Adjunct Faculty in Nursing 2026-2027

Adjunct Faculty in Nursing
The Joe C. Wen School of Nursing at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) seeks applicants for a full-time Adjunct Assistant Professor position. Qualified applicants will have a Doctorate (PhD or DNP) in nursing from an accredited program, current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in California (or ability to obtain licensure by date of hire), and experience in one or more California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) nursing specialty areas (geriatrics, medical-surgical nursing, psychiatric-mental health nursing, obstetrics, or pediatrics).
Applicants must meet the academic and scholarly credentials for the Adjunct faculty series. Rank and salary will be commensurate with background and experience.
The Joe C. Wen School of Nursing prepares nurses and scholars to lead and transform nursing care in a rapidly changing, diverse and complex healthcare environment through academic excellence, innovative research, superior clinical practice, strong community partnerships, and global initiatives. As part of the UCLA Center for Health Sciences, the Joe C. Wen School of Nursing is affiliated with the highly acclaimed UCLA Health System including the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate (PhD or DNP) in nursing from an accredited program
• Current licensure in California as a Registered Nurse (RN) or ability to obtain licensure by date of hire
• Clinical experience at the RN level in geriatrics, medical-surgical nursing, psychiatric-mental health nursing, obstetrics, or pediatrics
• Teaching experience in an academic institution, in either face-to-face or remote learning modalities, preferred
• Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal and networking skills
• Demonstrated leadership experience to negotiate, creatively problem solve and interact in academic and clinical settings
• Evidence of innovation and creativity in curricular design and content implementation including classroom teaching and online presentation of content

The Joe C. Wen School of Nursing welcomes and encourages diversity and seeks applications and nominations from individuals of diverse backgrounds. Individuals with a history of mentoring students from under-represented groups and those with a commitment to supporting diversity and equal opportunity in education, research and creative activity are especially invited to apply.
Applicants should submit all materials at the official UCLA website at recruit.apo.ucla.edu/analyst/recruitments/JPF11337 . To assure full consideration, applications should be submitted by January 8, 2027- Position to remain open until filled.

Basic qualifications
Doctorate (PhD or DNP) in nursing from an accredited program and Current licensure in California as a Registered Nurse (RN) or ability to obtain licensure by date of hire

Additional qualifications

• Clinical experience at the RN level in geriatrics, medical-surgical nursing, psychiatric-mental health nursing, obstetrics, or pediatrics
• Teaching experience in an academic institution, in either face-to-face or remote learning modalities, preferred
• Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal and networking skills
• Demonstrated leadership experience to negotiate, creatively problem solve and interact in academic and clinical settings
• Evidence of innovation and creativity in curricular design and content implementation including classroom teaching and online presentation of content

Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Curriculum Vitae
UCLA FACULTY - CURRICULUM VITAE TEMPLATE
Name
Credentials
Contact Information
[ ] PUBLICATIONS/CREATIVE ACTIVITY (Full citation for each published works or those accepted for publication alone). Categorize the publications by subheadings "Data-based" and "Non-data-based" OR identify the type of article by a symbol such as * to delineate data-based. Numbering the articles in chronological order would be helpful.
[ ] CURRENT AND PRIOR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES/ PROJECTS/SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY
[ ] Funded, intramural and extramural research grants, and contracts.
Please indicate the funding agency, grant or contract mechanism and identifier, total direct and most recent annual direct costs, award period, role on the project (e.g., Principal Investigator, Co-investigator)
[ ] SERVICE TO THE ACADEMY AND PROFESSION
[ ] Completed (funded) projects/Peer-reviewed extramural research grants and contracts. To include information for each grant noted above.
TEACHING
[ ] Courses Taught (Year, number and course name. Indicate your role in courses co-taught with other faculty members)
Cover Letter
Statement of Research or other creative scholary work
Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the
reference check authorization release form
UCLA Mission Statement - As the nation's premier public research university, UC's mission is the creation, dissemination, preservation and application of knowledge for the betterment of our global society. We have a particular responsibility to the people of California which we express in the excellence of the education we provide, the impact of the research we do, the comprehensive, life-saving medical services we provide, and the public service mission we are devoted to. The University of California promotes the social mobility of its students, equips them with the tools and experience that furthers their ambitions, and regards their accomplishments across the life span as evidence of the profoundly positive impact of higher education.
The UCLA campus has expressed these goals in its strategic plan as follows:
Deepen our engagement with Los Angeles
Expand our reach as a global university
Enhance our research and creative activities
Elevate how we teach
Become a more effective institution
Prompt for candidates for recruitment:
Reflecting on your personal and professional experiences, highlight your past contributions and future commitments to advancing UCLA's mission as embodied in the 2023-28 strategic plan. These accomplishments and ambitions may be discussed in the context of describing your teaching, scholarship, and service
Statement of Teaching
Publications and key article - 2-3 publications and one key article that representative of candidate’s research trajectory. (Must be one PDF document to upload)
Teaching Evalution(s) and Teaching Material(s) - Teaching Evaluations and Teaching Material examples (such as PowerPoints of lectures, instructional materials, syllabi, etc.). (Must be one PDF document to upload).
Reference requirements
4-6 letters of reference required
When the offer is accepted, external letters are solicited to the contacts provided. And the letters received are included in the appointment dossier for approval.
Apply link:
https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11337

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