Instructional Series Faculty Appointments (Open Rank-Instructor, Senior Instructor, Assistant Teaching Professor, Associate Teaching Professor, or Teaching Professor)

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

41d•$88,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The University of Colorado College of Nursing is hiring multiple full-time instructional faculty members at the rank of Instructor, Senior Instructor, Assistant Teaching Professor, Associate Teaching Professor, or Teaching Professor. Rank is determined based on the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and scholarship. Faculty will teach across programs and at multiple CU Nursing locations, with expertise in foundational and adult health, pediatric, FNP, AGACNP or AGPCNP, and/or PMHNP content. Possible courses include Pathology, Pharmacology, and Medical-Surgical Nursing. Teaching may be didactic or clinical and delivered in classroom, online, or blended formats. Clinical course supervision may involve online conferences, site visits, and communication with clinical preceptors. Depending on experience and expertise, APRN candidates may devote part of their position to clinical practice. The primary work location is the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado, with teaching responsibilities as needed at the Legacy Campus in Lone Tree. The position is eligible for a hybrid schedule based on assigned teaching responsibilities. The primary focus is teaching, with service and scholarship also expected. Faculty are expected to work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and help foster a community of belonging through a justice lens. The successful candidate will have recent teaching experience in an area of focus, a record of excellence in academic teaching, and scholarship experience supporting teaching across programs. Faculty will maintain subject-matter competency, prepare materials aligned with current best practices, engage students in learning, and model professionalism. Responsibilities may also include participation in the College and University’s teaching, practice, and service missions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited institution; a direct-entry master’s degree in nursing may substitute for this requirement.
Master’s degree from an accredited institution for Instructor and Senior Instructor ranks.
Earned research or professional doctorate in an appropriate field (science, nursing, social science, education, or related area) for Assistant Teaching Professor, Associate Teaching Professor, and Teaching Professor ranks.
Eligibility to obtain an unencumbered nursing license in Colorado.
Record of demonstrated teaching effectiveness, collegial collaboration, and commitment to a program of scholarship.
Effective written and oral communication skills.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all institutional levels.
Commitment and leadership ability to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Ability to provide effective leadership toward strategic objectives.
Critical thinking and problem-solving ability to achieve team objectives.
Commitment to promoting a diverse, inclusive student and faculty cohort and valuing diverse student backgrounds and experiences.
Commitment to improving healthcare quality and access for communities.
For Associate Teaching Professor, recognition as an expert teacher and sustained commitment to scholarship.
For Teaching Professor, recognition as a master teacher, sustained teaching leadership, expertise in curriculum development and teaching innovations, and sustained commitment to peer-reviewed scholarly work.

Nice To Haves

Expertise in adult health.
Experience working as an FNP, AGACNP, AGPCNP, and/or PMHNP.
Current FNP, AGACNP, AGPCNP, and/or PMHNP certification.
Current Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) designation.
Demonstrated success teaching across nursing programs from undergraduate through DNP.
Collaborative record of teaching and scholarship.
Academic leadership experience, such as curricular or program development.

Responsibilities

Facilitate learning through activities involving application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of course content.
Remain current in teaching pedagogy and cognitive learning theories.
Maintain clinical relevance regarding patient-care guidelines and interventions, and model effective clinical interaction, assessment, and decision-making.
Contribute to a psychologically safe learning environment that supports constructive feedback, teamwork, clear expectations, and positive learning.
Collaborate with teaching teams on course content, assignments, clinical experiences, evaluation methods, quality improvement, and shared decision-making.
Promote mutual respect, open communication, collaboration, and patient-centered care.
Evaluate students’ application of knowledge and promote accountability for preparation, engagement, and self-directed study or practice.
Participate in professional development aligned with learning outcomes, the faculty member’s role, and institutional priorities.
Use educational technology, task-training devices, and computer-assisted instructional tools in classroom and skills laboratory settings for teaching, learning, practice, and competency assessment.
Contribute to the body of knowledge in simulation through activities such as publications, presentations, or research.
Participate in professional service to the CU Nursing community and serve on divisional, college, and university committees.
Teach and facilitate meaningful learning of course outcomes, proactively supporting the learning environment and learner-centered education.
Support a culture valuing mutual responsibility, respect, lifelong learning, diversity, ethics, and personal and professional development.
Participate in course, curricular, and program revisions or development as assigned.
Help students develop skills for competency in progressive teaching and learning environments using innovative strategies.
Contribute to the stature of academic programs and the College of Nursing and comply with University and College mandates.
Demonstrate commitment to collaborative inter-professional teaching and scholarship.