responsibilities include educational instruction using current methodologies and technologies, grading examinations, discussions, and assignments within prescribed deadlines, professional engagement, curriculum development, and service. The position is located at USUs main campus in Logan, UT.
Qualifications Minimum Qualifications:
- An earned Masters or Doctorate degree in nursing
- Evidence of excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A record of significant, excellent in-person and online nursing teaching
- Licensed registered nurse in the State of Utah or a Nurse Licensure Compact state
- Demonstrated ability in teamwork, interpersonal, organizational, and technological skills
Commitment to promoting a positive and collaborative environment that supports faculty, students, and the work of the department and university Preferred Qualifications:
Expertise in healthcare leadership and management
- Expertise or interest in teaching mental health
- Certified Nurse Educator or national nursing certification
- Experience with higher education accreditation processes
- Experience in concept-based instruction and student-centered learning
- A minimum of three years of faculty experience in a higher education nursing program
- Evidence of involvement in ones professional area (i.e., membership in professional organizations, presentations, and/or publications)
Required Documents Along with the online application, please attach:
- Curriculum vita to be uploaded to be uploaded in the Candidate Profile
- Contact information of three professional references, excluding current USU Nursing employees be entered in the Candidate Profile
- Cover letter that... For full info follow application link.
USU recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting the university's academic mission of learning, discovery, and engagement. USU is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any of its programs and activities based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, sexual orientation or gender identity/expression, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by Uni versity policy or local, state, or federal law (https://equity.usu.edu/non-discrimination).