Assistant/Associate Professor - Practice Teaching Track and Director of the Dual Degree DNP/MHA or DNP/MBA Program

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Position Summary:

The College of Nursing (CON) is seeking an Assistant/Associate Professor – Practice Teaching Track and Director of The Dual Degree DNP/ MHA or DNP/MBA Program.  We are seeking candidates to join our community of scholars who are passionate about nursing and want to thrive in a creative and caring work environment. FAU’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing is known internationally for its dedication to Caring: expanding the science, practicing the art, studying the meaning, and living it day-to-day. We offer four-degree programs (BSN, MSN, DNP and PhD) with curricula that are unique and caring-based with opportunities for interprofessional education with medical, social work and pharmacy students.

Candidates for the non-tenure earning practice-teaching track position should be certified as a nurse practitioner or nurse administrator with either a DNP or PhD in Nursing or closely related field, and may hold a Master's degree in Nursing with a focused area of practice; not required if holds a DNP degree with a focused area of practice. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated leadership experiences within health systems.

Dual Degree DNP MHA/MBA Program Director expectations and responsibilities of this assignment include:

• In collaboration with the Assistant Dean, Graduate Practice, Assistant Dean of Executive and Continuing Education and Academic-Practice Partnerships, and Associate Dean Academic programs, have day-to-day oversight of the DNP program

Duties:

• Chair committee meetings.
• Participate in hiring faculty. Participate in scheduling designated courses.
• Collaborate with an academic advisor to manage and track student recruitment, enrollment, retention, and completion. Manage admission processes of students.
• Manage the organization and maintenance of records. Manage student placements in nursing practice courses.
• Provide student advisement.
• Give oversight and collaborate with faculty and the Center for Online Learning and Continuing Education (COCE) to ensure online course development and maintenance.
• Implement routine day-to-day activities.
• Participate in program evaluation and accreditation.
• Provide input to the Assistant or Associate Deans on essential matters.

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Candidates who can contribute to research that aligns with the College of Nursing’s and FAU’s research pillars within the I-HEALTH and I-BRAIN research institutes are encouraged to apply.

To enhance interdisciplinary and collaborative research, FAU established university-wide research institutes. These research pillars are: I-HEALTH, I-BRAIN, I-SENSE & FAU Harbor Branch. These areas are dedicated to improving and addressing diseases of the brain, enhancing human health and quality of life, protecting the oceans and environment locally and globally, and using sensors to study and monitor the world around us.

The FAU Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-HEALTH, https://www.fau.edu/i-health/). I-HEALTH supports cancer, infectious diseases, and human health and dementia research, education, and community engagement programs across multiple FAU campuses and colleges. Faculty members of I-HEALTH qualify for pilot grants, research technology support, and subsidized use of the I-HEALTH Bioanalytical Core Facility. I-HEALTH faculty pursue research including therapeutic intervention strategies, development of novel diagnostics, environmental contributions to human health, and clinical trials.

The FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute (I-BRAIN, https://www.fau.edu/ibrain). I-BRAIN supports neuroscience research, education and community engagement programs across multiple FAU campuses and colleges. Faculty members of I-BRAIN qualify for pilot grants, graduate student fellowships, research technology support, and subsidized use of I-BRAIN Core facilities including the FAU Cell Imaging Core and Neurobehavior Core. I-BRAIN faculty pursue research across the full spectrum of neuroscience, ranging from genetic and molecular neuroscience, cellular and circuit analysis of brain function, behavioral studies in models and ma