Notice Date
October 9, 2008
Closing Date
Application review begins September 1, 2008 and will continue until position is filled.
Position Available
September 1, 2009
Rank and Salary
Assistant Professor, full-time, tenure track position; salary commensurate with qualifications and experience + benefits package.
Responsibilities
- Responsible
for teaching in the BSN and/or MSN Nursing programs; student advising;
ensuring programs meet university, professional, and accreditation
standards; and curriculum development in a School of Nursing with over
350 full-time undergraduate and graduate nursing students.
- Potential for developing a program of scholarship and/or student-faculty research.
- Level of professional leadership and visibility through professional accomplishment in one's specialty, excellent teaching, and commitment to service.
Qualifications
- Advanced nursing
degree and doctorate in nursing or related field (Ph.D., Clinical
Doctorate, DNP, DNSc, DNS, DSN, Dr.P.H, or Ed.D).
- Must be eligible for Washington State RN licensure.
- Evidence of scholarship and teaching potential.
- Advanced practice experience highly desirable.
- Student-centered,
professionally oriented, committed to scholarship, independently write
and edit at a graduate level, and effective in both new and established
clinical settings with students and agency personnel.
- Both new doctorates and experienced doctorates with specialization in gerontology are encouraged to apply.
Application Procedure
Send letter of application that speaks to the position requirements and expectations given above, curriculum vita, two current professional references, and all transcripts for terminal degree to:
School of Nursing Faculty Searches
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA, 98447-0029
For more information contact: Dr. Terry W. Miller, Dean and Professor at millertw@plu.edu or 253-535-7674.
Pacific Lutheran University
(PLU) is a comprehensive institution with an enrollment of 3,600, including
international students. Located
in a uniquely scenic region on the Pacific Rim, the
university’s campus is 40 miles south of Seattle
in suburban Tacoma, Washington. As a “New
American College,”
PLU emphasizes integration between its liberal arts departments and its
professional degrees in the arts, business, education, movement studies
and nursing. Its primary mission is to
educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and
care. PLU has a progressive relationship
with the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA) and so
fully supports academic freedom. The
University is committed to diversity, endorses the goals of equal opportunity
and affirmative action, and actively seeks applications from women and persons
of color.
