Department of Nursing - Assistant Professor

Department of Nursing - Assistant Professor

Job no: 553457
Work type: Instructional Faculty - Tenured/Tenure-Track
Location: San Bernardino - San Bernardino Campus
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time, Faculty - Natural Sciences

California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) is a preeminent center of intellectual and cultural activity in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. Opened in 1965 and set at the foothills of the beautiful San Bernardino mountains, the university serves approximately 19,000 students. CSUSB is a federally recognized minority-serving and Hispanic-serving institution that reflects the dynamic diversity of the region and has the most diverse student population of any university in the Inland Empire: 74 percent of its students are members of underrepresented groups, 80 percent are first-generation, and 56 percent are Pell eligible.

For more information on the campus, please visit the CSUSB website.

CSUSB employs 467 full-time faculty and offers 48 undergraduate, 35 graduate, and one doctoral degree programs and 14 academic programs with national accreditation. At CSUSB, diversity, equity and inclusion are values central to our mission. We recognize that diversity and inclusion in all its forms are necessary for our institutional success. By fully leveraging our diverse experiences, backgrounds and insights, we inspire innovation, challenge the status quo and create better outcomes for our students and community.

As part of CSUSB's commitment to hire, develop and retain a diverse faculty, we offer a variety of networking, mentoring and development programs for our junior faculty. We are committed to building and sustaining a CSUSB community that is supportive and inclusive of all individuals. Qualified applicants with experience in ethnically diverse settings and/or who demonstrate a commitment to serving diverse student populations are strongly encouraged to apply.

JOB SUMMARY

The Department of Nursing at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) invites applications from those seeking a Tenure Track faculty position at the Assistant Professor rank in the Department of Nursing (DON) for the start of the academic year, . DON anticipates to hire multiple assistant professors during this search.

The DON is seeking visionary candidates who will contribute to our campus community through teaching, research, professional activities & service and help achieve the mission and goals of the Department, College, and University in a multicultural community. The successful candidates will also have job skills, experience, and/or willingness to engage in activities that lead to the success of students from diverse backgrounds.

TYPICAL ACTIVITIES

The successful candidate will be expected to fulfill the responsibilities of a full-time academic role in undergraduate and/or graduate nursing courses including teaching theory in various modes (e.g., in-person and online instruction, hybrid course delivery), teaching clinical nursing courses informed by evidence-based practice, and leading a group of faculty on both San Bernardino and Palm Desert campuses. Responsibilities include participation in department and university committees, scholarship, advising and other contributions to student success, program evaluation and accreditation reporting, and community and professional service.

Qualified candidates must demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring a diverse student population and to working effectively and collaboratively with faculty, staff and students across a wide range of disciplines.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Have an earned PhD in Nursing, a DNS, or a DNP from a regionally accredited university and, if a DNP, it must be from a program accredited by a nursing education accrediting organization, by the first day of appointment in Fall 2026.
• Hold an active and unrestricted California RN license or be eligible for that license and have been approved or be eligible for faculty approval by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) at the time of appointment in one or more of the five following nursing specialties:
  Psych/Mental Health, Medical
  - Surgical, Geriatrics, Obstetrical Nursing, or Pediatric Nursing.
• For candidates who are Nurse Practitioners, hold current national certification and hold an active and unrestricted California APRN licensure or be eligible for that licensure.
• Evidence of the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a culturally diverse campus community and contribute to a positive work environment with colleagues, staff, students, and others.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATION

• Evidence of successful teaching and evaluation of students from diverse populations, socioeconomic, cultural, and academic backgrounds.
• Documented evidence of a scholarship/research focus area.
• Record of professional/academic service in program and/or committee leadership.
• Experience in program assessment, evaluation, and…