Doctor of Nursing Practice/Family Nurse Practitioner Assistant Professor Position

The School of Nursing (SON) at The University of Tennessee seeks a faculty member for a full-time, tenure earning, 12 month position beginning as soon as position is filled. The School of Nursing offers the BSN, MSN, and DNP degree in nursing, and is a dynamic environment for creative teaching and leadership. The SON Faculty are leaders in nursing education, scholarship, and service/engagement endeavors. The SON leadership and faculty embrace the shared governance model, as well as Boyer’s model of scholarship described in Scholarship Reconsidered and including the scholarship of teaching, discovery, application, integration, and engagement.

Responsibilities: The successful applicant will teach full time, in the graduate programs (advanced practice and clinical courses) but also may have some responsibilities teaching in the undergraduate program.  It is expected that this faculty will develop a record of scholarship in an area of interest; and will engage in service to the School of Nursing, university, and communities of interest.

 Qualifications: Required qualifications include an earned doctorate in nursing or related field, Master of Science in Nursing with a Family Nurse Practice focus, experience in primary care advance practice nursing, licensure as an advanced practice registered nurse with national certification in the role and specialty through ANCC or AANP, and eligibility for APRN licensure in Tennessee.  Preferred qualifications include an earned doctorate in nursing, and two years of teaching experience in a school of nursing.

Salary and rank: Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

To apply: Applicants should submit an application including cover letter, vitae, three letters of reference, and unofficial transcripts of degrees earned online at facultyvitae@utc.edu. Also send curriculum vita and letter of intent to Dr Kay Lindgren, PhD, RN at Kay-Lindgren@utc.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For more information, contact Dr. Kay Lindgren by email at Kay-Lindgren@utc.edu or by phone at (423) 425-4646 or (423) 425-5766.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga School of Nursing Faculty Position 

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga School of Nursing invites applications for a faculty position in to teach primarily in the undergraduate program beginning August 1, 2012.  The candidate selected primary responsibility for teaching will be in the BSN program. The SON Faculty are leaders in nursing education, scholarship, and service/engagement activities and The School of Nursing is a dynamic environment for creative teaching and leadership. The faculty embrace the shared governance model, as well as Boyer’s model of scholarship described in Scholarship Reconsidered which includes the scholarship of teaching, discovery, application, integration, and engagement.

Qualifications: Advanced nursing degree with recent experience in Adult Health Nursing required. Doctorate in nursing or related field desirable.  Must be eligible for Tennessee RN licensure, and  embrace a student-centered environment.

Salary and rank: Rank and salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

To apply: Applicants should submit an application including cover letter, vitae, three letters of reference, and unofficial transcripts of degrees earned online at facultyvitae@utc.edu and reference search S10-2-023. Also send curriculum vita and letter of intent to Dr Kay Lindgren, PhD, RN at Kay-Lindgren@utc.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For more information, contact Dr. Kay Lindgren by email at Kay-Lindgren@utc.edu or by phone at (423) 425-4646 or (423) 425-5766.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is an equal opportunity affirmation/Title IX/section 504 institution and welcomes applications from women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities.