Assistant or Associate Professor in

Medical-Surgical Nursing

School of Nursing, College of Natural Sciences

CSU, Chico is committed to recruiting outstanding candidates who reflect the diverse, intercultural, and intersectional identities of our student body. The University proudly holds the Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) designation, and enrolls over 17,000 students, over half of whom identify as first generation college students.

The ideal candidate will share Chico State’s demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, have prior experience working with culturally and socio-economically diverse populations, and will contribute to student success through inclusive pedagogy, research and service to the university and surrounding North State communities.

The Position: Full time, academic year, tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in the School of Nursing, beginning August 2021. California State University, Chico is seeking faculty who are competent in their field, collaborative with colleagues and staff, and committed to student success.

Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience.

Initial Review Date: 09/30/2021; complete applications received after that date may be considered.

How to Apply: Applicants must provide a current cover letter, (including how you have addressed, or plan to address teaching to diverse student groups), a CV, and contact information of three professional references. All applicants must apply online.

Applications submitted via email or in-person to the department will not be considered.

Qualification Details:

Minimum Qualifications The minimum education requirement for appointment to this position is a Master’s degree in nursing with specialization in the area of medical-surgical nursing, at least one year’s clinical experience as an RN in direct patient care in the medical-surgical specialty area within the last five years, and a course that includes practice in teaching nursing or one year’s experience teaching nursing. All requirements for conferral of the degree must be met no later than August 17, 2021. In addition, applicants must be eligible for RN licensure in California and meet health policies and other requirements imposed by clinical agencies. Candidates must also pass a 10-panel drug test and background check as a condition of employment.

Preferred Qualifications: Doctorate in nursing or related discipline (required for advancement to Full Professor)

Responsibilities: This tenure-track position carries responsibilities in the areas of teaching, which include theory and clinical instruction for BSN, RN-BSN, and MSN students based upon qualifications of the individual and the needs of the department; scholarship - including professional growth and achievement, grants, and dissemination; and service - to the program, university and community, including student advising, committee involvement, and school governance. Teaching assignments are based upon qualifications of the individual and the needs of the department.

The Department: The School of Nursing, housed within the College of Natural Sciences, is comprised of 13 full-time and 21 part-time faculty, 200 undergraduate majors, 60 RN-BSN and 4 graduate students. The baccalaureate degree program in nursing and master's degree program in nursing at California State University, Chico are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).

Please also visit our School of Nursing web page: http://www.csuchico.edu/nurs and College of Natural Sciences web page: http://www.csuchico.edu/nsci CSU, Chico is committed to recruiting, developing and retaining the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

CSU, Chico is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, or protected veteran status and only employ individuals authorized to work in the U.S.

For disability-related accommodations, please call the ADA Coordinator at (530) 898-5959.

 We acknowledge and are mindful that CSU, Chico stands on lands that were originally occupied by the first people of this area, the Mechoopda.

 A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

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The person holding this position is considered a “mandated reporter” under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 (revised July 21, 2017) as a condition of employment.

All positions are contingent on funding.