UMKC School of Nursing and Health Studies

The UMKC School of Nursing seeks a tenure-track or non-tenure track 9 Assistant/Associate Professor or Clinical Professor, to teach critical care and other courses for our undergraduate program.  The School is located in the heart of Kansas City on the Hospital Hill campus, along with the Schools of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy.  The School of Nursing, with over 1,100 students, offers a pre-licensure BSN, RN to BSN, MSN, DNP and PhD programs.  The School has full accreditation from CCNE and UMKC has NCA accreditation.

 The faculty selected for this position will be expected to: a) teach in the undergraduate program (full-time, 9 month appointment); b) provide service appropriate to the position; c) advance the goals of the School of Nursing and the University of Missouri-Kansas City's Strategic Plan; d) remain current in clinical practice; and e) provide guidance in the application of technology to nursing. Assistant Professors will also be expected to either initiate or continue a program of research.  The School seeks faculty of regional or national prominence to teach in our innovative programs. Accredited by the Commission for Collegiate Nursing Education, the School values excellence in teaching, scholarship, clinical practice and service.

The faculty selected for a tenured/tenure track position will be expected to:

• Maintain an active program of scholarship and externally funded research;
• Mentor junior faculty to assist in their obtaining extramural funding;
• Teach in the educational programs in Nursing; 
• Provide service appropriate to the position;
• Advance the goals of the School of Nursing and the University of Missouri-Kansas City's Strategic Plan; and
• Provide guidance in the application of technology to nursing.
• Demonstrate expertise in practice;
• An earned doctorate in nursing or a related field;
• Expertise in Critical Care
• A record of quality teaching and service appropriate to the rank;
• Eligibility for licensure as a registered nurse in the state of Missouri; and
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Candidates for Assistant/Associate Professor must have:

• A record of scholarship and funded research conducive to tenure eligibility;
• Experience and/or willingness to mentor faculty and doctoral students; and
• Expertise in clinical outcomes research.

The faculty selected for a ranked, non-tenure track position will be expected to:

• Provide leadership in development and instruction of didactic and clinical courses/ experiences in the BSN and MSN programs;
• Integrate research findings into teaching and practice;
• Demonstrate expertise in teaching and evaluation;
• Provide academic advice and assistance on students' plans of studies and uncomplicated progression;
• Demonstrate expertise in practice;
• Provide service appropriate to the position;
• Advance the goals of the School of Nursing and the University of Missouri-Kansas City's Strategic Plan; and
• Provide guidance in the application of technology to nursing.

Full-time, 40 hours per week

Salary commensurate with experience.

To be considered, you must complete the application which contains two (2) sections: 1. Name and Contact Information 2. Combine all application materials (a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, a list of at least three references) into one PDF or Microsoft Word document and upload as a resume attachment. 

Limit document name to 50 characters.  Maximum size limit is 11MB.  Do not include special characters (e.g., /,&, %, etc.). 

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