Instructor/Assistant Professor - Swain Department of Nursing

Instructor or Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Nursing

The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, invites applicants for two Instructor or tenure-track Assistant Professor faculty positions in the Swain Department of Nursing (SDN), beginning January 2021. Located in beautiful and historic Charleston, S.C., The Citadel is a fully accredited, public, comprehensive, co-educational college with a student body of 2300 undergraduate and 1000 evening and graduate students. For the past ten years, U.S. News and World Report has ranked The Citadel as the top public college in the South among masters granting institutions.

One of seven departments in the Swain Family School of Science and Mathematics, the SDN offers the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The BSN is offered both as a day program to the South Carolina Corps of Cadets and as an evening degree-completion program. Established in 2017, the program has grown rapidly and presently enrolls 80 students.

The primary role of the nursing faculty is the education of students in the classroom and in the clinical setting. Faculty members are also responsible for scholarly activity and service. Teaching responsibilities include courses in fundamentals of nursing, health assessment, and medical-surgical or community mental health nursing. The Citadel supports faculty scholarship and professional development. Internal funding is available for research, development, and travel. Salary and fringe benefits are competitive. The contract is a full-time, 9-month position.

Required Qualifications, Instructor

An earned Master’s degree in Nursing; an unencumbered active license to practice as a registered nurse in the state of South Carolina or eligibility to obtain RN licensure in South Carolina; two years of experience in the primary area of responsibility.

Required Qualifications, Tenure-track Faculty

An earned doctoral degree in nursing or closely-related field; an unencumbered active license to practice as a registered nurse in the state of South Carolina or eligibility to obtain RN licensure in South Carolina; two years of experience in the primary area of responsibility.

Preferred Qualifications

Certification as a nurse educator (CNE); current clinical practice related to medical-surgical or community mental health nursing; two years of teaching experience in an academic environment; five years of nursing experience in clinical practice or academia as a registered nurse; experience as a military nurse; experience with CCNE accreditation; experience with nursing simulation; experience or interest in delivering online curricula.

Additional Comments

Applicants should submit a cover letter addressing how they meet the required and preferred qualifications; an updated curriculum vitae; a narrative that describes their teaching philosophy and plans for scholarly activity; and a list of at least four professional references, two of which can speak to the candidate’s teaching ability and experience.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until we fill the position. Applications from women and minorities are especially encouraged. The Citadel is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer actively committed to ensuring diversity in all campus employment.

Advertised: Nov 18 2020 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: Jan 11 2021 Eastern Standard Time