Assistant Professor-Nursing (Tenure Track)

Rutgers University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Rutgers University-Camden is a vibrant public research university in the metro Philadelphia region and a Minority-Serving Institution, a designation given by the Department of Education to institutions in which fifty percent or more of undergraduates are minority students. 
 

Rutgers University-Camden is a diverse, research-intensive campus of approximately 7,400 undergraduate and graduate students and 1,100 faculty and staff members located in Camden, N.J., directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. The campus thrives with a supportive culture that helps students achieve their goals and fosters collaboration among employees. The university is recognized as a national model for civically engaged urban universities and was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for its Community Engagement classification. Washington Monthly magazine consistently ranks Rutgers University-Camden among its "Best Bang for the Buck" universities and best national research universities. Recently, Rutgers-Camden earned Carnegie classification as an R2 research university. 

Rutgers School of Nursing-Camden is an important leader in nursing education, research, and engaged civic learning in community service within southern New Jersey, the Delaware Valley, and beyond. We became the fourth designated school at Rutgers University-Camden in 2011, but our tradition of excellence in nursing education extends to 1972 when the Rutgers University-Camden Department of Nursing was first established. For the past 4 decades, Rutgers-School of Nursing Camden has prepared world-class nurses- educating health care providers, scholars, and leaders from diverse backgrounds who advance change and promote well-being across the homes, hospitals, and communities they serve, while contributing to a Nursing workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities both locally and globally. 

The Rutgers School of Nursing-Camden Center for Excellence in Inter-professional Practice, Education, and Innovation (CEIPEI) provides opportunities for active learning, promotes interprofessional collaboration, and stimulates innovation in nursing education and practice. The CEIPEI is accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH)..

The Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Education Program (WOCNEP), a certificate within the School of Nursing's graduate program, is currently the only accredited graduate level WOC program in the United States. Offered in both online and on-campus formats, the WOCNEP recruits students from across the nation. Our MSN in School Health is the first School Nurse Certificate Program based upon the National Association of School Nurses' (NASN) Framework for the 21st Century School Nursing Practice™ . 

The Rutgers, School of Nursing-Camden (SNC) invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor faculty position. The SNC has an RN-BS, a traditional, and a second-degree baccalaureate nursing program as well as a Masters in School Nursing and a DNP nurse practitioner program with multiple tracks (AGNP and FNP), and an interdisciplinary PhD program in prevention science. 

The responsibilities incumbent in the positions will include teaching undergraduate & graduate courses in the field of Nursing, active scholarship in the field of Nursing, and service to the School and the Community. We are particularly interested in candidates from underrepresented groups. 

•    PhD in Nursing
•    Licensure or eligibility for Registered Nurse licensure in the state of New Jersey.

Salary - Commensurate With Experience 

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