Assistant Professor - DNP Program: Psychiatric-Mental Health Concentration

Job Description

The College of Nursing Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee is seeking a full‑time, non‑tenure track Assistant Professor. The role involves coordinating and teaching within the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program:
Psychiatric‑Mental Health Concentration. The UT Health Science Center embraces four missions: education, research, clinical care, and institutional service.

• Teaching both didactic coursework and experiential supervision of students.
• Providing education that includes service, leadership, scholarship, and practice/clinical care.
• Possibly teaching responsibilities outside the PMH DNP concentration.
• Conducting research/scholarship activities, clinical practice, and service responsibilities in collaboration with the Department Chair.

• Education: Doctoral Degree from an accredited university.
• Experience: Two or more years of substantive clinical practice expertise as an advanced practice nurse in psychiatric‑mental health nursing.
• Licenses: Certification/recertification as a Psychiatric‑Mental Health Nurse Practitioner; unencumbered licensure as a registered nurse and advanced practice nurse in Tennessee, or eligibility to obtain licensure in Tennessee.
• Departmental Preferences: Prior clinical and didactic teaching experience, expertise in clinical teaching, engagement in professional organizations, evidence of scholarship including research and/or grants, and previous leadership experience (all highly desirable).

Applicants should attach curriculum vitae and photocopies of transcripts to the application.

For additional information or questions regarding this position, please contact Mona Newsome Wicks, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN, Professor and Chair:
Email: mwicks or phone: 901‑448‑6250.

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