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Non-Tenure Track Clinical Instructor, Nursing
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Position Number: 1239429
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Position Type: Medicine - Nursing

The University Of Tennessee at Chattanooga
College of Health, Education and Professional Studies
School of Nursing
Iris Position # 50328029

The School of Nursing at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) seeks a full time 9 - month faculty member for a one year, non-tenure clinical instructor position. This individual in this rank will have completed a degree appropriate to the discipline, is licensed or certified to practice in Nursing, and will demonstrate an ability to teach students in the clinical setting. The School of Nursing offers the BSN, MSN and DNP degree in Nursing and embraces the shared governance model as well as Boyer's Model of scholarship.

Position: Non-Tenure Track Clinical Instructor
Effective Date: August 1, 2018

Responsibilities:

Teach and mentor, participate in scholarship activities
Participate in the School of Nursing faculty organization and committees
Assist in monitoring and supporting learner success and collaborate with curriculum development and revisions

Qualifications:

Master's degree in Nursing
Doctoral preparation in nursing or related field preferred
Clinical experience working with clients in acute care settings, medical-surgical nursing at all levels preferred
Clinical instruction experience preferred
Instruction using Simulation preferred

Application Procedures:
Applicants should prepare to submit the following information within our online application system for consideration:

Cover letter/letter of interest
CV, including up-to-date, personal contact information (email, phone, etc.)
Unofficial transcripts
Statement of teaching philosophy

Additionally, candidates will need to include names, titles, and email addresses for three (3) references for confidential letters of recommendation to be requested.

Inquiries may be made to Dr. Christine Smith via telephone at (423) 425-5766. Application review begins immediately and continues until the position is filled. The preferred start date is August 1, 2018. Transcripts for all post-secondary academic work and three letters of professional reference are subject to be requested of all applicants during the screening process.

Applications must be submitted electronically through the UTC Faculty Career Site by visiting: https://ut.taleo.net/careersection/utc_faculty/jobdetail.ftl?job=18000000S5

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is the second largest school in the University of Tennessee System, serving a diverse student body of more than 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students through five academic colleges. UTC offers a unique blend of private and public school traditions and is a driving force for achieving excellence, embracing diversity, inspiring positive change, and enriching the community. Since its founding as Chattanooga University in 1886, UTC has developed a reputation for excellence built on an unusual blend of the private and public traditions of American higher education. For more than 83 years, the university was a private school. In 1969, UTC became part of the state university system. Today, UTC is on a journey to excellence - boldly embracing a passion for excellence in all things and focused on changing lives and transforming communities. The UTC commitment—each and every day—is to earn the trust and confidence of those we serve. Our goal is to make a difference in our community and in the lives of our students.

Chattanooga, the fourth largest city in the state, is located in Southeast Tennessee near the border of Georgia at the junction of four interstate highways. The city has received national recognition for the renaissance of its beautiful downtown and redevelopment of its riverfront. Chattanooga also has the fastest internet in the country. Home to the first Gig Internet in the United States, Chattanooga has a 100% fiber network that links every home and business in a 600-square mile area. Companies like Unum, McKee, U.S. Xpress, Volkswagen, Coke United and Amazon.com have chosen to set up shop in Chattanooga. Attractions such as the Tennessee Aquarium, Lookout Mountain, Civil War battlefield sites, the African American Museum, and the Appalachian Trail bring thousands of people to the area, as do events like the Riverbend Festival, Nightfall, Jazzanooga, the Creative Discovery Museum for Children, and the Southern Writers Conference. Chattanooga is the home to the seven-time NCAA Southern Conference Football Champions, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Mocs. People who love the outdoors use Chattanooga as a base for hang-gliding, bass fishing, mountain climbing and caving expeditions; the beautiful Smoky Mountains and Tennessee River support the greatest variety of flora of any area in the United States. Chattanooga also has a long and rich past with regard to diversity, which includes Native American heritage, Civil War history, and the Civil Rights movement. Chattanooga is also just a two hour (or less) drive from Atlanta, Nashville, Knoxville, and Birmingham.

The University of Tennessee Chattanooga is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.