Mission or Goal of Unit:

The mission of the School of Nursing is to shape the future of nursing through the power of education, discovery, and collaboration.

Chief Purpose of this position:

VCU School of Nursing invites candidates with experience in healthcare systems and leadership to apply to this open rank 12-month term Nursing Faculty position. This position will contribute to curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation; teach in graduate or undergraduate areas; make ongoing scholarly contributions to nursing science, including the incorporation of evidence-based practice into teaching and clinical activities and the publication of manuscripts; and maintain a commitment to serving the school of nursing, university, profession, and community.
Appointment to academic rank and salary are dependent on demonstrated scholarly achievement and teaching experience.

Position Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates commitment to contributing to VCU’s Quest 2028 (https://quest.vcu.edu/)
• Engages faculty, students, and staff to foster a diverse community at VCU
• Demonstrates an integrated academic life, contributing to the teaching, scholarship and service missions in an urban research-intensive university with an academic health sciences center.
• Participates in all aspects of curriculum including teaching in classroom or clinical settings, and evaluation.
• Maintains a commitment to serving the school of nursing, university, profession and community
• Maintains ongoing scholarly contributions consistent with academic appointment and rank.
• Maintains ongoing scholarly contributions to their field such as translation of evidence into practice, presentations or publications.

Required Qualifications:

• Licensed or eligible for licensure as a registered nurse in Virginia
• Graduate degree in nursing
• Experience working in or with healthcare systems, and leadership within healthcare systems
• Documented effectiveness in collaboration and communication.
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctoral Degree (PhD or DNP) in nursing or related field
• Experience teaching in undergraduate and/or graduate nursing programs in areas of nursing systems/nursing leadership
• Record of accomplishments in scholarship and professional service