Department of Nursing - Assistant Professor

 

California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) is located in San Bernardino in the Inland Empire, 60 miles east of Los Angeles and operates a satellite campus in Palm Desert located in Coachella Valley. CSUSB serves approximately 20,000 students, of which 81% are first-generation college students and graduates about 5,000 students annually. As a designated Hispanic Serving Institution, CSUSB reflects the dynamic diversity of the region and has one of the most diverse student populations of any university in the Inland Empire, and the second highest Hispanic enrollment of all public universities in California. CSUSB employs 467 full-time faculty and offers 48 undergraduate, 35 graduate, and one doctoral degree programs and 14 academic programs with national accreditation.

At CSUSB, diversity, equity and inclusion are values central to our mission. We recognize that diversity and inclusion in all its forms are necessary for our institutional success. By fully leveraging our diverse experiences, backgrounds and insights, we inspire innovation, challenge the status quo and create better outcomes for our students and community. As part of CSUSB’s commitment to hire, develop and retain a diverse faculty, we offer a variety of networking, mentoring and development programs for our junior faculty. We are committed to building and sustaining a CSUSB community that is supportive and inclusive of all individuals. Qualified applicants with experience in ethnically diverse settings and/or who demonstrate a commitment to serving diverse student populations are strongly encouraged to apply. CSUSB has received the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, which recognizes CSUSB’s ongoing commitment to service-learning, a high-impact practice that combines classroom instruction with meaningful volunteer service and correlates strongly to student success.

JOB SUMMARY

The Department of Nursing (DON) at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) invites applications from those seeking a Tenure-Track faculty position at the Assistant Professor rank for the start of the academic year, 2025-2026. The initial appointment to this tenure-line position will be untenured.

The DON is seeking visionary candidates who will contribute to our campus community through teaching, research, professional activities & service and help achieve the mission and goals of the Department, College, and University in a multicultural community. The successful candidates will also have job skills, experience, and/or willingness to engage in diversity-type activities that could enhance campus diversity efforts and promote commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

TYPICAL ACTIVITIES

The successful candidate will be expected to fulfill the responsibilities of a full-time academic role in undergraduate and/or graduate nursing courses including teaching theory in various modes (e.g., in-person and online instruction, hybrid course delivery), teaching clinical nursing courses informed by evidence-based practice, and leading a group of faculty on both campuses. Responsibilities include participation in department and university committees, scholarship, advising and other contributions to student success, program evaluation and accreditation reporting, and community and professional service.

Qualified candidates must demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring a diverse student population and to working effectively with faculty, staff and students across a wide range of disciplines.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Have an earned PhD in Nursing, a DNS, or a DNP from a regionally accredited university and, if a DNP, from a program accredited by a nursing education accrediting organization, by the first day of appointment in Fall 2025.
• Hold an active and unrestricted California RN license or be eligible for that license and have been approved or be eligible for faculty approval by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) at the time of appointment in one or more of the five following nursing specialties: Psych/Mental Health, Medical- Surgical, Geriatrics, Obstetrical Nursing, or Pediatric Nursing.
• For candidates who are Nurse Practitioners, hold current national certification and hold an active and unrestricted California APRN licensure or be eligible for that licensure.
• Evidence of the ability to work effectively with a culturally diverse campus community and contribute to a positive work environment with colleagues, staff, students, and others.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Evidence of successful teaching and evaluation of students from diverse populations, socioeconomic, cultural, and academic backgrounds.
• Documented evidence of a scholarship/research focus area.
• Record of professional/academic ser