Research Instructor

Advertised Job Summary

With the continuous nursing faculty shortage, the University of South Carolina (UofSC) College of Nursing (CON) is creating a pipeline program for doctoral students who aspire to become future faculty at the UofSC College of Nursing. Fellows will be employed as Research Instructors with mentoring in research/scholarship, teaching, and College/professional service activities.

Job Related Minimum Required Education and Experience

• BSN, MSN or equivalent in Nursing; Eligible to sit for RN licensure in SC. Nursing DNP or PhD student with 2 years remaining until graduation.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Knowledge of nursing, health promotion, health services, or other related discipline.
• Ability to collect and analyze data, communicate effectively and professionally both orally and in writing with students, research participants and colleagues.

Job Duties

Work with assigned mentors: Principal investigators, co-investigators, grant staff and others to assist with implementation of research studies and other educational scholarship. Collaborate and assist research team to recruit and schedule participants, execute informed consent, collect and facilitate the management of data; organize findings; provide administrative support, preparing reports, professional presentations and manuscripts. (30%)

Execute the assigned teaching development plan including participation in the CON Faculty Academy Program; USC Center for Teaching Excellence programming, Preparing Future Faculty training, guest lectures, teaching assignments and other teaching duties as assigned. (30%)

Integrate the nursing perspective and nursing ethics into teaching, research, and service activities under the guidance of your supervisor. (20%)

Implement your tailored professional service development plan. (20%)