Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Nursing

Overview

 

Wilkes University invites applicants for a full time, Tenure Track Assistant Professor Position in the Passan School of Nursing Undergraduate Department beginning August, 2023. The Passan School of Nursing offers both undergraduate and graduate programs and is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

 

The successful candidate is responsible for didactic and clinical instruction within the undergraduate program. The position requires specialization in Adult Health nursing and experience with international students. Efficient teaching, mentoring, and advising are expected of all faculty members at Wilkes University. Service to the university and community, as well as scholarly activities support the student-centered core. A Doctorate in Nursing is required but will consider candidates who are completing their PhD dissertation or scholarly project component of their DNP education. An unencumbered RN license with eligibility for licensure in Pennsylvania is also required. The candidate should have a demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching, and current clinical competence. The ideal candidate should have prior experience teaching at the college level and with teaching and advising international students. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

 

Wilkes University is an independent, comprehensive university dedicated to academic excellence in the liberal arts, sciences, and selected professional programs. The University has approximately 2,000 students at the undergraduate level and over 1,500 full time equivalent students at the graduate and first professional levels.

 

Its institutional focus is on developing strong mentoring relationships with each of its students and contributing vitally to economic development of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The University is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a revitalized city that is located on the lovely Susquehanna River and is within two and one-half hours driving distance of New York City and Philadelphia.

 

To apply, visit https://wilkesuniversitycareers.applicantpro.com/jobs/. Please be sure to include a cover letter, resume or curriculum vitae and three references.

 

Wilkes University is constantly seeking to become a more diverse community and to enhance its capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings.  The University strongly encourages applications from persons with diverse backgrounds. Wilkes University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.