Academic Professional Track; Non-Tenure Clinical - Extreme Environment

Texas A&M University College of Nursing invites applications for a full-time academic professional track (non-tenure) faculty position at our Bryan, Texas campus. The successful candidate will have experience in expeditionary missions, humanitarian aid, or aerospace nursing and academic nursing education. Preferred areas of experience or interest include care delivery in extreme environments, such as desert, jungle, arctic, alpine, disaster, low-intensity conflict, marine, or space.

Responsibilities include teaching in graduate and undergraduate programs, commensurate with the candidate’s credentials and experience. This 9‑month appointment begins in August 2026 and offers the possibility of a summer contract. Applicants will be considered for the faculty title of Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, or Clinical Professor. Salary will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

Academic Professional Track (APT) Faculty members are expected to contribute significantly to teaching, service, and scholarship within the College of Nursing. Specific responsibilities include:

APT faculty maintain high standards in classroom, clinical, simulation, and online instruction. Responsibilities include preparing and revising course materials and assessments that foster student learning, selecting and managing high‑quality clinical and simulation experiences, and providing competent clinical supervision. Faculty also evaluate student performance, provide academic advising and mentoring, maintain posted office hours, and collaborate and mentor faculty colleagues. Faculty are also expected to develop new courses consistent with curricular and accreditation standards and support ongoing academic program accreditation efforts.

APT faculty are expected to engage in scholarly activities that advance nursing education, clinical practice, or health outcomes. Scholarship may include contributions to evidence‑based practice, presentations, publications, or other activities that support the academic mission of the College. Faculty are encouraged to demonstrate ongoing professional development and innovation in their teaching and scholarly work.

Service activities for APT faculty may include active participation on college or university committees, involvement in accreditation or self‑study initiatives, advising student organizations, and engaging in clinical practice where appropriate. Faculty are also expected to collaborate within the college community and contribute to initiatives that promote the College’s mission and excellence in nursing education.

The anticipated start date is August 1, 2026.

• Earned doctorate (DNP or PhD) in nursing. PhD in a related field is acceptable with at least one graduate degree in nursing (e.g., MSN, MN, MS in Nursing).

• Candidate must be eligible for a Texas RN and/or APRN license depending upon credentials.

• Experience teaching academic nursing at the baccalaureate level or higher.
• Experience providing clinical instruction at the baccalaureate level or higher.
• Two or more years of recent nursing practice experience.
• Demonstrated clinical expertise in nursing.

• Experience in nursing specialty area related to Extreme Environment Nursing (including but not limited to austere/expeditionary nursing, disaster nursing & response, flight and transport nursing, aerospace nursing/medicine, military nursing, wilderness nursing/medicine, global or humanitarian health, dive/undersea nursing, etc.).
• Professional certification in nursing specialty area related to Extreme Environment Nursing (including but not limited to CEN, CFRN, Wilderness Medicine, AWLS, ATLS, CHRN, DMT, TNCC, etc.).
• Preferred areas of experience or interest include extreme environments such as desert, jungle, arctic, alpine, disaster settings, low‑intensity conflict, marine, or space.
• Experience teaching academic nursing at the graduate level.
• Certification in simulation‑based education.
• Experience in simulation‑based education, especially in resource‑limited settings.
• Leadership in multidisciplinary expedition or humanitarian teams.
• Research or publication in extreme/adverse environment health.