Nursing Professor, Tenure Track

Position: Nursing Professor, Full-Time Tenure Track
This position is Open until Filled.

* Priority Review 5/15/2026.
* South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) is seeking a highly motivated and qualified Nursing Professor for a full-time, tenure-track position for the  academic year. The successful candidate will contribute to innovative and collaborative learning experiences that optimize student success. This is a 177-day contract with an annual salary of $86,631.

The Nursing Professor will:

* Place student success at the center of all decision-making.

* Engage with students, faculty, staff, and administrators to create a community of learners.

* Seek opportunities for teaching and learning excellence.

* Embrace change, risk-taking, and innovation.

* Respect the richness of others' diverse cultural values, beliefs, and practices.

* Contribute to the technical and general education of students who will apply their learning to the world of work and transfer their education to a university.

* Demonstrate commitment to reducing economic and learning barriers for students.

* Demonstrate competence and sensitivity in working at South Puget Sound Community College, in which students, faculty, and staff are broadly diverse with regard to many facets of identity, including but not limited to gender, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion.

South Puget Sound Community College is committed to increasing its cultural diversity with an emphasis on equity and inclusion among its professional staff. A firm understanding of anti-racist policy development coupled with the skills to eliminate barriers that harm underrepresented people is a college requirement. The students that we serve come from a variety of backgrounds. On average, 43% of SPSCC students are people of color.  

We strongly encourage members of the underrepresented groups, veterans, and bi- or multi-lingual individuals to apply for this position to help meet the needs of our diverse students and service district.

And if that isn't enough?  We also offer:

* A healthy work/life balance for our employees, with the opportunity for flexible work schedules and remote work, depending on position and college needs

* Fine dining in the Percival Room, offering vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free choices as part of our Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry Arts programs

* The Clipper Coffee Corner serves Batdorf & Bronson coffee and a selection of delicious food items from our baking/culinary students

* A brand new Health & Wellness Center

* FREE Bus service every 15 minutes to downtown Olympia and beyond

* FREE parking on our campuses - permits are not required

* On-campus child care

* Percival Creek, which runs beneath our campus footbridge, provides year-round beauty and views of Chinook, Coho, and chum salmon that pass through each fall

* Many walking paths that are marked and on nicely paved sidewalks

* SPSCC promotes wellness with a variety of different workshops and events on campus

* Lots of activities with our Artist & Lecture series, which are FREE for staff and faculty

* Many community events in the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts

* Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that offer an opportunity for SPSCC employees to gather and connect around issues that define them personally and affect their work at the College and their professional development. Current Employee Resource Groups include:

* Staff and Faculty of Color (SFOC) ERG - an employee network that strives to create an intentional and relational foundation for community and trust building across different groups through shared values.

* The LGBTQIA+ ERG creates a space for LGBTQIA+ staff and faculty at the college to share resources, build support and community, and work towards greater equity and accessibility.

Faculty members will work with other faculty, staff, and administrators to:

* Create and facilitate contextualized and integrated learning experiences in Nursing in relation to identified college pathways that are linked to career goals.

* Create authentic assessments of students' knowledge, skills, and abilities in Nursing that measure course, program, and college-wide outcomes.

* Apply multiple teaching and learning strategies that promote the affective, cognitive, and kinesthetic domains of learning.

* Provide online, hybrid, and face-to-face learning that utilizes a learning management system.

* Use local, state, and national data and analytics to continuously improve strategies for student success.

* Mentor students regarding academic pathways and the courses needed to reach each student's academic goals.

* Use a wide range of learning resources, tools, and technologies to improve access and student success in higher education.

* Serve on committees that support the shared governance of the college.

* Strategic and operational planning to meet standards for improvement set by the Revised Code of Washington, the Washington Board of Nursing, and The National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation.

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