Job Title: Instructor/Assistant Professor 12mo (Nursing)
Location: Valdosta State University
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 247671
About Us

As a comprehensive institution of the University System of Georgia, Valdosta State University (VSU) is a welcoming, aware, and vibrant community founded on and dedicated to serving our communities’ rich and diverse heritages. VSU is proud to have a highly diverse student body and we are seeking to recruit and retain outstanding candidates who exhibit a clear commitment to diversity and inclusion and who will enhance the diversity of our faculty and staff. Through excellence in teaching, basic and applied research, and service, VSU provides rigorous programs and opportunities that enrich our students, our university, and our region. As such, the VSU mission consists of three interrelated parts that includes a student mission, university mission and regional mission. The university is equally dedicated to the core values of community, including a commitment to practice civility, integrity and citizenship. As members of this community and proud Blazers we strive to uphold these core values for the advancement of the University.

Job Summary

The School of Nursing seeks applicants for a tenure track faculty position beginning January 1, 2023. The selected candidate will be responsible for teaching courses in the candidate’s area of expertise, maintaining scholarly productivity, and participating in service at the department, college, and university levels.

Valdosta State University is proud to have a highly diverse student body, and we are seeking to recruit and retain outstanding candidates who exhibit a clear commitment to diversity and inclusion and who will enhance the diversity of our faculty and staff.

The College of Nursing and Health Sciences provide programs of study at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Bachelor of Science degree is granted in Health Science, Exercise Physiology, and Nursing. The graduate degrees include the Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP), and a Master of Science in Exercise Physiology. A minor in Nutrition is also provided. The Nursing program is accredited by the CCNE. Faculty members are actively involved in research, service, scholarship, and professional development. For more information on the College visit https://www.valdosta.edu/colleges/nursing-and-health-sciences/ .

Deadline for application is October 31, 2022. For more information, contact Dr. James Pace, Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, via email jcpace@valdosta.edu or phone 229-333-5959.

Responsibilities

Reporting directly to the Associate Dean of the School of Nursing, the selected candidate will be responsible for teaching across the curriculum; maintaining scholarly productivity and participating in service at the department, college, and university levels.

Typical Allocation of Duties:

Teaching and scholarship - 80%
Teaches classes and conducts/presents research in the employee's academic discipline.

Service - 20%
Participates in service at the department, college, and university levels.

Required Qualifications

• MSN in Nursing (FNP or PMHNP);
• Actively pursuing terminal degree (PhD or DNP), with degree completion required by end of the third year of appointment;
• Experienced in Advanced Practice Nursing;
• Board Certified as an FPMHNP, FNP, ANP, or AGNP;
• Unencumbered Georgia Registered Nursing License;
• Must have one-year clinical experience;
• Relocation to the Valdosta area;
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching and learning, as well as scholarship;
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Preferred Qualifications

PhD or DNP (required by appointment date for rank of Assistant Professor); Prior graduate nursing teaching experience; Dual certification as both an FNP and a PMHNP; A record of effective teaching appropriate to the applicant’s career stage; Ability to work effectively in a collaborative setting; A record of mentoring students of diverse backgrounds.

Proposed Salary

Commensurate with experience

Conditions of Employment

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check. Position May Require Credit Check (if using P-Card, working with Cash, etc.).

Position Requires completion of VSU's Annual Compliance Training course (such as State Business Transactions, Drug Free Workplace, Anti-Harassment Policy, Introduction to Information Security, Workers Compensation, Motor Vehicle Policy, USG Ethics Policy, Conflict of Interest/ Outside Activities Policy, Leave Procedures for Faculty and Staff, Georgia Open Records Act, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and Contracts 101. Supervisory positions require training in FMLA and Worker's Compensation.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Valdosta State University is an Equal Opportunity educational institution and has a strong institutional commitment to diversity and inclusion. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people, including, but not limited to minorities and individuals with disabilities. Valdosta State University has a non-discrimination policy that includes sex, race, color, sexual orientation, religion, age, marital status, national origin, disability, and veteran status.

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Background Check

• Standard

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