Assistant or Associate Professor in School of Nursing & Health Innovations

University of Portland Portal • Portland, OR

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About The Position

The University of Portland located in Portland, Oregon, USA invites applications for a tenure-track position as an Assistant or Associate Professor in the School of Nursing & Health Innovations to begin August 15, 2026. Successful candidates will be DNP -Family Nurse Practitioners who are prepared to contribute to the University’s DNP - FNP graduate program with the expectation of some undergraduate teaching as well. The University of Portland is a primarily undergraduate institution comprising four professional schools and the College of Arts and Sciences ( CAS ), which houses our strong liberal arts Core Curriculum, required of all students. The University Core provides students in all disciplines a unifying set of experiences and promotes engagement with the Six Core Habits of Heart and Mind , which include “Global & Historical Consciousness” and “Commitment to Diversity & the Common Good.” The School of Nursing & Health Innovations ( SONHI ) values a diversity of backgrounds and intellectual perspectives that create an environment of rich student mentoring within a community of scholars. Successful candidates will have a high level of enthusiasm and engagement in innovative and inclusive pedagogy and are dedicated to addressing social determinants of health. The SONHI implements state of the art simulation in ambulatory, acute, and telemedicine facilities for both graduate and undergraduate students. The DNP -Family Nurse Practitioner program has a focus of integrative health and prepares graduates to: practice independently in a variety of primary care health environments, translate best evidence into practice, employ a population focus, incorporate an integrative and/or palliative health care perspective, and collaborate with multiple disciplines with the goal of providing effective, comprehensive health care; demonstrate leadership in macro and micro health care system change and personal practice improvement; and proactively strive for social justice, actively address health disparities and function as culturally competent practitioners who relate effectively with diverse and underserved individuals, families, and populations. Tenure-track faculty are responsible for maintaining teaching obligations, participation in student advising, service on committees in the School as well as the greater University, public relations roles, involvement in professional associations, and public service. All tenure-track faculty are expected to demonstrate a habit of scholarship, which requires dissemination to the nursing profession in various venues.

Requirements

• DNP -Family Nurse Practitioners
• Prepared to contribute to the University’s DNP - FNP graduate program with the expectation of some undergraduate teaching as well.
• High level of enthusiasm and engagement in innovative and inclusive pedagogy
• Dedicated to addressing social determinants of health

Responsibilities

• Maintaining teaching obligations
• Participation in student advising
• Service on committees in the School as well as the greater University
• Public relations roles
• Involvement in professional associations
• Public service
• Demonstrate a habit of scholarship, which requires dissemination to the nursing profession in various venues.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees