Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Nursing

Position: Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Nursing (9-Month)
As part of a diverse community of faculty and staff who represent many faith systems and worldviews, Marian University seeks qualified applicants for a full-time Nursing Faculty position. Reporting to the Assistant Dean of the Leighton School of Nursing (LSON), this position will promote Marian University's Catholic mission and identity by providing didactic, clinical, and laboratory instruction and by working collaboratively with course coordinator and clinical lead faculty.

Faculty are responsible for teaching, service and scholarship to Marian University and LSON, including participation in LSON and college-wide meetings and committees. Faculty members must support the overall philosophy and goals of the nursing program and Marian University.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

* Actively engage the Catholic Franciscan mission and identity of Marian University by modeling the Franciscan Sponsorship Values, honoring the legacy of the founding congregation, promoting unity in diversity, and integrating the Catholic Franciscan intellectual traditions in courses, programs, and services.

* Assists in developing, planning, implementing, evaluating and modifying the total nursing curriculum.

* Collaborates with other faculty to ensure the design of nursing course reflects the philosophy, organizing framework, appropriate level objectives, and curriculum flow of the program. This includes selection of required textbooks in collaboration with other faculty, book representatives and completing textbook ordering process.

* Develop, administer, and evaluate courses each semester.

* Establishes clinical rotations for students in collaboration with Director of Community Outreach.

* Monitors academic status of students enrolled in the course and provides academic counseling of students making unsatisfactory progress in collaboration with Director of Nursing Student Success and Academic Success Coaches at partner sites. Maintains written documentation records of student counseling, and performance.

* Assesses and provides clinical orientation for students and preceptors.

* Assists with student recruitment, pinning and other activities.

* Participates in other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

* Minimum of three years' experience in the practice of nursing required and prior academic teaching at undergraduate level preferred.

* Knowledge of and commitment to the mission of Marian University. Must be willing and able to advance the University mission.

* An earned doctorate degree in nursing is preferred. Candidates with either proven or presumptive potential to obtain an appropriate terminal degree to be considered. Experience in nursing in appropriate area of responsibility and credentials with determine academic rank.

* Current unencumbered licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Indiana. RN licensure in additional states may be required to teach at partner sites.

* Demonstrated ability to work both independently and in a team environment.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

For Consideration All Applications Require:

* Cover Letter

* Current resume or CV

* Contact information of three professional references. The reference contact information must be entered after the application is submitted in the "My Presence" section of the applicant profile.

* Responses to the supplementary mission & identity questions.

Please Review Marian University's Mission & Identity Statement before responding to the supplementary questions on your application:

https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./faith

Marian University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All individuals, including minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.

Essential Functions:

Work hours necessary to perform job requirements satisfactorily on a regular basis. Manage absence from work in responsible manner to ensure service to clients, work teams, and coworkers. Comply with Marian University policies and practices and seeking clarification of them when necessary.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee…