Associate Director for Faculty and Staff Development

Posting Details

Position TitleAssociate Director for Faculty and Staff DevelopmentExternal Link to Postinghttp://jobs.uncw.edu/postings/18204DepartmentSchool of Nursing - 31510Vacancy NumberE460Position Number4173Location of WorkplaceMain UNCW CampusBrief Summary of Work for this Position

The Associate Director for Faculty and Staff Development in the School of Nursing within the College of Health and Human Services at the University of North Carolina Wilmington is part of a collaborative School Leadership Team. The Associate Director for Faculty and Staff Development provides school-level leadership, management, and oversight of professional development and mentorship activities for faculty and staff that lead faculty to reach appropriate reappointment, promotion and tenure milestones and ensure the retention of professional staff. The Associate Director orients new faculty members and part time instructors to the goals, policies, and procedures of the School and College. Reporting to Director of the School of Nursing and Irwin Belk Distinguished Professor, the Associate Director serves as the primary liaison to the College Research and Innovation and Community Engagement efforts. This administrator is a key resource for faculty in the development of scholarship and service goals, a champion of collaborating across various resources to ensure appropriate innovation in teaching, research and service efforts, and serves as a professional mentor for faculty and staff across the School. As a member of the collaborative leadership team in the School, the Associate Director contributes information to the School Director related to faculty and staff needs in order to be successful in their professional journeys.

Minimum Requirements

This position requires a Ph.D. in nursing with a baccalaureate or graduate degree in nursing, a current RN License in NC, or eligibility for licensure in NC is expected as part of the hiring process.

The successful applicant must qualify for appointment with tenure at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor. Applicants must have: a doctorate in nursing or related field; graduate teaching experience; and expertise in grant writing and research. Nurse faculty members must have (or be eligible for) a current unrestricted license to practice as a registered nurse in North Carolina; effective interpersonal and communication skills; an established program of research and scholarship, and an exemplary record of professional service.

List the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential functions of the position

Applicants for this position should demonstrate a potential for success in
an administrative role within a large academic unit with a minimum of 2 years of successful administrative experience in an academic unit; Candidates must possess strong organizational skills, verbal and non-verbal communication skills, successful history of strong interpersonal skills and professional relationship building, and specific experience with the administration of academic degree programs, faculty and staff development within an academic unit, and/or general administration of an academic unit. The successful candidate will be expected to relocate and maintain a campus presence as part of the School of Nursing faculty. For faculty rank, candidates must demonstrate a background of high-quality teaching and research program.

Preferred formal education, professional skills and work experience

Preferred qualifications include experience with the development and management of new programs/initiatives; experience with interprofessional teaching/research; experience championing new initiatives with faculty and staff; experience working across and collaborating with an administrative leadership team; and, demonstrated commitment to faculty shared governance.

Primary purpose of the division, department, and/or grant

The School of Nursing (SON) has an outstanding legacy of serving the people of southeastern N.C. through education, scholarship, and service. The SON is dedicated to excellence in the development of health care professionals through in-depth education, professional partnerships, applied research, regional engagement, and community outreach and impact. The SON is located in McNeill Hall, a state-of-the-art facility that includes offices, classrooms, a large lecture hall, computer laboratories, student success areas, and learning commons, and the Simulation Learning Center.

The Simulation Learning Center uses high, medium and low fidelity human patient simulators as a teaching and learning tool for nursing education. Through the use of simulation, we strive to create a realistic environment and a powerful learning experience that promotes cognitive, affective, physical and social development of the student as well as the incorporation of inter-professional collaborative experiences for students across the degree programs in the College.

The SON offers the following degree programs: BS in Nursing (Prelicensure, RN-BSN online), MS in Nursing (Family Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Educator online), Post-Master’s Certificate in Family Nurse Practice, Doctorate of Nursing Practice, BS in Clinical Research, MS in Clinical Research and Product Development, and over 2,000 undergraduate and nearly 500 graduate students are enrolled in programs within the SON. Currently, the SON has over 80 full-time faculty. The SON’s online bachelor’s degree in nursing program is ranked 8th among 2018’s “Best Online BSN Degrees” by the US News and World Report.

The SON will start a BSN to DNP program in Fall 2020 which will have three tracks: (1) family nurse practitioner, (2) psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner, and (3) nursing leadership. The SON is an organization focused on continuous quality improvement and a passion for meeting the needs of southeastern NC and beyond by understanding industry trends and workforce needs.

College/School Information

The College of Health and Human Services was created in July 2010 to provide UNCW with a new mechanism to link and focus its health-related research, professional continuing education, and health knowledge dissemination and application. In the formative stage of development, the CHHS is currently home to three professional schools: School of Health and Applied Human Sciences, School of Nursing, and School of Social Work. The College seeks to be nationally recognized for its inter-professional and collaborative approach to enhancing the health and quality of life of individuals, families, and communities in southeastern North Carolina and beyond. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a college that values interprofessional collaboration, community engagement and impact, and implementation science. The faculty, staff and students of the CHHS are committed to the pursuit of excellence and seek a leader that can facilitate continued positive momentum that has been developed over a proud history at UNCW.

University Information

The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state’s coastal university, is dedicated to learning through the integration of teaching and mentoring with research and service. Guided by our Strategic Plan, the university is committed to nurturing a campus culture that reflects its values of diversity and globalization, ethics and integrity, and excellence and innovation. A public institution with nearly 17,000 students, the university is focused on supporting and enhancing the student-centered learning experience that has been a hallmark since its founding in 1947. UNCW offers an array of programs at the baccalaureate and master’s levels, and doctoral programs in marine biology, educational leadership, psychology and nursing practice. UNCW is one of the 17 institutions that make up the UNC System.

EEO Statement

At the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW), our culture reflects our values of inclusion, diversity, globalization, ethics and integrity and innovation and we are committed to providing equality of educational and employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, sex (such as gender, gender identity, marital status, childbirth, and pregnancy), age, color, national origin (including ethnicity), religion, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran status, military service member status, genetic information, or relationship to other university constituents – except where sex, age, or ability represent bona fide educational or occupational qualifications or where marital status is a statutorily established eligibility criterion for State funded employee benefit programs. UNCW believes that embracing the unique contributions of our faculty, staff and students is critical to our success and paramount in being recognized for our global mindset.

Applicant InstructionsMonths Per Year12 MonthsPosition TypePermanentAnticipated Ending Date if Time-Limited PositionsJob Posting Date06/05/2020Priority Consideration Date06/19/2020Priority Consideration Information

Priority consideration will be given to applications received by the Priority Date; however, applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

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