Job description
Job Location
Cumberland University – Lebanon, TN
Education Level
Doctorate
Description
Position Title: Assistant Professor – Master of Science in Nursing – Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program & Program Director
Position Requirements: Candidate is expected to teach 24 credit hours per academic year in addition to other responsibilities.
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Job Category: Assistant Professor
Position Details: 10-month, full-time appointment in the Jeanette C. Rudy School of Nursing and Health Professions. Teaching to include a variety of online and/or hybrid courses in the MSN program. In addition to teaching, the candidate will be expected to participate in scholarly and university & community service.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Doctorate degree (DNP or PhD) from a regionally or nationally accredited institution.
- Current Tennessee or compact RN license.
- Current Tennessee or compact APRN license in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous teaching experience at the post-secondary level.
- Strong leadership skills in developing, evaluating, and marketing graduate programs.
- Knowledge and skills with software applications including, but not limited to, Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Proficiency in using instructional technologies to teach hybrid and/or distance learning (online) courses.
- Demonstrate responsibility for curriculum development and instruction.
- Understanding of and willingness to teach competencies required for specific courses.
- Excellence in teaching and facilitating the learning process for students.
- Applying diverse instructional strategies with emphasis in developing and delivering online courses.
- Excellent oral, written, and listening skills.
- Assign and update grades for courses in a timely fashion.
- Complete course assessment documentation upon course conclusion.
- Willingness to work in an inter-disciplinary capacity with other majors with the School of Nursing & Health Professions.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct program, course, and student outcomes assessments.
- Advise and mentor students.
- Plan, implement, and evaluate course quality and academic integrity.
- Lead accreditation review the program of study.
- Evaluate and mentor program faculty.
- Develop curricula in order to maintain program relevance.
- Marketing and recruiting for the graduate program.
- Participate in scholarly and service commitments in ways that promotes the Missions of Cumberland and the Rudy School of Nursing & Health Professions.
How to apply
Application Requirements: An electronic version of your cover letter, curriculum vitae, unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and contact information for three (3) references is required.