Assistant Professor - Nursing

About the position

The University of Bridgeport, School of Nursing (UBSN), invites applications for full-time faculty with expertise in adult health, maternity, or mental health. As a dynamic and growing program, the University is seeking to add faculty committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service whose primary responsibility is in the BSN/ ABSN program. This position is on ground and in person. Appointment to academic rank and salary are dependent on demonstrated scholarly achievement, teaching, and clinical experience. This is a 12-month full time faculty position.

Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the Program Director, responsible for teaching didactic courses as well as clinical supervision.
• Ability to teach across the curriculum with specialization preference in related field.
• Pursue scholarly activities, participate in School, University, and Community service.
• Assist in advising students, curriculum development, and program evaluation.
• Participate in commencement and convocation activities as well as special University meetings.
• Teaching schedule may include days, evenings and/or weekends.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Nursing.
• State of CT RN license (or eligible).
• Recent Clinical experience is required.
• Ability to demonstrate effectiveness in working with diverse populations.

Nice-to-haves

• Doctorate in nursing or related field or substantial progress towards the doctorate with anticipated completion within 1-2 years.
• Minimum of 2-3 years of recent teaching experience in a university nursing program.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• 401k employer match
• Employee & dependent life insurance
• Great tuition benefits for employee, spouse & dependents
• PTO program