Assistant Professor of Instruction, School of Nursing Undergraduate Studies

The University of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing at Galveston invites applications for full time faculty (non-tenure track) position in the Undergraduate program. Specialty areas include medical/surgical, community and population health, adult & family health, acute & critical care. We are recruiting for the academic rank of Assistant Professor of Instruction commensurate with the degree and experience.

Preferred Candidates will have teaching experience at the university level, clinical experience in their specialty area, a defined program of scholarship.

Founded in 1890, the School of Nursing was the first nursing program in the Southwest and one of the first schools in the U. S. to be affiliated with a university in 1896. As a component of the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), the school of nursing offers academic programs at the baccalaureate (traditional and RN-BSN), Masters (Family, Adult/Geriatric, Acute Care, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Leadership, Nurse Educator) and Doctoral Programs (DNP and PhD in collaboration with the Graduate School). UTMB provides a rich interprofessional environment conducive to teaching, practice, and research across the Schools of Nursing, Medicine, Health Professions Sciences, and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. The School of Nursing has a state-of-the-art laboratory for bio-behavioral research, a Community Space for Health and Wellbeing, the Research Innovation and Scientific Excellence center and other faculty resources.

UTMB is home to hospitals and emergency departments on four campuses, a network of primary and specialty care clinics, the 160,000 square feet Health Education Center for simulation and interprofessional education and the Galveston National Lab. The UTMB community values diversity, equity, and inclusion among faculty, students, and staff.

Essential job functions

• Effectively use innovative, state of the art teaching methodologies and learning activities that promote excellence in classroom and online instruction.

• Participate in course design, development, implementation, and evaluation to provide appropriate learning experiences for students.

• Maintain academic excellence in education, practice and/or research through participation in continuing education programs.

• Serves as academic advisor to students.

• Demonstrate an emerging or established leadership within a defined area of nursing practice.

• Exhibits leadership in clinical settings for increased collaboration with nursing colleagues and other disciplines.

• Disseminate scholarly work in peer review publications and present at state, national and international meetings.

• Direct and engage in scholarship that contribute to the advancement of nursing knowledge and nursing science.

• Actively engage in School of Nursing and university committees.

Participates actively in local, state, national, and international professional organizations.

Minimum qualifications

Licensed or eligible for licensure as a registered nurse in the state of Texas.

Preferred qualifications

• An earned doctoral degree in nursing or related field.

Salary

Commensurate with experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.