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Title: Clinical Faculty

Position Type: Fulltime Faculty

Search Type: External - minimum 7 days

Department: 24R000 - College of Health Sciences

Division: 2R0000 - Academic Affairs

Position Location: Richmond Campus

Driver Classification: Non-Driver

FLSA: Exempt

Schedule Type:  Full Time (37.5 hrs per week or more)

Hours Per Week: 37.5

Additional Schedule Details:

Posted Salary Grade: Faculty Full Time - 01

Retirement:   KTRS 

Contact Person: brooke.bentley@eku.edu

Job Summary/Basic Functions

The School of Nursing at Eastern Kentucky University invites applications for a non-tenure-track Clinical Faculty position for Academic Year 2024-2025. Applicants should hold an earned Master's Degree in Nursing or a related field from an accredited institution at the time of appointment. The position begins August 2024.

The position services undergraduate and graduate nursing majors. The successful candidate will teach a variety of clinical and/or didactic courses within their area of clinical expertise in a 15-hour per semester course load.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Earned Master's Degree in Nursing or a related field from an accredited institution at the time of appointment

Experience:

• Minimum of two (2) years of practice as an RN
• Knowledge of current practices in professional communication and social media
• Effective interpersonal communication skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Analytic and problem solving skills
• Active and effective listening skills
• Ability to collaborate with peers and students
• Ability to understand and adapt to current trends in professional communication
• Evidence of good character, mature attitude, and professional integrity

Licensure & Certifications: Current, unencumbered RN license in KY

Preferred Qualifications:

- Earned doctorate degree
- Five (5) years of current practice as an RN

Job Duties:

• Maintain a 15-hour per semester teaching load, teaching courses as assigned at the times and in the locations necessary to meet the needs of EKU students
• Utilize effective teaching methods, innovative teaching techniques, and teaching modalities, and multiple evaluation and assessment procedures as a means to help meet the needs of EKU students
• Demonstrate the ability to teach, develop, and implement courses related to one’s curricular area
• Demonstrate the willingness and ability to work effectively with colleagues to support the mission of EKU, its academic units, and its campus community
• Demonstrate respect for and support EKU’s diverse campus community and student population

Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Funding Source: Institutional

Open Until Filled: No

Special Instructions:

Applicant documents include:

- Vitae
- Teaching philosophy
- Copies of unofficial transcripts
- Contact information for 3 professional references

AA/EEO Statement

Eastern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age (40 and over), race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information in the admission to, or participation in, any educational program or activity (e.g., athletics, academics and housing) which it conducts or any employment policy or practice.

Background Check Statement

Offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory background check.