Assistant/Associate/Professor, Nursing - Milwaukee, WI

Alverno College • Milwaukee, WI

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Alverno College is a private liberal arts college with an acclaimed ability-based program and a diverse student body. Founded by the School Sisters of Saint Francis, it is dedicated to the undergraduate education of women while also serving men and women in its adult and graduate programs. The college offers a low instructor-to-student ratio and a collaborative faculty, fostering a positive learning environment. Students gain real-life, hands-on experiences through classroom activities, study abroad opportunities, and professional internships related to their majors. Alverno College is nationally recognized for its innovative, ability-based curriculum that emphasizes active learning, continuous feedback, and student development. The faculty are the primary architects, builders, and leaders of the College’s educational programs, influencing the College’s mission, spirit, community life, and institutional vitality. Faculty participate in institutional governance through the Faculty Senate and various college committees. Full-time faculty members hold one of three traditional ranks: professor, associate professor, or assistant professor. In addition to course instruction, full-time faculty are expected to contribute to maintaining and updating Alverno's educational practices at both the school and institutional levels. For the Joann McGrath School of Nursing and Health Professions (JMSNHP), this includes participating in school direction, serving on committees, engaging in college activities, attending faculty meetings and College Institutes, and potentially performing administrative duties.

Requirements

• Master’s degree (for Assistant Professor)
• Earned doctorate, or appropriate terminal degree in those fields where the doctorate is not considered essential by the specific department or program and approved by the respective dean and the chief academic officer (for Associate Professor and Professor)
• Recognized achievement in teaching (for Associate Professor and Professor)
• Active participation in scholarship, including the creative arts as appropriate to one’s field (for Associate Professor)
• Distinguished faculty leadership in such areas as scholarship, including the creative arts (for Professor)
• Service to the College and community (for Associate Professor and Professor)
• Recent practical expertise, especially in long-term care, medical-surgical, and/or community-based environments.
• Current, unencumbered RN license is required.
• Demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity, inclusion, and multicultural competence in an educational and work environment.
• Willingness to contribute to the College’s strategic plan of inclusion.

Nice To Haves

• Doctorate-level education (DNP or PhD) is preferred (for Assistant Professor)
• Experience in clinical supervision or education of nursing students is preferred.
• Familiarity with ability-based curriculum is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Participate in institutional governance through the Faculty Senate and as representatives on various college committees.
• Participate in School and institution-wide work maintaining and updating Alverno educational practices.
• Participate in determining school directions.
• Service on committees.
• Participation in College activities.
• Participation in faculty meetings, College Institutes, JMSNHP faculty and committee meetings.
• Possibly performance of administrative duties.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level