The College of Nursing Community and Population Health Department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee, is seeking a full-time non-tenure track Instructor/Assistant Professor. The UT Health Science Center embraces four missions: education, research, clinical care, and institutional service, and responsibilities will include these missions. 

EDUCATION: Master’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited program.  

EXPERIENCE: Teaching experience in a BSN program preferred. Recent acute care and critical care hospital clinical experience is preferred. Teaching experience in health assessment, medical-surgical and critical care is preferred. Evidence of scholarship and professional service activities is preferred. 

LICENSES: RN license.  

 

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https://www.uthsc.edu/hr/benefits/documents/benefits-preview-packet.pdf

 

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER 

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is the flagship statewide, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering integrated, collaborative, and inclusive education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UTHSC contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.

Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Science Center is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT’s doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges -- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UTHSC spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UTHSC is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs. 

Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization. 

Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.

Teaching responsibilities include both didactic coursework and clinical supervision of students. Teaching experience in a professional nursing program is desired.  Responsibilities for this role include undergraduate in-person and online didactic and clinical teaching. Research/scholarship activities, as well as service responsibilities, will be determined in collaboration with the Department Chair.