Assistant Professor & Program Director for Practical Nursing

Location: Alfred, NY Category: Faculty Bargaining Unit - UUP Job Type: Full-time In-Person Posted On: Tue Sep 29 2026

Job Description:

Shape the Future of Nursing at Alfred State!

Bring Your Nursing Expertise to the Classroom, the Lab, and the Next Generation of Nurses.

Are you a passionate nursing professional who loves teaching, mentoring, and helping students discover their potential? Alfred State College is looking for a dedicated Practical Nursing Professor to join our growing nursing team!

This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a 50-year-old nursing program with a strong reputation for excellence, while helping shape the future of our rapidly growing Practical Nursing Certificate Program.

Whether your passion is the classroom, clinical education, simulation, or mentoring future nurses, you'll have the opportunity to make a difference at every stage of a student's nursing journey.

A 12-month appointment is preferred; however, a 10-month pro-rated faculty appointment may also be considered.

Make an Impact.

• Teach, mentor, and inspire students as they develop the knowledge, confidence, and clinical skills needed to become exceptional nurses.

Teach in a Cutting-Edge Environment.

• Our newly renovated nursing building features high-tech simulation laboratories equipped with moderate- and high-fidelity mannequins, giving students hands‑on experience in a modern learning environment.

Join a Team That Supports Your Success.

• Become part of a collaborative nursing faculty team that includes 10 full‑time faculty members, clinical adjuncts, and dedicated support staff who are committed to student success.

Be Part of Something Growing.

• Join a nursing department with a 50-year history of excellence, an ACEN‑accredited Associate's and RN to BS in Nursing program, and a rapidly growing Practical Nursing Certificate Program.

Help Build What Comes Next.

• This position offers the opportunity to contribute to curriculum development, student recruitment and retention, program assessment, clinical partnerships, and the continued growth of our Practical Nursing program.

As a Practical Nursing Professor, you will:

• Create engaging and meaningful learning experiences in the classroom, skills lab, simulation, and clinical settings.
• Teach and evaluate students while helping them develop safe, competent, and compassionate nursing practices.
• Mentor and advise students throughout their nursing education.
• Contribute to curriculum development, program assessment, and continuous improvement.
• Support student recruitment, retention, and success.
• Help maintain strong relationships with clinical partners.
• Participate in faculty recruitment and evaluation, as well as other departmental responsibilities.
• Incorporate current evidence‑based nursing practices and applicable state and program standards into instruction.

• Master's degree in Nursing or Nursing Education; candidates with a bachelor's degree in nursing who are enrolled in and actively pursuing a master's degree or higher in nursing will also be considered.
• Current New York State Professional Nursing License.
• Current CPR certification.
• Strong teaching, clinical, communication, and computer skills.
• Excellent critical‑thinking, problem‑solving, and organizational abilities.

• Doctorate in Nursing or a related field.
• Experience with simulation‑based learning.

This is more than a faculty position?it's an opportunity to help shape the nurses of tomorrow.

At Alfred State, you'll have the opportunity to bring your clinical experience and passion for nursing into a collaborative academic environment, work with innovative simulation technology, and play a…