SON 21-5- Tenure-Track Faculty Position (Assistant/Associate/Full Professor)

Campus: Byblos/LAU Medical Center/LAU Saint John Hospital

Expected start date: Fall 2021
Deadline to apply:  Open until filled

Position Summary

The Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing at the Lebanese American University (LAU) invites applicants to a tenure-track faculty position at the Professorial rank (Assistant/Associate/Full Professor). The School is interested in applicants who can contribute to curriculum review, School activities and produce quality research. Applicants with previous administrative experience and/or with the necessary qualifications may be asked to assume the position of Nursing Program Director.

Responsibilities

• Teach didactic or clinical courses based on program needs
• Develop research and publish scholarly work
• Advise and mentor Nursing students
• Engage in service to the university and the School, particularly related to program review and program accreditation requirements
• Contribute to the school and university interprofessional education (IPE) program

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. or other terminal degree in the Nursing field.
• Strong theoretical and clinical background.
• Evidence of successful university‑level teaching and training.
• Evidence of scholarship and research productivity

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Collegiality and cooperative abilities
• High personal integrity and ethical standards

Additional desirable Qualifications

• Administrative/leadership experience.
• Curriculum review experience
• Strong desire to service the community

The Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing is one of the premier university in the region that prepares healthcare professionals for careers demarcated by excellence in practice, community service and lifelong professional development. Our core values include teaching, community engagement and research. Quality has been a hallmark of the Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing’s development and the recently acquired accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) is a testament of this fact. We adopted a curriculum that supports evidence based practice through interprofessional education and practice and that is strongly committed to improve the health of the people of Lebanon and the region.  With the talented faculty and staff, our program is well-positioned to provide our students with the essential skills and hands-on training that they need to become competitive nurses in the field of healthcare.

The Lebanese American University is an Equal Opportunity Employer operating in Lebanon under a charter from the Regents of the State University of New York. Information about the University can be found at http://www.lau.edu.lb.

Prospective candidates should apply electronically by sending a letter of interest including a statement of teaching and research interests, an updated CV, and unofficial transcripts by email to: nursing.school@lau.edu.lb. The CV should include the names, emails and phone numbers of two references. The university reserves the right to contact additional references with notice given to the candidates at an appropriate time in the process.

Candidates must refer to position no. SON 21-5 in the subject line of the email