Open Rank Clinical Professor, School of Nursing, Burlington, MA

Northeastern University•Burlington, MA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Northeastern University’s School of Nursing is hiring multiple full-time, 52-week, non-tenure-track clinical faculty members at the Assistant Clinical Professor, Associate Clinical Professor, or Clinical Professor rank. Positions are based at the Burlington, Massachusetts campus and teach in the undergraduate prelicensure nursing program across didactic, laboratory, simulation, and clinical settings. Anticipated start dates are July 2027, August 2027, and January 2028. The School of Nursing educates students across BSN, Accelerated BSN, DNP, nurse practitioner specialty, and PhD programs. Its experiential-learning approach prepares practice-ready nurses and nurse leaders through classroom, laboratory, simulation, and clinical education. Faculty receive mentoring and access to Northeastern development resources, including the ADVANCE Office of Faculty Development and the Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning Through Research. The school seeks candidates with clinical expertise in one or more priority areas: maternity/women’s health, simulation, mental health, medical-surgical nursing (including pathophysiology), or pediatrics. Candidates should be prepared to teach and mentor global student populations and contribute to an inclusive university community through their pedagogy, curriculum, and research. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, cover letter identifying their content-area interests, a one-page teaching statement, a copy of their RN license, and contact information for at least three professional references. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. The teaching statement should address instructional and mentorship experience, pedagogical philosophy, teaching plans and goals for Bouvé College (including existing and proposed courses), and strategies for teaching and mentoring global student populations. The stated 52-week salary ranges are $101,000–$134,000 for Assistant Clinical Professor, $125,000–$142,000 for Associate Clinical Professor, and $137,000–$156,000 for Clinical Professor. Starting salary depends on factors including education, experience, location, knowledge, expertise, skills, and pay comparisons with similarly situated employees.

Requirements

Doctoral degree (PhD, DNP, EdD, or related doctorate) in nursing or a related field by the appointment start date; candidates without a terminal degree may be considered case by case, with the expectation of completing it within two years of hire.
Master’s degree in nursing (MSN) by the appointment start date.
Active, unencumbered Massachusetts Registered Nurse license by the appointment start date.
Clinical expertise in one or more of the listed content areas.
For simulation positions, simulation expertise with CHSE certification or completion of INACSL training by the appointment start date.
Appointment at Associate Clinical Professor rank or higher requires at least five years of academic or equivalent experience.
Preparedness to work with global student populations.

Nice To Haves

Expertise in prelicensure nursing education.
Specialty certification, such as CNE, RNC-OB, C-EFM, IBCLC, PMH-BC, CMSRN, CCRN, or CPN.

Responsibilities

Teach undergraduate prelicensure nursing courses.
Develop and evaluate curriculum aligned with the AACN Essentials and the NCLEX-RN test plan.
Advise and mentor students.
Participate in school, college, and university service.
Teach maternal-newborn and women’s health nursing in classroom, laboratory, simulation, and clinical settings, depending on content area.
Design, facilitate, and debrief simulation-based learning consistent with the INACSL Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice, for simulation positions.
Teach psychiatric-mental health nursing in classroom, simulation, and clinical settings, depending on content area.
Teach medical-surgical nursing and pathophysiology in classroom, laboratory, simulation, and clinical settings, depending on content area.
Teach pediatric nursing in classroom, simulation, and clinical settings, depending on content area.