Lecturer - College of Nursing - Clinical Instruction

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Lecturer – College of Nursing – Clinical Instruction

Lexington, KY – Full‑Time 9‑month appointment, anticipated 90% Teaching and Advising, 10% Service/Professional Development – start August 16 2026.

The University of Kentucky, College of Nursing Undergraduate Program is seeking a Lecturer Title Series (non‑tenure track) Lecturer. This position is a 9‑month appointment with an anticipated Distribution of Effort of about 90% Teaching and Advising, and 10% Service/Professional Development which will be reviewed annually. We anticipate a start date of August 16 2026. This position, onsite and based in Lexington, KY, will assist and resource the Undergraduate BSN program within the College of Nursing.

This position will provide clinical instruction to students in the Traditional and Accelerated BSN (ABSN) tracks and help develop, coordinate, teach, and evaluate nursing content and current nursing interventions to keep the curriculum up to date. This position requires expertise in medical surgical nursing, clinical nursing instruction, clinical coordination, and use of interactive and simulated technology in nursing education. Additional responsibilities include mentoring students, participation in course and curriculum development, and service on college committees.

Engagement in professional development, scholarship related to teaching, and membership in relevant professional organizations are expected. Ideal applicants will have clinical teaching experience with undergraduate health professions or nursing students and the ability to connect nursing concepts to clinical reasoning and patient care.

• Provide clinical instruction to students in the Traditional and Accelerated BSN tracks.
• Develop, coordinate, teach, and evaluate nursing content and current nursing interventions to keep the curriculum up to date.
• Mentor students, participate in course and curriculum development, and serve on college committees.
• Engage in professional development, scholarship related to teaching, and membership in relevant professional organizations.

• Master’s degree in Nursing required;
  Doctorate (PhD, DNP, or related terminal degree) preferred.
• Active, unencumbered Kentucky license as a registered nurse.
• Minimum two (2) years of BSN nursing experience within the last five (5) years.
• Demonstrated clinical proficiency and experience in medical surgical nursing.
• Experience in clinical simulation with low- and high‑fidelity simulators preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills.

Doctorate (PhD, DNP, or related terminal degree) preferred; successful teaching of baccalaureate nursing students, clinical coordination, and simulation experience preferred.

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