About the OpportunityThe School of Nursing at Northeastern University invites applications for multiple full-time, non-tenure-track, open-rank clinical faculty positions (Assistant Clinical Professor, Associate Clinical Professor, or Clinical Professor) based at our Charlotte, North Carolina campus. Faculty will teach in the undergraduate prelicensure nursing program across didactic, laboratory, simulation, and clinical settings. Anticipated start dates are July 2027, August 2027 and January 2028.
We seek candidates with expertise in one or more of the following content areas, listed in order of priority:
- Lab Coordinator (teach lab courses and oversee lab sections)
- Mental Health / Public Health
- Simulation (CHSE certification or INACSL training)
- Medical-Surgical Nursing Clinical faculty are supported through mentoring and Northeastern's faculty development resources, including the ADVANCE Office of Faculty Development and the Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning Through Research (CATLR).
ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities will include teaching undergraduate prelicensure nursing courses; developing and evaluating curriculum aligned with the AACN Essentials and the NCLEX-RN test plan; advising and mentoring students; and participating in school, college, and university service. Qualified candidates must be prepared to work with global student populations.
Depending on content area, faculty will:
- Teach nursing skills laboratory courses and coordinate lab sections, including scheduling, orientation of lab faculty, and consistency of skills instruction and evaluation across sections.
- Teach psychiatric-mental health and/or public and community health nursing in classroom, simulation, and clinical settings.
- Design, facilitate, and debrief simulation-based learning consistent with the INACSL Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice.
- Teach medical-surgical nursing in classroom, laboratory, simulation, and clinical settings.
Qualifications- Doctoral degree (PhD, DNP, EdD, or related doctorate) in nursing or a related field by appointment start date. Candidates without a terminal degree will be considered on a case-by-case basis; the expectation is that the terminal degree will be completed within two years of hire.
- Master's degree in nursing (MSN) by appointment start date. • An active, unencumbered Registered Nurse license in North Carolina, or a multistate (Nurse Licensure Compact) RN license, by appointment start date.
- Clinical expertise in one or more of the content areas listed above.
- For simulation positions: simulation expertise with CHSE certification or completion of INACSL training by appointment start date.
- Preference for expertise in prelicensure nursing education and for specialty certification (e.g., CNE, PMH-BC or PHNA-BC, CMSRN or CCRN), but not a requirement.
- Appointment at the rank of Associate Clinical Professor or higher requires at least 5 years of academic or equivalent experience.
Additional Information:Interested candidates should apply here with a curriculum vitae, a cover letter identifying the content area(s) of interest, a teaching statement addressing the prompt below, a copy of their RN license, and names and contact information for at least three professional references from whom letters of reference can be solicited as needed. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, as they arrive.
Successful faculty at Northeastern will be dynamic and innovative scholars with a record of research and teaching excellence and a commitment to fostering belonging in the university community. Thus, strong candidates for this faculty position will have the expertise, knowledge, and skills to build their research, pedagogy, and curriculum in ways that reflect and enhance this commitment. Please indicate how your expertise, knowledge, and skills have prepared you to contribute to this work with a written statement addressing the following prompt:
Teaching statement (1 page):Please summarize your past instructional and mentorship experiences, your pedagogical philosophy, your plans/goals for teaching in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences (including existing and proposed courses), and your strategies for teaching and mentoring global student populations.
Position TypeAcademic
Additional InformationNortheastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.
Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.
Pay Range:52-week Salary Ranges: Assistant Clinical Professor: $96,000.00 - $119,000.00 | Associate Clinical Professor: $116,000.00 - $130,000.00 | Clinical Professor: $126,000.00 - $143,000.00
With the pay range(s) shown above, the starting salary will depend on several factors, which may include your education, experience, location, knowledge and expertise, and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.
