Director of Online Programs

Join an innovative, high performing team of faculty and staff who are building the future of nursing. The College of Nursing is focused on excellence through innovation, applying the best available evidence throughout the curriculum and in our teaching approach, and engaging the community for greater impact. The College of Nursing is a National League for Nursing Center of Excellence and is home to the Indiana Center for Evidence Based Nursing Practice, a Joanna Briggs Institute Affiliate Center.

The College offers undergraduate degrees including a traditional BSN, second degree accelerated BSN, and an online RN-BSN. We offer several MSN options including two advanced practice roles (family nurse practitioner and adult-gerontology clinical nurse specialist) and two online options (nurse educator and nurse executive). The post-master’s DNP program has a focus in translation science.

The College of Nursing seeks applicants for the position of Director of Online Programs for a fiscal year (12-month) appointment starting January 1, 2022. The successful candidate will be appointed with a faculty rank commensurate with background and experience.

The Director of Online Program is a member of the College of Nursing leadership team and helps lead the college in its strategic initiatives to meet its mission and vision. The responsibilities include leading and managing the online RN-BSN program and providing operational management of the online MSN Nurse Executive and Nurse Educator concentrations, supervising undergraduate fulltime and part-time faculty, mentoring faculty in excellent online instruction and guiding changes in curricula to meet national standards, limited teaching in the online environment, collaborating with an external marketing and retention partner to encourage admission, enrollment and retention, managing day-to-day student issues, collecting, reporting and using program data for continuous improvement, accreditation and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate demonstrates excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills and knowledge of curricular assessment and development.

The position requires an earned research doctorate in nursing or a related field (master’s degree in nursing required if doctoral degree is in another field) or a clinical doctorate in nursing.

Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is a premier metropolitan university dedicated to empowering transformational change in our students and in our community. PNW serves approximately 8,700 students across two campuses, offering more than 70 areas of study at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. Located in Northwest Indiana, near Chicago, PNW values academic excellence, supports growth, and celebrates diversity. In the fall of 2020, a new state of the art, 68,000 square foot Bioscience Innovations Building opened and is the home of the College of Nursing on the Hammond campus.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter of application, curriculum vita including references, and a statement of leadership philosophy using the online application https://career8.successfactors.com/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=16574&company=purdueuniv