The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) College of Nursing invites exceptional and promising nurse leaders to apply for Non-Tenured, Open Rank professorial faculty positions in the Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science. Faculty are dedicated to advancing biological, behavioral and clinical science for adults with complex health disorders, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and more.  Department faculty are leaders in professional organizations and serve on national research and professional boards, such as the Scientific Review Sections for the National Institutes of Health, the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, and the Board of Scientific Advisors of the National Cancer Institute.

Applicant’s rank (Clinical Assistant Professor, Teaching Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, Teaching Associate Professor, or Clinical Professor/Teaching Professor) and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also considering internal equity.  Salary is based on 9-month academic appointments paid over twelve months.

Duties & Responsibilities

Teaching: Non-Tenure Track professorial faculty participate in teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels. Undergraduate and graduate teaching consists of traditional classroom lectures, seminars, distance learning and small groups for clinical instruction.

• Demonstrates a range of teaching activities (e.g., teaching assistantships, lectures, courses taught, hours and nature of direct student teaching, numbers of students)
• Demonstrates practice expertise in area of specialization (e.g., national certification/credentials as appropriate)
• Uses current knowledge and/or research in teaching
• Demonstrates principles of diversity, equity and inclusion in teaching philosophy and approaches

Scholarship/Research: Nursing scholarship and research span broad content areas, diverse research designs and methodological strategies, including those associated with the biological and social sciences as well as the humanities.

• Articulates a plan for a program of scholarship related to practice
• Evidence of scholarly activities (e.g., presentations, publications, guideline development)
• Affirms commitment to principles of equity, inclusion, and diversity in their practice and scholarship

Practice/Service: Non-Tenure Track faculty may contribute to the service mission of the university commensurate with their percent of time allocated to the College.  Service activities are conducted in a culturally safe and appropriate manner that demonstrate value for the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice.  Participation may include service at local, regional, national, and international level.

• Participates in professional organizations
• Defines and develops a practice area
• Supports healthcare needs of diverse individuals

Minimum education is a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree, or PhD in nursing or related sciences, at the time of appointment.  Additionally,

• Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP or Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP faculty qualifications are board certification and eligibility for licensure in the State of Illinois