Assistant/Associate Professor - Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (College of Nursing)

The College of Nursing Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences in Memphis, Tennessee, is seeking a full-time non-tenure track Assistant/Associate Professor. This faculty position will be responsible for the coordination and teaching within the BSN and DNP Program for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Concentration with potential opportunities to contribute to PhD-level education based on qualifications, expertise, and program needs. UT Health Sciences embraces four missions: education, research, clinical care, and institutional service.

Responsibilities

Teaching responsibilities may include teaching both didactic coursework and experiential supervision of students in both the undergraduate and graduate programs. Research/scholarship activities, clinical practice, as well as service responsibilities will be determined in collaboration with the Department Chair.

Qualifications

EDUCATION: Doctoral Degree from an accredited university required.

EXPERIENCE: Two or more years of substantive clinical practice expertise as an Advanced Practice Nurse in psychiatric-mental health nursing is required.

LICENSES: Certification/recertification as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner required. Unencumbered licensure as a Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in Tennessee or eligibility to obtain licensure in Tennessee required.

DEPARTMENTAL PREFERENCES: Prior clinical and didactic teaching experience is preferred. Previous leadership experience and active engagement in appropriate professional organizations is highly desired.

Applicants should attach curriculum vitae and photocopies of transcripts to application. 

If you need additional information about this position, please contact: 

Dr. Lisa Beasley, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, AFN-C, DF-IAFN, DM-AFN 

Associate Professor and Chair

Email: [email protected] or call 901-448-3928

For benefits information, please visit

https://www.uthsc.edu/hr/benefits/documents/benefits-preview-packet.pdf

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCES 

The University of Tennessee Health Sciences is a statewide flagship, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Sciences is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering collaborative education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UT Health Sciences contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.

Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Sciences is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT’s doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges -- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UT Health Sciences spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UT Health Sciences is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs. 

Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization. 

Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.