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Academic Director, Adult Gerontology - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty

Vanderbilt University
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 27 Apr 2026

About the role

Description

  • Full-time, non-tenure-track position
  • Salary and rank commensurate with experience

Responsible for the academic coordination of the AG-ACNP Specialty, administrative, academic, practice, and scholarship responsibilities are expected. Coordination with departments within VUSN, across the university and medical center, and the community is expected. Partnering with experienced specialty faculty, this position requires teaching, academic advising, and administrative program leadership skills in a collaborative and dynamic environment.

Full time faculty must be willing to relocate to the area for regular, on-campus engagement in VUSN activities.

Qualifications

  • Doctorate in nursing or related field
  • Five years of substantive advanced practice clinical nursing experience with evidence of scholarship
  • AGACNP or ACNP National certification 
  • Formal graduate teaching and academic administrative experience including knowledge of online delivery methods, distance and/or hybrid education;
  • Demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusion, and working with diverse individuals, groups, and communities;
  • An unencumbered license as a registered nurse in Tennessee or eligibility to obtain licensure in Tennessee

Application Instructions

Applicants for the faculty position should initially submit a cover letter and resume or curriculum vitae. The cover letter should summarize interest in the academic position and unique knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values of the applicant relative to the position and aligned with VUSN mission, values and vision.

For questions related to the position, please contact Stacy Black, Director, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Faculty Affairs, at (615) 936-2796 or stacy.black@Vanderbilt.edu.

 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Vanderbilt University shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.

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