Assistant Professor of Nursing - Tenure Track
About The Position
Eastern Connecticut State University is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the Assistant Professor of Nursing (IO-month), Tenure Track position. Eastern is Connecticut’s Public Liberal Arts University and is located in Willimantic, Connecticut. The university is seeking a dynamic, student-centered nursing educator committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service, and dedicated to preparing ethical, accountable, and diverse healthcare professionals through a liberal arts framework. The department of Health Sciences and Nursing is committed to fostering an inclusive, collaborative learning environment that prepares graduates to meet evolving healthcare needs. Faculty are expected to support innovation in nursing education and contribute to the continued development of a high-quality baccalaureate program.
Requirements
- Unencumbered RN license (CT eligible by start date)
- Doctorate in Nursing (PhD, EdD, or DNP, DNE)
- Minimum of 5 years clinical nursing experience in relevant clinical area
- Minimum of 1 year teaching experience within academic nursing education
- Evidence of scholarly productivity
- Candidates must meet all clinical agency requirements, including documentation of immunizations (MMR, Hepatitis B), TB screening, and current CPR certification at the time of employment.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)
- Experience with Learning Management Systems
Responsibilities
- Teaching across didactic, clinical, laboratory, and simulation settings, with a workload expectation of 12 FLCs per semester.
- Serving the department through curriculum development, nursing and health science research, program and student evaluation, academic advising, and participation in professional service activities.
- Faculty are evaluated yearly on teaching, service, research and creative activity, and professional activity.
Benefits
- paid personal, vacation and sick leave accruals
- medical, dental, and prescription plans
- group life insurance
- retirement
- retiree health care
- tuition waiver for employee and eligible dependents at any of the Connecticut State Universities (Central, Eastern, Southern or Western)
- Deferred Retirement Contribution plans
- Dependent Care Assistance
- Medical Flexible spending accounts
- long and short term disability insurance plans
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
