Teaching Professor Of Nursing

Teaching Professor of Nursing University of California Los Angeles Requisition Number: JPF09211 Teaching Professor of Nursing 2024 Position description The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Nursing invites applications for a Teaching Professor position, also known as Lecturer with Potential Security of Employment (LPSOE) or Lecturer with Security of Employment (LSOE). This appointment confers membership in the Academic Senate. The position is open rank in consideration of appointments at the Assistant, Associate or full Teaching Professor levels. Ranks of Associate or full professor confer job security, akin to tenure. The teaching professor series emphasizes excellence and innovation in teaching and other instruction-related activities. We seek candidates who can teach effectively using evidence-based approaches, engage in service activities benefiting the teaching mission of the School of Nursing and university, and pursue research in the scholarship of teaching and learning in Nursing. Specifically, we seek candidate who demonstrates: 1) evidence of expertise in pedagogy, curriculum design, Instructional Design and Implementation, teaching evaluation; 2) ability to teach across academic programs; 3) ability to teach both a small group and a large class; 4) evidence of participation in community-based learning activities related to health; 5) evidence of expertise in learning management systems (e.g., CANVAS) and online teaching modalities; and 6) the ability to teach nursing courses across academic programs. The successful candidate will be expected to seek external funding for research and or scholarly activities that enhance instruction, thereby helping to produce the nurse leaders needed both statewide and nationally to work in the rapidly evolving healthcare fields. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to publish the results of their scholarly work in nursing education in peer-reviewed sources. UCLA School of Nursing is committed to the highest standards of scholarship and professional activities, and to the development of a campus climate that supports diversity, equity, and inclusion. Search Plan Success of students from diverse backgrounds and with diverse levels of preparation. Responsibilities will include promoting inclusive pedagogy across the school and contributing to curriculum design. Candidates must have a terminal degree (e.g., DNP, or PhD in Nursing or related field). Candidates are expected to have clinical experience and expertise at the advanced practice level (NP or CNS) in the specialty area of psychiatric mental health, acute care gerontology, family practice (FNP), maternity, women's health, pediatrics, medical surgical nursing, or oncology of nursing. The successful candidate will be expected to work with faculty in the School and with UCLA's teaching and learning centers to implement instructional and assessment approaches that promote success of students from diverse backgrounds and with diverse levels of preparation. Responsibilities will include promoting effective pedagogy across the School and contributing to curriculum design. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and based on University of California pay scales. The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See Table 2-L. The salary range for this position is $91,300--$135,300 salaries are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions. See campus compensation page for additional information. We strongly encourage applications from individuals from underrepresented groups, and other individuals who are underrepresented in the field, across color, creed, race, ethnic and national origin, physical ability, gender and sexual identity, or any other legally protected basis. UCLA offers a diverse campus community and is a leader in advancing strategies to diversify its faculty. This includes recent initiatives such as Rising to the Challenge, Hispanic-Serving Institution initiative, and Native American/Pacific Islander Bruins Rising. UCLA has programs to assist in partner employment, childcare, schooling, and other family concerns. For additional information, visit the UCLA Academic Personnel Office website [ https://apo.ucla.edu/faculty-career-development/work-life-balance ] or the UC Office of the President's website: [ https://www.ucop.edu/faculty-diversity/resources/faculty-diversity-policies/index.html ] and [ https://www.ucop.edu/faculty-diversity/resources/family-friendly-practices-and-policies/index.html ]. The School is committed to addressing the family needs of employees, including dual career couples and single parents. We also welcome applications from candidates who have followed non-traditional career paths. To Apply: Candidates should submit a cover letter, a curriculum vitae (including a list of publications), statements focused on each of the following three topics: teaching, research, and contributions to diversity. Each of the three statements can be up two pages in length and should summarize the candidate's prior accomplishments and future plans. In addition, candidates may submit up to three unpublished items documenting their accomplishments in inclusive teaching (e.g., instructional materials developed by the candidate, summaries of student evaluations, links to on-line instructional videos, etc.). Candidates should also provide contact information for three referees who can speak to the candidate's qualifications for the position. All materials should be submitted to [ https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09211 ]. Review of applications will begin March 1, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled. To ensure consideration, applications must be submitted by December 1, 2024. The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, bullying and other demeaning behavior, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. With this commitment as well as a commitment to addressing all forms of academic misconduct, UCLA conducts targeted employment reference checks for finalists whom departments or other hiring units would like to extend formal offers of appointment into Academic Senate faculty positions. The targeted employment reference checks involve contacting the finalists' current and prior places of employment to ask whether there have been substantiated findings of misconduct that would violate the University's Faculty Code of Conduct. To implement this process, UCLA requires all applicants for Academic Senate faculty positions to complete, sign, and upload the form entitled "Authorization to Release Information" into Recruit as part of their application. If the applicant does not include the signed authorization to release information with the application materials, the application will be considered incomplete. As with any incomplete application, the application will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, only finalists (i.e., those to whom the department or other hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer) considered for Academic Senate faculty positions will be subject to targeted employment reference checks. To apply, please visit: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09211 The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy, https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/DiscHarassAffirmAction jeid-a024e0ef863e4e42a25c7387ea2ac801