Assistant/Associate Professor of Nursing / Tenure Track

Assistant/Associate Professor of Nursing / Tenure Track

Campus Title: Assistant/Associate Professor of Nursing
State Job Title: Assistant/Associate Professor
Department: Nursing
Job Code: HA3200
FLSA Status: Exempt
Funding: 7115-0100
Bargaining Unit: MSCA
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent, Tenure Track
Timeframe: Academic Year
Shift: Regular Academic Class Schedule
Regular Days Off: Saturday and Sunday
Supervision Received: Reports directly to the chair of the Nursing Department
Supervision Exercised: None
Salary: $80,000 to $115,000 Annually (salary commensurate with education and experience)

General Statement of Duties:
The Department of Nursing seeks applicants for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor beginning fall 2025.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties include but not limited to:

• Developing and teaching courses in the area of adult health nursing.
• Teaching clinical skills to nursing students in their community/hospital sites.
• Possess experience in caring for adults across the lifespan with a special emphasis on geriatric clients.
• Have expertise in physical assessment and pharmacology.
• Familiarity with using simulation equipment.
• Advising students, service to the university and the department, and professional development.
• Westfield State University is proud to be a teaching university; faculty are encouraged to develop innovative pedagogy for the classroom.
• The teaching load is 24 credits each year, typically 12 credits each semester.
• Candidates are expected to provide excellence in teaching across different modalities including face-to-face, online, and hybrid classes.
• In addition to the development and teaching of undergraduate courses, faculty are expected to engage in scholarly activity, which can take many different forms.
• Faculty provide academic advising and other support to students. Opportunities to advise student research are available and encouraged.
• Faculty are also expected to offer service to the department, university, and community.

Job Requirements:
Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree In Nursing
• A minimum of three years of recent full-lime experience in adult health nursing and current licensure (or eligibility) in Massachusetts
• Strong clinical skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• A doctorate in nursing or matriculation in a doctoral program
• Teaching experience at the baccalaureate level

Additional Information:
Salary:

Salaries for current Westfield State University employees and individuals currently working for the state of Massachusetts must be calculated individually in accordance with collective bargaining agreements as well as state policies. State job specifications may be found on the Department of Higher Education's webpage.

Employee Benefits:

Benefits are an important component of an employee's total compensation package.

• Health Insurance: Westfield State offers a variety of HMO, POS, and PPO-type health insurance plans for eligible employees. Coverage is effective on the 1st of the month following the date of hire. Exceptions to employees hired on the 1st of the month, coverage is effective immediately.
• Retirement: the MA State Employee Retirement System provides eligible employees with a retirement pension following a 10-year vesting period. In lieu of the retirement pension, eligible employees may select the Optional Retirement Plan with a maximum 5% employer matching contribution.
• Tuition Waivers & Discounts: eligible employees, including spouses and dependent children, receive reduced tuition at MA state colleges, community colleges, and universities.
• Paid Time Off: employees receive 12 paid holidays and generous vacation, personal, and sick leave benefits.
• Additional information regarding employee benefits is available on the University's Benefits & Wellness webpage.

Disability Accommodations

Westfield State University is committed to the full inclusion of individuals with disabilities and will ensure the availability of reasonable accommodations. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Human Resources at (413) 572-8809 or visit us in the Horace Mann Building, 1st floor.

Background Check

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion and review of a background check. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify an applicant from consideration.


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