Job Vacancy Announcement

Special Information

• This is a 9-month academic year, non-tenure track position located on the Flagstaff campus in the School of Nursing.
• The candidate must be willing to travel to distant sites.
• Position begins August 16, 2010

Application Procedure

• Send electronic letter of interest, CV with employment phone numbers and contacts, names and contact information from 3 professional references to Debera.Thomas@nau.edu and mail official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended to Dr. Debera Thomas, PO Box 15035, Flagstaff, AZ 86011.

Job Description

• Faculty member will be responsible for teaching theory and clinical courses in the undergraduate nursing program. Areas of clinical specialty include Medical/Surgical and or Psychiatric Nursing. In addition to teaching, the faculty is expected to serve on departmental committees and advise students.

Minimum Qualifications

• Masters degree in nursing
• 2 years of medical/surgical and or psychiatric mental health nursing clinical experience
• Prior experience teaching in baccalaureate nursing education
• Must be willing to travel to distant sites
• Eligible for RN license in Arizona

Preferred Qualifications

• Earned doctorate in Nursing or related field.
• Experience with rural health care.
• Experience teaching using distance learning.
• Advanced practice certification.
• The successful candidate will have the ability to work effectively with people of culturally diverse backgrounds

General Information

• The nursing programs at Northern Arizona University have achieved statewide recognition though a unique educational focus on rural health care, partnerships with rural community college nursing programs, and leadership using distance technologies, geared at increasing access to nursing education at both the graduate and undergraduate levels for students in rural communities. Currently, the School of Nursing has distinct options for students seeking both baccalaureate and masters degrees in nursing. Options include a traditional pre-licensure four (4) year option, an eighteen month accelerated BSN option and an RN to BSN option. Within the traditional pre-licensure option, is a distant site on the Navajo Nation in St. Michaels, Arizona. There is also a Master of Science with a nursing major that has a nurse practitioner track and a nursing educator track. Northern Arizona University is a 23,600-student institution with its main campus in Flagstaff, a four-season community of about 62,000 at the base of the majestic San Francisco Peaks. NAU s emphasis on undergraduate education is enhanced by its graduate programs and research as well as distance learning. The university is committed to a diverse and civil working and learning environment. Northern Arizona University requires satisfactory results for the following: a criminal background investigation, an employment history verification, and a degree verification is required prior to employment. You will also be required to complete a fingerprint background check. Position begins August 16, 2010

Salary

• $57,000-60,000 depending on experience and qualifications.

Application Deadline

• This position will be open until filled or closed. Review of applications will begin on 1/06/10.

FLSA

• Exempt