Assistant Professor of Health Sciences

Location: Demorest

Location : Demorest (Main) Campus
Job Type: Full-Time Faculty - 12 Month
Job Number:
Division: College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Department: Health Sciences Program
Opening Date: 11/06/2025
Closing Date: Continuous

Founded in 1897, Piedmont University is a private, comprehensive liberal arts university with an enrollment of approximately 2,000 students at campuses in Demorest and Athens, Georgia.
Description
Founded in 1897, Piedmont University is a private, comprehensive liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2,500 students at campuses in Demorest and Athens, Georgia.
The Assistant/Associate Professor of Health Sciences will provide full-time didactic, clinical, and/or skills lab instruction for R.H. Daniels College of Nursing and Health Sciences students. Incumbents will be responsible for teaching across the curriculum and are expected to maintain scholarly productivity and participate in service at the department, college, and university levels. Faculty must have a strong commitment to teaching and the ability to work effectively with others in a collegial environment.

In addition, faculty must be dedicated to engaging students in an academic and clinical setting.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Achieve effective classroom, lab, and clinical teaching and interacting with students in a professional manner through:

• Maintaining accurate and secure records of student grades, attendance, and advisement.

• Maintaining high standards of professionalism in the content, objectives, teaching, and grading of all courses.

• Filing accurate course syllabi with the appropriate school each semester.

• Maintaining an understanding of college policies and the curriculum and degree requirements of their respective schools.

• Participating in departmental, school, and college faculty meetings and serving on committees as appropriate.

• Contributing to the ongoing operation of their respective departments and schools.

• Assessing their teaching effectiveness via annual evaluation and evaluating courses formally in accordance with official college procedure.

• Assuring their availability to students, faculty, staff, and administrators by posting and keeping reasonable office hours, as determined by the dean of their respective schools.

• Ensure all clinical requirement standards required by clinical partners, completion of required onboarding, and orientation for agency assigned are completed as required.
Typical Qualifications

Qualifications
MSN required, Doctorate preferred

Current clinical practice

Previous higher education experience preferred
Licenses and Certification

BOC for Athletic Training preferred

Valid Georgia Driver's License (or obtained within 30 days of hire date) and satisfactory MVR.

Supplemental Information
Non-Discrimination Policy
Piedmont University has a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity within its faculty, staff, and students.

It is the policy of Piedmont University not to discriminate in its educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, race, age, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is the policy of Piedmont University not to discriminate in its educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, race, age, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Inquiries or complaints from students or employees concerning the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex in this statement should be directed to:

Coordinator for Title IX, Mia Borgstrom
Daniel Hall 213
Demorest, GA 30535
x1504
Inquiries or complaints from students, other than on the basis of sex, concerning any of the prohibitions of discrimination in the statement should be directed to:

504 Coordinator, Mia Borgstrom
Daniel Hall, - Room 213
1021 Central Avenue
P.O. BOX 10
Demorest, GA 30535

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Inquiries or complaints from employees concerning any of the prohibitions of discrimination in this statement should be directed to:

Letitia Roller
Assistant Vice President of Human Resources and Compliance
Daniel Hall - Room 208
1021 Central Avenue
P.O. BOX 10
Demorest, GA 30535
x 2858
We offer a complete benefits package to full-time 12-month employees, including:

• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• TIAA 403(b) Retirement - with up to 4% employer matching
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Holidays
• Vacation
• Medical Leave (Sick Leave)
• Educational Assistance Program (Employees and their dependents)
• On-campus Fitness Center and access to Habersham County's Ruby Fulbright Aquatic Center