Specialty Director of the Health Systems Leadership Track/Instructional Series Faculty Appointment (Open Rank-Assistant Teaching Professor, Associate Teaching Professor, or Teaching Professor)

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The University of Colorado College of Nursing seeks an energetic leader to serve as Specialty Director of the Health Systems Leadership Track. The role is a full-time (1.00 FTE) faculty appointment in the Instructional Faculty Series, with rank—Assistant Teaching Professor, Associate Teaching Professor, or Teaching Professor—determined by qualifications and experience. Five credits of dedicated time are allocated to the Specialty Director role. The position combines didactic and clinical teaching with administrative responsibility for the Health Systems Leadership Track. Duties include recruiting and interviewing prospective students, securing clinical placements, and counseling graduate students who are not meeting expectations. Courses may be taught in classroom, online, or blended formats. Clinical-course supervision includes online clinical conferences, site visits, and close communication with clinical preceptors. A portion of the role may involve clinical practice for APRN candidates, depending on experience and expertise. The faculty member contributes to the College of Nursing and University of Colorado teaching, practice, service, and scholarship missions. The role includes fostering a community of belonging and engaging with faculty, staff, students, and community partners through a justice lens. The primary work location is the Anschutz 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited institution; a direct-entry master’s degree in nursing may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree.
Earned research or professional doctorate in an appropriate field of science, nursing, social science, education, or a related area from an accredited institution.
At least two years of experience working in a healthcare leadership position.
Experience teaching and managing a leadership curriculum and specialty courses.
Eligible to obtain an unencumbered nursing license in Colorado.
Demonstrated effectiveness in teaching, collegial collaboration, and commitment to a program of scholarship; rank-specific criteria also apply.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all institutional levels.
Ability to provide effective leadership to achieve strategic objectives.
Ability to think critically and solve problems to achieve team objectives.
Commitment to improving healthcare quality and access for communities.

Nice To Haves

Four years of experience working in a healthcare leadership position.
Experience teaching leadership courses.
Academic leadership experience, such as curricular or program development.
Current Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) designation.
Current nursing or healthcare leadership certification.
Demonstrated success teaching across nursing programs from undergraduate through DNP.
Collaborative record of teaching and scholarship.
For Teaching Professor rank: recognition as a master teacher, sustained leadership in teaching, expertise in curriculum development and teaching innovations, and sustained commitment to peer-reviewed scholarly work.
For Associate Teaching Professor rank: recognition as an expert teacher and sustained commitment to a program of scholarship.

Responsibilities

Serve as Specialty Director of the Health Systems Leadership Track, with five dedicated credits for the director role.
Teach didactic and clinical courses in classroom, online, or blended formats and support student learning and course outcomes.
Recruit and interview prospective students, secure clinical placements, and counsel graduate students who are not meeting expectations.
Supervise clinical courses through online conferences, site visits, and communication with clinical preceptors.
Lead a comprehensive revision of the Health Systems Leadership MS track, including benchmarking comparable graduate programs and redesigning curriculum to align with evidence, competency-based education, accreditation standards, and changing healthcare leadership needs.
Participate in course, curriculum, and specialty-track development, revision, and evaluation.
Evaluate students’ application of knowledge and promote clear expectations for preparation, engagement, and self-directed learning.
Use learner-centered instruction and innovative strategies to support competency development and prepare graduates for evolving patient and workforce needs.
Promote a respectful learning culture that values mutual responsibility, lifelong learning, diversity, ethics, and personal and professional development.
Participate in the teaching, practice, service, and scholarship missions of the College of Nursing and University of Colorado.
Serve on divisional, college, and university committees.
Collaborate in inter-professional teaching and scholarship.
Foster a community of belonging and engage with the CU Nursing community and community partners using a justice lens.
Operate educational technology tools.