Visiting Assistant Professor of Nursing (Full-Time, 2-years)

Date: November 8, 2022
Title: Visiting Assistant Professor of Nursing
Expertise: Medical-Surgical Nursing, Community Health Nursing, and/or Geriatric Nursing
Date Needed: August 2023

Visiting Assistant Professor of Nursing

The Department of Nursing at Hartwick College invites applications for a full-time, 2-year term, Visiting Assistant Professor position starting in August 2023, pending final administrative approval. We seek candidates with expertise in any of the following areas: Medical Surgical Nursing, Geriatric Nursing, and Pathophysiology/Pharmacology.

Specific teaching assignments may include courses in rural health, medical surgical nursing I and II, pathophysiology/pharmacology, and health assessment. The successful candidate must be committed to excellence and innovation in undergraduate teaching, and to working closely with students.

Minimum qualifications include M.S. in Nursing at the time of the appointment, an unencumbered NYS RN license, and recent relevant clinical or educational experience and certification. Preference will be given to applicants with a doctorate in nursing or a closely related field, at least three years of full-time college-level classroom and/or distance/on-line teaching experience and additional areas of nursing specialization.

Teaching load will average 20 semester credit hours or their equivalent per academic year, and all faculty members teach during the College’s distinctive four-week January Term. The successful candidate must be committed to excellence and innovation in undergraduate teaching, active engagement in scholarly and/or creative activities, and working closely with students in a small college environment.

An independent, residential liberal arts college enrolling approximately 1,200 full-time undergraduates, Hartwick embraces the teacher-scholar model, with teaching excellence as the first priority, and seeks to recruit, retain and promote a diverse workforce. Located in the scenic Susquehanna River valley in Oneonta, NY, near the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains, the College features Flightpath, a curriculum designed to give every student a flexible, individualized learning experience that integrates coursework, co-curricular activities, and work experience to cultivate their distinctive strengths and prepare them for the future.

Hartwick offers health benefits to domestic partners of benefits eligible employees, and prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation/preference and gender identity/expression. Hartwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to broadening “the understanding, awareness, and appreciation of diversity among all members of the Hartwick community.” Women, minorities, and other underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.

Hartwick College is committed to providing a safe and secure educational and employment environment. Employment at Hartwick College is therefore contingent upon a successful background check on every new employee. Candidates to whom an offer of employment is made will be required to sign a Release of Information Form authorizing the College to conduct a thorough background check. Hartwick College is committed to a diverse candidate pool, values an inclusive workforce and workplace environment, and wishes to minimize or eliminate the impact of implicit bias during the search and hiring process.

To apply, please send:

a cover letter specifying the position you are applying for and addressing teaching philosophy, teaching interests, and research interests, including evidence of teaching and scholarly excellencea curriculum vitae including contact information for three professional references (these should include a current or former supervisor). This is uploaded into the resume section of our hiring system, a statement addressing how past and/or potential contributions to diversity will support Hartwick College’s Diversity Statement.

Questions about the position may be directed to the search chair, Patricia Grust, Ph.D. RN, CLNC at (grustp@hartwick.edu).

Review of applications will begin as soon as possible and continue until February 6, 2023.

Visit the following website to apply: https://hartwickcollege.applytojob.com/apply/kD4xTwvlbP/Visiting-AssistantAssociate-Professor-Of-Nursing