Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuit university with a 200-acre campus located along the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT. The University is comprised of approximately 3,500 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students pursuing degrees within 5 schools: The College of Arts and Sciences, The Charles F. Dolan School of Business, The School of Engineering, The Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and School of Education and Human Development. As an expression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values.

Job Description:

About Fairfield University:

Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuit Catholic university with campuses in Fairfield, CT, Bridgeport, CT, and Austin, TX. The University consists of five schools: The College of Arts and Sciences, The Charles F. Dolan School of Business, The School of Engineering, The Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and The School of Education and Human Development. As an expression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values.

Job Description:

Fairfield University, Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, invites applications for a full-time non-tenure track Assistant Professor of Nursing faculty position for our Fairfield, CT campus. The Egan School seeks to inspire students to become leaders across social and healthcare environments who improve health outcomes for all, inclusive of underserved or vulnerable populations. Additional information on the Nursing program can be found here .

We are particularly interested in educators with expertise in foundational undergraduate nursing courses . The teaching load is 12 credits each semester (typically 4 classes) for non-tenure track faculty . In addition to teaching, faculty are also expected to contribute to the profession and advance the scholarship and service missions of the program, the school, and the university. Faculty members are expected to participate in on-campus events, meetings, committees, and other student- and service-related activities.

Qualifications:

Master’s degree in nursing required; doctoral degree in nursing, or enrolled in a doctoral program, preferred. Candidates must hold an active unencumbered nursing license in Connecticut. Academic or nursing leadership experience commensurate with the mission, goals, and expected program outcomes is expected, as is documented education in teaching and learning principles for adult education, including curriculum development and competency-based assessment, as demonstrated through graduate course work, faculty-development programs, or completion or a certificate program in nursing education. Candidates must be innovative in curricular development and be prepared to incorporate simulation pedagogy into courses.

Application Instructions:

For full consideration, please click "Apply Now" and upload the following materials:

• Curriculum vitae
  
  
• Letter of application
  
  
• Statement of teaching philosophy
  
  
• Contact information for three references (note: references will only be contacted for finalists)
  
  

Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuit university with a 200-acre campus located along the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT. The University is comprised of approximately 3,500 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students pursuing degrees within 5 schools: The College of Arts and Sciences, The Charles F. Dolan School of Business, The School of Engineering, The Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and School of Education and Human Development. As an expression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values.

Job Description:

About Fairfield University:

Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuit Catholic university with campuses in Fairfield, CT, Bridgeport, CT, and Austin, TX. The University consists of five schools: The College of Arts and Sciences, The Charles F. Dolan School of Business, The School of Engineering, The Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and The School of Education and Human Development. As an expression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values.

Job Description:

Fairfield University, Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, invites applications for a full-time non-tenure track Assistant Professor of Nursing faculty position for our Fairfield, CT campus. The Egan School seeks to inspire students to become leaders across social and healthcare environments who improve health outcomes for all, inclusive of underserved or vulnerable populations. Additional information on the Nursing program can be found here .

We are particularly interested in educators with expertise in foundational undergraduate nursing courses . The teaching load is 12 credits each semester (typically 4 classes) for non-tenure track faculty . In addition to teaching, faculty are also expected to contribute to the profession and advance the scholarship and service missions of the program, the school, and the university. Faculty members are expected to participate in on-campus events, meetings, committees, and other student- and service-related activities.

Qualifications:

Master’s degree in nursing required; doctoral degree in nursing, or enrolled in a doctoral program, preferred. Candidates must hold an active unencumbered nursing license in Connecticut. Academic or nursing leadership experience commensurate with the mission, goals, and expected program outcomes is expected, as is documented education in teaching and learning principles for adult education, including curriculum development and competency-based assessment, as demonstrated through graduate course work, faculty-development programs, or completion or a certificate program in nursing education. Candidates must be innovative in curricular development and be prepared to incorporate simulation pedagogy into courses.

Application Instructions:

For full consideration, please click "Apply Now" and upload the following materials:

• Curriculum vitae
  
  
• Letter of application
  
  
• Statement of teaching philosophy
  
  
• Contact information for three references (note: references will only be contacted for finalists)