Assistant Professor - Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration (College of Nursing)

The College of Nursing Department of Community and Population Health at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee, is seeking a full-time (12-month) tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor. This position will be responsible for teaching within the Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration of the DNP program. The UT Health Science Center embraces four missions: education, research, clinical care, and institutional service. Academic rank is commensurate with academic experience.

Provide leadership in community and population health and contribute to a full range of faculty activities: teaching, research/scholarly activity, and service. Secure external funding in support of programs and research, teach in PhD, DNP, and/or BSN programs, advise doctoral students, and mentor students in research.

EDUCATION: Doctoral Degree from an accredited university program.

EXPERIENCE: Evidence of professional excellence in a full range of faculty activities including teaching, research/scholarly activity, and service, as well as practice where appropriate.

LICENSES: Unencumbered licensure as a Registered Nurse in Tennessee or eligibility to obtain licensure in Tennessee is required. Evidence of scholarship, including publications, presentations, and grant funding, is required. Active engagement in appropriate professional organizations is required. Excellent oral and written communication skills.

DEPARTMENTAL PREFERENCES:

• Documented high-quality didactic teaching experience in a graduate program is desired.
• Preference will be given to candidates who hold a related board certification/licensure where applicable. (i.e., RN, PRN).
• Preferences will be given to candidates whose education, experience, and scholarship interest includes community and population health.
• Must be willing to locate to the Memphis, TN area.

Applicants should attach a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement, and photocopies of transcripts to the application.

If you need additional information about this position, please contact:

Wendy Likes, Professor and Dean

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THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is a statewide flagship, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering collaborative education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UT Health Science Center contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.

Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Science Center is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UTs doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges -- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UT Health Science Center spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UT Health Science Center is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the states largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs.

Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization.

Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presleys Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.