Instructor/Assistant Professor - College of Nursing

Primary teaching responsibilities include RN to BSN concentration. Teaching responsibilities include both didactic coursework and clinical supervision of students. Responsibilities include undergraduate in-person and online didactic and clinical teaching. Additional teaching responsibilities include teaching across programs and/or concentrations. Research/scholarship activities, as well as service responsibilities, will be determined in collaboration with the Department Chair.

EDUCATION: Master’s Degree in a nursing specialty from an accredited university required. (Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree preferred.)

LICENSES: Unencumbered licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).

DEPARTMENTAL PREFERENCES: 

Teaching experience in an RN to BSN or BSN program preferred. Experience in curriculum development, in-person, and online teaching preferred. Simulation experience preferred. Evidence of scholarship and professional service activities is preferred. 

Applicants should attach a curriculum vitae to the application.  

If you need additional information about this position, please contact:   
Alisa Haushalter, DNP, RN, PHNA-BC, Associate Professor 

Email: [email protected] or call 901-481-2899

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCES

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Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Sciences is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT’s doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges -- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UT Health Sciences spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UT Health Sciences is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs. 

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