School Assistant Professor-Nursing Partnerships Prof Educ & Practice

Job Description

The University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) at University
of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is seeking a non-tenure track
Assistant Professor for the Institute for Educators. The Institute
resides within the Partnerships, Professional Education, and
Practice (PPEP) Department, which includes six academic units which
focus on educational missions vital to the school. The Institute
for Educators offers a 12-credit graduate teaching certificate,
provides individual and group faculty development, and partners
with stakeholders within and outside of the school and across the
state to drive faculty excellence in teaching, scholarship, and
service at this nationally ranked school of nursing.

The Institute’s two-part mission is:

• Preparing nurses for academic faculty roles or educator roles

in clinical settings

• Providing ongoing professional development for academic faculty

and educators in clinical settings

The candidates will work primarily in the Institute of Educators
located at University of Maryland, Baltimore.

The Institute for Educators faculty candidate will have academic
and professional experience in nursing or another health-related
field and will uphold and advance the UMB and UMSON core values.
They will contribute to student and faculty success in the
following ways.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions in Teaching, Scholarship, Service, and
Leadership

Teaching

• Plan and implement faculty development for new and existing

faculty across the teaching, scholarship, and service domains.

• Apply creative and innovative ideas to help faculty navigate

the complexities of teaching and learning at the university
level.

• Teach graduate and doctoral students in online and classroom

environments.

• Advise and prepare graduate students for careers as educators

and/or faculty.

• Demonstrate and role model teaching excellence and best

practices in adult learning and evidence-based teaching design and
delivery.

• Design and/or revise courses within the teaching certificate

program.

• Integrate current technologies in both asynchronous and

synchronous online and face to face education.

• Promote student, faculty and institutional learning through

assessment that is tied to equitable opportunities and outcomes for
all students.

Scholarship and Service

• Serve as an expert teaching resource and consultant for UMSON

faculty and staff.

• Collaborate in developing, planning, and implementing, and

evaluating learning experiences ranging from individual
consultation/coaching to large conferences that meet faculty
development needs.

• Coordinate on and off-campus learning experiences related to

teaching and learning.

• Seek and fulfill opportunities for personal professional

development in relevant aspects of the faculty role.

Leadership

• Demonstrate outstanding verbal and written communication.
• Represent the Institute and/or the School of Nursing at local,

statewide, and national meetings.

• Demonstrate evidence of interprofessional collaboration and

activities with campus and clinical partners

• Participant and/or lead intramural or extramural grant funding

initiatives

• Assume the full scope of a UMSON faculty role including

teaching, scholarship, and service to meet requirements for
advancement with the School of Nursing and the University and other
duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Earned doctorate degree in Nursing, Nursing Education, or

Health Education

• Demonstrated leadership abilities.
• Experience with program planning and implementation
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience teaching face-to-face

and/or online in a baccalaureate or higher degree nursing or health
professions program at an accredited academic institution

• Competence with instructional technology across various

learning environments

• A collaborative approach to assessment for learning that

reaches across disciplines and schools.

• Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) certification is preferred.
• Evidence of recent scholarly productivity and dissemination

related to education, teaching, and learning.

• Spirit of inquiry and a willingness to develop programs to

amplify teaching and learning research and scholarship.

• Exceptional interpersonal communication and teamwork
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with diverse groups of

faculty, staff, and students.

• Commitment to uphold and contribute to an environment of

inclusion and academic humility in the work/learning space.

Hiring Range: $122,000

Benefits Information: UMB offers a generous benefits package
that includes 22 vacation days, 14 floating and holidays, 15 sick
days; comprehensive health insurance and retirement options; and
tuition remission for employees and their dependents at any of the
University System of Maryland schools.

UMB is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforce
and is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard race, color, religion, age, ancestry or national
origin, sex, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, genetic information, physical or
mental disability, marital status, protected veteran's status, or
any other legally protected classification.

If you need reasonable accommodation for a disability, for any part
of the recruitment process, please contact us at
HRJobs@umaryland.edu and let us know the nature of your request and
your contact information. Please note that only inquiries
concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded
to from this email address.

About Us

The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is Maryland’s public
health, law, and human services university. Six professional
schools and the interdisciplinary Graduate School confer the
majority of health care, human services, and law professional
degrees in Maryland each year.

Our goal is to support the University’s mission of education,
research, clinical care, and public service by amplifying UMB’s
voice as a thought and action leader, and to enhance goodwill in
the communities and people with whom we engage. UMB is a public
university and constituent institution of the University System of
Maryland. All employees are expected to work primarily physically
within the State of Maryland.

UMB is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforce
and is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, age, ancestry or national
origin, sex, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, genetic information, physical or
mental disability, marital status, protected veteran's status, or
any other legally protected classification.

If you anticipate needing a reasonable accommodation for a
disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), during
any part of the employment process, please submit a UMB Job Applicant Accommodation Request . You
may also contact HRDiversity@umaryland.edu. Please note that only
inquiries concerning an ADA request for reasonable accommodation
will be responded to from this email address.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore prohibits sex discrimination
in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals
may report concerns or questions to the Title IX Coordinator. Read
the UMB Notice of Non-Discrimination for more
information.

UMB is a public university and constituent institution of the
University System of Maryland. All employees are expected to work
primarily physically within the State of Maryland. Regular and contractual employee are eligible for a
comprehensive benefits package

About the Team

The University of Maryland School of Nursing was founded in 1889
and is one of the premier nursing schools in the country. As a
catalyst for creativity and collaboration, we engage diverse groups
of professionals, organizations, and communities in addressing
local, national, and global health priorities. Together, faculty,
staff, and students create a rich and vibrant working and learning
environment where knowledge is created and shared.