The University of Northern Iowa's Department of Nursing & Public Health seeks applications for a two-year term Clinical Assistant Professor position, starting in August 2025. Responsibilities include teaching didactic lectures, clinical courses, simulations, and labs as needed in medical-surgical nursing. Additional responsibilities include mentoring prelicensure nursing students; participating in faculty governance, including serving on departmental, school, and/or university committees; developing, implementing, and evaluating the purpose, philosophy/mission, and outcomes of the program; designing, implementing, evaluating, and revising the curriculum as demonstrated in the program evaluation plan; providing students with written program policies as specified; participating in academic advisement and guidance of students; providing for admission, progression, and graduation of students; providing for student evaluation, self-evaluation, and peer evaluation of teaching effectiveness; and participating in activities to ensure competency in area(s) of responsibility.
 
Education Requirements: Master's degree in nursing required.
 
Required Qualifications: Current licensure as a registered nurse in Iowa prior to teaching plus at least two years of experience in clinical nursing required. An individual is currently licensed when licensed in another state and recognized for licensure in Iowa pursuant to the nurse licensure compact contained in Iowa Code chapter 152E.
 
Preferred Qualifications: Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and experience in medical-surgical nursing or critical care preferred.
 
Application Instructions: All application materials must be submitted before 3/26/2025 to be considered for this position.
To apply for this position, please click on “Apply” and complete the Employment Application. The following materials must be attached when applying:
1) Curriculum Vita
2) Cover letter addressing qualifications
 
You will be presented with the opportunity to attach multiple documents when completing the application. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL required materials listed above have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot
make changes. If you have questions regarding this application process, please email careers-support@uni.edu or call 319-273-2422
 
UNI is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. The University encourages applications from persons of color, women, individuals living with disabilities, and protected veterans. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, political affiliation, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other basis protected by federal and/or state law.
 
The University offers an excellent benefits package including a vacation plan, employer sponsored retirement plans, health and dental insurance, and life and disability insurance. Benefits package details can be viewed at https://careers.uni.edu/benefits. Application materials received by 3/26/2025 will be given first consideration. For more information or to apply, visit https://careers.uni.edu/. Criminal and other relevant background checks required. UNI is a tobacco free campus.