Assistant Professor - Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration of the DNP program

The College of Nursing Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee, is seeking a full-time non-tenure track Assistant Professor. This position will be responsible for teaching within the Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration of the DNP program. The UT Health Science Center embraces four missions: education, research, clinical care, and institutional service. Responsibilities for this role include clinical practice assignment, in addition to educational responsibilities.

Teaching responsibilities include didactic coursework (online and in person) and clinical supervision of students in the FNP concentration and other programs, and courses as needed. Teaching experience at the graduate level with the ability to teach full-scope primary care is desired. Responsibilities for this role include clinical practice placements, clinical site visits, mentoring FNP student projects, and other educational responsibilities. Research/scholarship activities and service responsibilities will be determined in collaboration with the Department Chair. Eligibility to practice with clinical partner sites is required. This position is eligible for the College’s faculty practice plan.

EDUCATION: Doctoral Degree from an accredited university program.  

LICENSES: Certification/recertification as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). Unencumbered licensure as a registered nurse and advanced practice nurse (e.g., FNP) in Tennessee or eligibility to obtain licensure in Tennessee is required. 
DEPARTMENTAL PREFERENCES: 

Substantive expertise is required as a Family Nurse Practitioner with at least 1 year of recent clinical practice experience required. Teaching experience at the graduate level with the ability to teach the full scope of primary care is desired. Teaching experience in a DNP program is preferred. Demonstration of scholarship-related activities (for example, abstracts at conferences, published manuscripts, and grant funding) is preferred.

Applicants should attach curriculum vitae and photocopies of transcripts to application. 

If you need additional information about this position, please contact: 

Mona Newsome Wicks, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN, Professor and Chair

Email: mwicks@uthsc.edu or call 901-448-6250

For benefits information, please visit

https://www.uthsc.edu/hr/benefits/documents/benefits-preview-packet.pdf

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER 

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is a statewide flagship, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering collaborative education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UT Health Science Center contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.

Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Science Center is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT’s doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges -- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UT Health Science Center spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UT Health Science Center is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs. 

Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization. 

Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.