Full-Time Faculty Positions - The University of Scranton
The University of Scranton
Application
Details
Posted: 13-Dec-24
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Academic / Research
Professor
Sector:
Hospital, Public and Private
Internal Number: 7754
DEPARTMENT OF NURSING
FULL-TIME FACULTY POSITIONS
The University of Scranton has exciting opportunities to join our team of accomplished, passionate educators and clinicians in the Department of Nursing. The Department of Nursing prepares nurses who are committed to excellence in practice. The Department’s graduates are recognized for being ready to deliver high-quality, evidence-based, holistic, person-centered care at all levels and across many settings. The department seeks applicants for the following 9-month, full-time positions beginning August 2025 in the following areas:
Assistant Professor – Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing (Tenure Track)
Faculty Specialist – Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing (Non-Tenure Track)
An earned doctoral degree in nursing (PhD or EdD), or current enrollment in a PhD or EdD program is required for the assistant professor position. A master’s or doctoral degree in Nursing is required for the faculty specialist position.
The University is of Scranton is a Catholic and Jesuit University, animated by the spiritual vision and the tradition of excellence characteristic of the Society of Jesus and those who share in its way of proceeding.?All candidates must indicate how they would help communicate and support the Catholic and Jesuit identity and mission of the University. The University’s mission statement and a description of the history and concepts of the Ignatian teaching philosophy may be found at https://www.scranton.edu/about/jesuit-tradition/index.shtml.
The University of Scranton embraces diversity and inclusion through its mission, Jesuit identity, strategic plans, community outreach programs, and numerous diversity programs. The University of Scranton is an Equal Opportunity employer and actively solicits applications from diverse candidates. Please see our website at https://www.scranton.edu/equity-diversity/ for our full non-discrimination statement.?
A commitment to diversity and inclusion is infused across all facets of the University, where the environment is welcoming, respectful of freedom of expression and dedicated to social justice, cultural competence, and the value of diversity. All applicants are required to provide a statement indicating their commitment to diversity and inclusion and how this commitment informs their pedagogy.
The Department of Nursing, which resides in the Leahy College of Health Sciences at The University of Scranton, offers a bachelor’s degree program; a master’s degree program with two tracks; a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program, with three tracks; and two post-graduate certificate programs. Nursing programs at The University of Scranton are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA). The Department is also home to the Iota Omega Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing.
The University of Scranton is a Catholic and Jesuit university animated by the spiritual vision and the tradition of excellence characteristic of the Society of Jesus and those who share its way of proceeding. The University is a community dedicated to the freedom of inquiry and personal development fundamental to the growth in wisdom and integrity of all who share its life.
