Tenure-Track Nursing Professor — BSN​/DNP Programs

Assistant Professor of Nursing – Four open tenure‑track assistant professor positions at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo.

Position Numbers: 0085836, 0085837, 0085839, 0085860.

Date Posted: 11/17/2025.

Closing Date:
Continuous – application review begins February 2, 2026.

Salary:
Commensurate with qualification and experience.

Employment Type:

Full‑time, nine‑month academic year, permanent.

Anticipated start date:
August 2026 (subject to position clearance and funding).

• Teach courses in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), RN to BSN, and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs.
• Deliver in‑person classroom lectures, clinical practicum and lab courses, and distance education courses, with availability on Hawai‘i Island throughout the week.
• Advise students through their degree pathway.
• Engage in scholarly activity and assist in development of outcomes assessment.
• Participate in faculty meetings, mandatory in‑person weekly office hours, and university, departmental, and community service.
• Serve on SON committees, including accreditation work and community events.

Minimum qualifications:

• Doctorate in a nursing‑related field.
• Eligibility for Hawai‘i RN licensure and other professional and health requirements.
• Experience teaching or working with undergraduate and/or graduate clinical nursing students in acute care, medical/surgical, long‑term care, mental health, obstetrics, or pediatrics settings, or equivalent experience.
• Excellent communication, planning, and organizational skills.

Desirable qualifications:

• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree.
• Experience teaching on Hawai‘i Island with culturally diverse student populations in rural clinical settings.
• Eligibility for Hawaii APRN FNP licensure.
• Clinical experience in acute care, long‑term care, mental health, primary care, and/or general medical/surgical practice.
• Experience with synchronous and asynchronous education technology and outcomes assessment.
• Administration of grants and research experience.
• Experience with instruction in BSN and/or DNP nursing program and doctoral projects.
• Experience coordinating clinical programs in undergraduate Baccalaureate nursing programs.
• Background or experience with simulated learning experiences, including high‑fidelity patient simulators for detailed, clinically based scenarios.

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