Full Time 9 Month Non-Tenure Track - Nursing

Position Number: 340014
Duquesne University School of Nursing (SON) is a widely recognized pioneer in nursing education, having created Pennsylvania’s first BSN program in 1937 and the nation’s first online nursing PhD program in 1997. Today, our school is recognized by the National League for Nursing as a Center of Excellence, and our graduate program has been ranked nationally by US News & World Report. Our nursing faculty is dedicated to creating an educational environment grounded in the practice of ethical, holistic, and culturally competent and congruent care for vulnerable populations. To learn more about Duquesne University and the School of Nursing, visit: www.duq.edu/nursing.

The School of Nursing (SON) is currently seeking a 9 month nurse faculty non-tenure track, assistant professor position in a variety of nursing areas to begin August 2023. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to teach across multiple levels.

Minimum Qualifications:

• PhD or DNP
• Experience in nursing education and or practice
• Currently licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a Registered Nurse

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated commitment to the profession as evidenced in record of professional leadership or public service, or scholarship
• Clinical experience
• A terminal degree in Nursing (DNP or PhD)
• Preference will be given to the candidate with successful teaching experience at the university or college level and online instruction experience

Alternately, the successful candidate may possess any equivalent combination of experience and training, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. This includes commitment to the University’s values of diversity, equity and inclusion, and recognition of the importance of treating each individual with dignity and respect consistent with the University’s Mission. Additionally, applicants must have demonstrated experience with, and understanding of, the broad diversity of the University community (students, faculty, staff and others).

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the University Community.
Ability and willingness to contribute actively to the mission of the University and to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University. The mission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit of service, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and an ecumenical campus community.

Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Duquesne University uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically. Please submit a cover letter describing your interest in the position, a curriculum vitae, a personal philosophy of teaching, a statement on scholarship, and contact information for three confidential references.
Duquesne University is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a diverse faculty that reflects contemporary society, serves our academic mission and enriches our campus community. As a charter member of the Ohio, Western PA and West Virginia Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), we encourage applicants from members of underrepresented groups, and support dual-career couples.

Founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne University is Catholic in mission and ecumenical in spirit. Its Mission Statement commits the University to “serving God by serving students through commitment to excellence in liberal and professional education, through a profound concern for moral and spiritual values, through the maintenance of an ecumenical atmosphere open to diversity, and through service to the Church, the community, the nation and the world. Applicants for this position should describe how they might support and contribute to the mission.

Motivated by its Catholic and Spiritan identity, Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution and as an employer.