Nursing: Tenure-Track Family Nurse Practitioner (Faculty

Nursing:
Tenure-Track Family Nurse Practitioner (Faculty)

The Department of Nursing is recruiting for one probationary tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor with Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) credentials and the disciplinary expertise needed to teach in undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. The appointment is for nine months (August through May), with the possibility of a summer appointment.

Minimum qualifications include a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from an accredited nursing program, Ph.D. in Nursing, or doctorate in a related field with a master's degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program. Candidates near completion of the doctoral degree may be considered, contingent upon degree completion by the appointment start date. Other requirements include an unencumbered license as a registered nurse in the United States, eligibility for immediate licensure as a registered nurse in Wisconsin, current national certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC or FNP-C), and eligibility to meet all clinical agency requirements, including health care provider CPR certification, required immunizations, and other agency-mandated verifications.

Satisfactory background check clearance in accordance with applicable state statutes and clinical agency requirements, clinical practice experience relevant to assigned teaching responsibilities, demonstrated potential for teaching, scholarship, and service consistent with expectations for a tenure-track appointment, and demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging through teaching, clinical practice, scholarship, service, and/or community engagement are also required.

Preferred qualifications include teaching experience in undergraduate and/or graduate nursing programs, professional clinical experience as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), experience teaching graduate nursing students in advanced practice nursing programs, experience with clinical placement, preceptor collaboration, or graduate nursing clinical education, evidence of scholarly activity, research, and/or professional dissemination, demonstrated ability to integrate technology to enhance teaching and learning, and experience teaching in online, hybrid, simulation, and/or clinical learning environments.

Duties include teaching courses consistent with programmatic and departmental needs, collaborating with faculty colleagues in curriculum design, implementation, evaluation, and continuous quality improvement within Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)-accredited programs, engaging in scholarly activity and/or research consistent with expectations for a tenure-track appointment, advising and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, participating in student recruitment, engagement, retention, and success initiatives, participating in university, college, department, and professional service activities consistent with shared governance expectations, maintaining clinical and professional expertise relevant to assigned teaching responsibilities, developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with clinical and community partners, pursuing interdisciplinary teaching, scholarship, and community engagement opportunities as appropriate, providing clinical supervision and evaluation of students in healthcare and community-based clinical settings, teaching and supporting student learning in simulation, laboratory, and clinical learning environments, mentoring and supporting graduate students in scholarly projects, evidence-based practice initiatives, and/or doctoral-level academic work consistent with program needs, and contributing to innovative academic, clinical, simulation, rural health, global learning, and community partnership initiatives.

The University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire supports student-centered learning, interdisciplinary collaboration, leadership development, shared governance, professional growth, and innovative partnerships with community agencies and healthcare organizations.

The College of Nursing advances the discipline through excellence in education,…