Job Information
UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY Faculty - Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor - Nursing in OREM, Utah
Faculty - Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor - Nursing
Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Job Type: FT Faculty
Job Number: FY2605547
Closing: 3/13/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
Location: 800 W University Parkway, Orem
Division: VP Academic Affairs
Position Announcement
This is an opportunity to join a collaborative, student-centered Nursing Department that supports teaching excellence, innovation, and professional growth. As a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Nursing, you will play a meaningful role in preparing the next generation of nurses through engaging undergraduate instruction, mentorship, and scholarship. Faculty in this role enjoy the ability to teach in face-to-face and online modalities, as well as contribute to curriculum development and accreditation efforts that directly shape program quality.
This position is well-suited for a nurse educator who values teaching, student engagement, and long-term growth in a full-time, tenure-track role. Faculty are supported through collegial collaboration, meaningful service opportunities, and a shared commitment to academic quality, ethical practice, and student success.
Summary of Responsibilities
• Instructs, manages, and supervises individuals and groups in classrooms, online, and laboratories through demonstration, discussion, visual aids, individualized instruction, lectures, and other appropriate educational delivery methods.
• Plans, prepares, and follows an approved course of study that includes measurable objectives for each course taught. Prepares instructional materials. Evaluates student performance using appropriate testing and grading procedures.
• Engages in scholarly activities, including applied research, and produces scholarly/creative work consistent with disciplinary specialization and the academic goals of the department.
• Serves the department, college, and university by attending departmental meetings, working on committees, and accepting other service appointments.
Qualifications / Licenses / Certifications
• Graduation from an institution accredited by a national nursing accreditation body with a master's degree in nursing is required.
• A minimum of six months of post-secondary teaching experience is required.
Preferred Qualifications
• Graduation from an institution accredited by a national nursing accreditation body with a Doctoral degree or enrollment in a Doctoral program in Nursing or a related field.
• At least three years of related teaching, training, and/or industry experience.
• Evidence of scholarly research.
Licenses or Certifications
• Licensed as a registered nurse in Utah.
Required Application Documents:
• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letter
• Teaching Philosophy
• License/CertificationOptional Application Documents:
• Student Rating of Instruction
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
Knowledge
• Teaching experience or expertise in at least three of the following areas is desirable: Assessment, Pharmacology, Fundamentals, Medical/Surgical, Health Promotion/Teaching, Mother/Baby, Pediatrics, Community Health, Quality/Safety, Navigating Health Systems, Nursing Research, Nursing Theory, Leadership, Global Nursing.
• Knowledge of subject matter, trends, and course content pertinent to nursing.
• Knowledge of online teaching environments, such as Canvas or other course management systems.
Skills
• Interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Curriculum development skills.
• Soft skills in maintaining professional relationships with students, colleagues, and the community.
• Proficient in executing scholarly activities and contributing to service endeavors, with a teaching focus that omplements the Department of Nursing.
• Specific interest in teaching introductory courses, potentially involving collaboration with Concurrent
• Enrollment instructors.
• Teaching pedagogy in a variety of delivery formats.
Abilities
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Ability to work effectively with faculty, staff, students, agency administrators, and community practitioners from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Ability to demonstrate sound judgment and initiative in solving problems.
• Ability to work independently, ethically, and professionally.
• Ability to plan measurable objectives, prepare instructional materials, and follow an approved curriculum.
• Ability to assess student work and maintain and submit accurate and current plans, reports, and records involving student accountability, attendance, and performance.
• Ability to use a classroom learning management system, such as Canvas.
• Ability to assist academic advisors, the department chairperson, and/or the program coordinators, faculty, department staff, and industry partners in maintaining effective programs.
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