Assistant Teaching Professor, Nursing

• Master of Science in Nursing from a program with national accreditation is required.
• Active unencumbered license to practice as a registered nurse in Colorado, or ability to obtain by date of hire is required.
• Two (2) years of full-time, or equivalent, professional nursing clinical experience related to medical/surgical (adult health) nursing is required.
• Previous teaching experience in undergraduate nursing program or adult learning environments is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with clinical partners, colleagues, and students with a wide range of skill levels is preferred.
• Ability to use collaborative learning techniques and student-centered methods of instruction is preferred.
• Previous experience with curriculum development and evaluation is preferred.
• Previous experience with conducting online teaching is preferred.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each of the established essential functions and meet the physical and environment demands described satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability, physical and environmental conditions required of the employee on the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, physical and environmental demands.

Applicants with disabilities: If you have a mental or physical impairment, which limits one of your major life activities (e.g. walking, hearing, seeing, speaking, breathing, or learning) and require special accommodations for testing or interviewing, it is your responsibility to notify the office scheduling the interview or test at least 3 working days before the interview or test date.  If you need special accommodations at the work site, you must notify the appointing authority or Human Resources.

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs has implemented a misconduct history check program with respect to final candidates for specific appointments. The misconduct history check program is intended to allow UCCS to collect and review information about a candidate's conduct at their previous institutions, specifically conduct related to sexual misconduct, harassment, and/or discrimination – before making hiring decisions. All final candidates to these appointments are required to complete an Authorization to Release Information and provide contact information for their previous institutions.