"Faculty - Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor - Nursing"

Job Details

Faculty - Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor - Nursing
Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Job Type: FT Faculty
Job Number: FY2605547
Closing: 3/13/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
Location: 800 W University Parkway, Orem
Division: VP Academic Affairs

Position Announcement

This is an opportunity to join a collaborative, student-centered Nursing Department that supports teaching excellence, innovation, and professional growth. As a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Nursing, you will play a meaningful role in preparing the next generation of nurses through engaging undergraduate instruction, mentorship, and scholarship. Faculty in this role enjoy the ability to teach in face-to-face and online modalities, as well as contribute to curriculum development and accreditation efforts that directly shape program quality.

This position is well-suited for a nurse educator who values teaching, student engagement, and long-term growth in a full-time, tenure-track role. Faculty are supported through collegial collaboration, meaningful service opportunities, and a shared commitment to academic quality, ethical practice, and student success.

Summary of Responsibilities

• Instructs, manages, and supervises individuals and groups in classrooms, online, and laboratories through demonstration, discussion, visual aids, individualized instruction, lectures, and other appropriate educational delivery methods.
• Plans, prepares, and follows an approved course of study that includes measurable objectives for each course taught. Prepares instructional materials. Evaluates student performance using appropriate testing and grading procedures.
• Engages in scholarly activities, including applied research, and produces scholarly/creative work consistent with disciplinary specialization and the academic goals of the department.
• Serves the department, college, and university by attending departmental meetings, working on committees, and accepting other service appointments.

Qualifications / Licenses / Certifications

• Graduation from an institution accredited by a national nursing accreditation body with a master's degree in nursing is required.
• A minimum of six months of post-secondary teaching experience is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduation from an institution accredited by a national nursing accreditation body with a Doctoral degree or enrollment in a Doctoral program in Nursing or a related field.
• At least three years of related teaching, training, and/or industry experience.
• Evidence of scholarly research.

Licenses or Certifications

• Licensed as a registered nurse in Utah.

Required Application Documents:

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Cover Letter
3. Teaching Philosophy
4. License/Certification

Optional Application Documents:

1. Student Rating of Instruction

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Knowledge

• Teaching experience or expertise in at least three of the following areas is desirable: Assessment, Pharmacology, Fundamentals, Medical/Surgical, Health Promotion/Teaching, Mother/Baby, Pediatrics, Community Health, Quality/Safety, Navigating Health Systems, Nursing Research, Nursing Theory, Leadership, Global Nursing.
• Knowledge of subject matter, trends, and course content pertinent to nursing.
• Knowledge of online teaching environments, such as Canvas or other course management systems.

Skills

• Interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Curriculum development skills.
• Soft skills in maintaining professional relationships with students, colleagues, and the community.
• Proficient in executing scholarly activities and contributing to service endeavors, with a teaching focus that complements the Department of Nursing.
• Specific interest in teaching introductory courses, potentially involving collaboration with Concurrent Enrollment instructors.
• Teaching pedagogy in a variety of delivery formats.

Abilities

• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Ability to work effectively with faculty, staff, students, agency administrators, and community practitioners from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Ability to demonstrate sound judgment and initiative in solving problems.
• Ability to work independently, ethically, and professionally.
• Ability to plan measurable objectives, prepare instructional materials, and follow an approved curriculum.
• Ability to assess student work and maintain and submit accurate and current plans, reports, and records involving student accountability, attendance, and performance.
• Ability to use a classroom learning management system, such as Canvas.
• Ability to assist academic advisors, the department chairperson, and/or the program coordinators, faculty, department staff, and industry partners in maintaining effective programs.

EEO Statement:

UVU employment decisions are made on the basis of an applicant's qualifications and ability to perform the job without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 and over), disability, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or other bases protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.