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The UTHSC College of Nursing's current open faculty positions are below. Potential applicants should click on the linked Taleo number to begin the application process.

Faculty - Open Rank, Research

Date Posted: Feb. 13, 2023
Job Title: Open Rank - Research
Taleo Number:
230000005M
Job Type: Full-Time (12-month)

The University of Tennessee HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (UTHSC) Department of Community and Population Health invites applications for the position of a full-time (12-month) tenure-track position. We are seeking candidates who are highly motivated and have an established competitive program of research or have the potential for sustained research.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The successful applicant will carry out an active program of research, secure external funding in support of research, teach in PhD, DNP, and/or BSN programs, advise doctoral students, and mentor students in research.  UTHSC embraces four missions: education, research, clinical care, and institutional service, and responsibilities will include these missions. Academic rank is commensurate with academic experience.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Earned doctoral degree from an accredited university.
  • 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.

Preferred Background/Experience:

  • Documented high-quality didactic teaching experience in a PhD or graduate program is desired.
  • Preference will be given to candidates who hold a board certification/licensure where applicable (i.e. RN, APRN, MD, RD).
  • Postdoctoral experience is preferred.

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

Sarah Rhoads, Professor and Chair
Community and Population Health Department
UTHSC College of Nursing
874 Union Avenue, Suite 407
Memphis, TN 38163

(901) 448-3176; Email: srhoads@uthsc.edu

Qualified applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity and equity.
To apply for this position, please click on the Taleo Number above. Applicants should attach a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement, statement on how they promote diversity and equity in their scholarship, and photocopies of transcripts to the application.

UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER:

UTHSC has educated more than 53,000 health care professionals on three campuses across the state – Memphis, Knoxville, and Chattanooga. The UTHSC campuses include colleges of Health Professions, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Patient care, professional education, and research are carried out at hospitals and other clinical sites across Tennessee.

Housed in the resource-rich environment of an urban, medical campus, the College of Nursing offers a highly-educated, research-oriented faculty with a focus on developing nurse leaders. The first College of Nursing in Tennessee, UTHSC also established the first DNP and PhD programs in the state.

  • Offers traditional BSN and accelerated BSN tracks.
  • Offers BSN-DNP and MSN-DNP tracks.
  • Offers dual DNP-PhD.
  • DNP specialty tracks include Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Anesthesiology, Family Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, and Nurse Midwifery. Dual options include Adult Gerontology Acute Care-FNP, Psych Mental Health Nursing-FNP, and Pediatric Primary Care and Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner concentrations.

Why UTHSC?

  • Located in the heart of an urban medical district
  • Well-placed on the ranking list for NIH funding
  • Recognized as a Best Workplace in Memphis for five consecutive years.
  • The College of Nursing has dedicated centers of excellence in stroke and sickle cell disease
  • Access to 11 institutional research cores and the Tennessee Clinical and Translational Science Institute

 

Faculty - Instructor/Assistant Professor, DNP-PMH

Date Posted: Feb. 6, 2024
Job Title: Instructor/Assistant Professor
Taleo Number:  230000022B 
Job Type: Full-Time (12 months)
Category: FACULTY

The UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (UTHSC) College of Nursing Dept. of Health Promotion & Disease Prevention invites applications for the position of a full-time non-tenure track position as faculty in the Doctor of Nursing (DNP) program.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The UTHSC embraces four missions: education, research, clinical care and institutional service. Responsibilities for this role include clinical practice assignment, in addition to educational responsibilities. Teaching responsibilities include both didactic course work and clinical supervision of students. Research/scholarship activities, as well as service responsibilities, will be determined in collaboration with Department Chair.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Earned doctoral degree from an accredited university required. Certification/recertification as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner required. Unencumbered licensure as a registered nurse and advanced practice nurse in Tennessee or eligibility to obtain licensure in Tennessee required.

Substantive expertise is required as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with at least 1-year of clinical practice in the role preferred.  Expertise in clinical teaching and active engagement in appropriate professional organizations is highly desirable. Evidence of scholarship, including research and/or grants, is desirable.  Academic rank is commensurate with degree and experience. 

UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER:

UTHSC has educated more than 53,000 health care professionals on three campuses across the state – Memphis, Knoxville, and Chattanooga. The UTHSC campuses include colleges of Health Professions, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. Patient care, professional education and research are carried out at hospitals and other clinical sites across Tennessee.

  • One of the first DNP programs in the country.
  • Accredited since 2009.
  • Offers BSN-DNP and MSN-DNP tracks.
  • Offers dual DNP-PhD.

DNP specialty tracks include Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Anesthesiology, Family Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, and Nurse Midwifery. Dual options include Adult Gerontology Acute Care-FNP, Psych Mental Health Nursing-FNP, and Pediatric Primary Care-Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner concentrations.

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

Mona Wicks, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Chair
Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Department
UTHSC College of Nursing
874 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163
(901) 448-6250; Email: mwicks@uthsc.edu

 Qualified applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity and equity.
To apply for this position, please click on the Taleo Number above.

Faculty - Instructor, BSN

Date Posted: Feb. 6, 2024
Job Title: Instructor
Taleo Number:
23000002P4 
Job Type: Full-Time (12-month)
The UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (UTHSC) College of Nursing Department of Community and Population Health invites applications for the position of a full-time (12-month) non-tenure track position as a BSN faculty member teaching in both the traditional and accelerated programs.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The UTHSC embraces four missions: education, research, clinical care, and institutional service, and responsibilities will include these missions. Teaching responsibilities include both didactic course work and clinical supervision of students. Responsibilities for this role include clinical practice assignment in the hospital, and skills/simulation lab in addition to educational responsibilities. Research/scholarship activities, as well as service responsibilities, will be determined in collaboration with Department Chair.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimal requirements for the position include a RN license and a Master of Science in Nursing. All degrees must be from an accredited program. Academic rank is at instructor or assistant professor level based upon academic credentials.

Preferred Background/Experience:

  • Teaching experience in a professional nursing program is desired.
  • Experience in maternal-child nursing is required.

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

Sarah Rhoads, Professor and Chair
Community and Population Health Department
UTHSC College of Nursing
874 Union Avenue, Suite 407
Memphis, TN 38163

(901) 448-3176; Email: srhoads@uthsc.edu

 Qualified applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity and equity.
To apply for this position, please click on the Taleo Number above.  

UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER:

UTHSC has educated more than 53,000 health care professionals on three campuses across the state – Memphis, Knoxville and Chattanooga. The UTHSC campuses include colleges of Health Professions, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Patient care, professional education, and research are carried out at hospitals and other clinical sites across Tennessee.

  • One of the first DNP programs in the country.
  • Accredited since 2009.
  • Offers traditional BSN and accelerated BSN tracks.
  • Offers BSN-DNP and MSN-DNP tracks.
  • Offers dual DNP-PhD.
  • DNP specialty tracks include Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Anesthesiology, Family Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, and Nurse Midwifery. Dual options include Adult Gerontology Acute Care-FNP, Psych Mental Health Nursing-FNP, and Pediatric Primary Care and Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner concentrations.
Faculty - Instructor/Assistant/Associate Professor, BSN

Date Posted: Feb. 6, 2024
Job Title: Instructor/Assistant/Associate Professor
Taleo Number:
240000007T 
Job Type: Full-Time (12-month)

The UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (UTHSC) College of Nursing Department of Community and Population Health invites applications for the position of a full-time (12-month) non-tenure track position as a BSN faculty member teaching in both the traditional and accelerated programs.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The UTHSC embraces four missions: education, research, clinical care, and institutional service, and responsibilities will include these missions. Teaching responsibilities include both didactic course work and clinical supervision of students. Teaching experience in a professional nursing program is desired.  Responsibilities for this role include clinical practice assignments in the community and skills/simulation lab in addition to face-to-face classroom and/or online educational responsibilities. Research/scholarship activities, as well as service responsibilities, will be determined in collaboration with Department Chair.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimal requirements for the position include a RN license and a Master of Science in Nursing. All degrees must be from an accredited program. Academic rank is at instructor or assistant professor level based upon academic credentials.

Preferred Background/Experience:

  • Teaching experience in a BSN program preferred. 
  • Community or population health nursing experience required.

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

Sarah Rhoads, Professor and Chair
Community and Population Health Department
UTHSC College of Nursing874 Union Avenue, Suite 407
Memphis, TN 38163

(901) 448-3176; Email: srhoads@uthsc.edu

Qualified applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity and equity.
To apply for this position, please click on the Taleo Number above.

UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER:

UTHSC has educated more than 53,000 health care professionals on three campuses across the state – Memphis, Knoxville and Chattanooga. The UTHSC campuses include colleges of Health Professions, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Patient care, professional education, and research are carried out at hospitals and other clinical sites across Tennessee.

  • One of the first DNP programs in the country.
  • Accredited since 2009.
  • Offers traditional BSN and accelerated BSN tracks.
  • Offers BSN-DNP and MSN-DNP tracks.
  • Offers dual DNP-PhD.
  • DNP specialty tracks include Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Anesthesiology, Family Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, and Nurse Midwifery. Dual options include Adult Gerontology Acute Care-FNP, Psych Mental Health Nursing-FNP, and Pediatric Primary Care and Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner concentrations. 
Faculty - Instructor/Assistant Professor, BSN-PMH

Date Posted: Oct. 24, 2022
Job Title: Instructor/Assistant Professor
Taleo Number: 22000002G4
Job Type: Full-Time (12-month)
Cateogry: Faculty

The UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (UTHSC) College of Nursing Dept. of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention invites applications for the position of a full-time (12-month) non-tenure track position as faculty in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The UTHSC embraces four missions: education, research, clinical care, and institutional service, and responsibilities will include these missions. Teaching responsibilities include both didactic course work (online and in person) and clinical supervision of students. Responsibilities for this role include clinical practice assignment in the hospital and skills lab in addition to educational responsibilities. Research/scholarship activities as well as service responsibilities will be determined in collaboration with the Department Chair.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience in psychiatric-mental health nursing and medical-surgical nursing is required. Prior teaching experience in a professional nursing program is desired. Minimal requirements for the position include an unencumbered licensure as a Registered Nurse in Tennessee or eligibility to obtain licensure in Tennessee and a Master of Science in Nursing. All degrees must be from an accredited program. Academic rank is at the instructor or assistant professor level based upon academic credentials.

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

Mona Newsome Wicks, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
Chair and Professor
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Department
UTHSC College of Nursing
874 Union Ave. Suite 334
Memphis, TN 38163
(901) 448-6250

Email: mwicks@uthsc.edu

Qualified applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity and equity.


To apply for this position, please click on the  Taleo Number above.

UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER:

UTHSC has educated more than 53,000 health care professionals on three campuses across the state – Memphis, Knoxville and Chattanooga. The UTHSC campuses include colleges of Health Professions, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. Patient care, professional education and research are carried out at hospitals and other clinical sites across Tennessee.

 

  • One of the first DNP programs in the country.
  • Accredited since 2009.
  • Offers traditional BSN and accelerated BSN tracks.
  • Offers BSN-DNP and MSN-DNP tracks.
  • Offers dual DNP-PhD.
  • DNP specialty tracks include: Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Anesthesia, Family Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, and Nurse Midwifery; dual options include Adult Gerontology Acute Care-FNP; Psych Mental Health Nursing-FNP. 
Faculty - Assis. /Assoc.Professor, DNP-FNP

Date posted: Sept. 22, 2022
Job title:  Assistant Professor / Associate Professor
Taleo Number: 220000026J
Job Type: Full-Time (12-month)
Category: FACULTY
DNP Family Nurse Practitioner

The UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (UTHSC) College of Nursing Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention invites applications for the position of a full-time (12-month) non-tenure track position as faculty in the DNP Program for the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Concentration.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The UTHSC embraces four missions: education, research, clinical care, and institutional service, and responsibilities will include these missions. Teaching responsibilities include both didactic course work (online and in person) and clinical supervision of students in the FNP concentration and other programs/courses as needed. Teaching experience at the graduate level with the ability to teach full scope primary care is desired.  Responsibilities for this role include clinical practice placements, clinical site visits, and mentoring of projects for FNP students in addition to other educational responsibilities. Research/scholarship activities, as well as service responsibilities, will be determined in collaboration with the Department Chair. Eligibility to practice with our clinical partner sites is required. This position is eligible for the College’s faculty practice plan.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Unencumbered licensure as a Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Nurse in Tennessee or eligibility to obtain licensure in Tennessee required. American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Certification/recertification as an FNP and practice experience as an FNP are required. Earned doctoral degree from an accredited university required. Academic rank is commensurate with degree and academic experience.

Preferred Background/Experience:

  • Teaching experience at the graduate level with the ability to teach full-scope primary care is desired. 
  • Teaching experience in a DNP program is preferred.
  • Recent clinical experience as a FNP is preferred.
  • Demonstration of scholarship related activities (for example, abstracts at conferences, published manuscripts, grant funding) is preferred.

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

Mona N. Wicks, Professor and Chair
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Department
UTHSC College of Nursing
874 Union Avenue, Suite 304
Memphis, TN 38163
(901) 448-6250; Email: mwicks@uthsc.edu  

Qualified applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity and equity.
To apply for this position, please click on the Taleo Number above.

UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER:

UTHSC has educated more than 53,000 health care professionals on three campuses across the state – Memphis, Knoxville and Chattanooga. The UTHSC campuses include colleges of Health Professions, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Patient care, professional education, and research are carried out at hospitals and other clinical sites across Tennessee.

  • One of the first DNP programs in the country.
  • Accredited since 2009.
  • Offers traditional BSN and accelerated BSN tracks.
  • Offers BSN-DNP and MSN-DNP tracks.
  • Offers dual DNP-PhD.
  • DNP specialty tracks include Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Anesthesiology, Family Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, and Nurse Midwifery. Dual options include Adult Gerontology Acute Care-FNP,  Psych Mental Health Nursing-FNP, and Pediatric Primary Care and Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner concentrations.
Faculty - Assis./Assoc. Professor,  Research

Date Posted : 04-JUNE-2021
Job Title: Assistant/Associate Professor
Taleo Number:
21000000HS
Job Type: Full-Time
Category: FACULTY

The UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (UTHSC) College of Nursing invites applications for the position of a full-time tenure track position as a faculty member in the Department of Acute & Tertiary Care.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Carries out research program, secures external funding in support of research, teaches in graduate programs, advises doctoral students, and mentors students and faculty in research. The UTHSC embraces four missions: education, research, clinical care and institutional service. Teaching contributions are expected as is continued research productivity and scholarly contributions. Candidates eligible for appointment at the Associate Professor or Professor rank will have a well-established program of funded research.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Earned doctoral degree from an accredited university required. Documented high quality didactic teaching experience in nursing is desired. Active engagement in appropriate professional organizations is required. Evidence of scholarship including research and/or grants is required. Academic rank is commensurate with degree and experience.

If you need additional information about this position, please contact:
Sherry Webb, DNSc, CNL, NEA-BC
Chair and Associate Professor
(901) 448-4148
Email: swebb14@uthsc.edu

 Qualified applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity and equity.

To apply for this position, please click on the Taleo Number above.

UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER

UTHSC has educated more than 53,000 health care professionals on three campuses across the state – Memphis, Knoxville and Chattanooga. The UTHSC campuses include colleges of Allied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. Patient care, professional education and research are carried out at hospitals and other clinical sites across Tennessee.

  • One of the first DNP programs in the country.
  • Accredited since 2009.
  • Offers BSN-DNP and MSN-DNP tracks.
  • Offers dual DNP-PhD.
  • DNP specialty tracks include: Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner,  Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Anesthesia, and Family Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner; dual options include Adult Gerontology Acute Care-FNP; Psych Mental Health Nursing-FNP. 

 

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and admissions without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status.

Eligibility and other terms and conditions of employment benefits at The University of Tennessee are governed by laws and regulations of the State of Tennessee, and this non-discrimination statement is intended to be consistent with those laws and regulations.

In accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, The University of Tennessee affirmatively states that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities, and this policy extends to employment by the University.

Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color, national origin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), ADA (disability), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Equity and Diversity (OED), 920 Madison Avenue, Suite 825, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, telephone 901.448.7382 (V/TTY available). Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at the Office of Equity and Diversity.

Feb 8, 2024