Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Nursing

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Nursing
College of Health Professions
CHP-N-2326

Applications are being accepted for one full-time, non-tenure track position. This is a one-year renewable position (grant-funded) that will begin Spring 2010 and includes teaching in both clinical and classroom settings. Engaging in scholarly activities related to the position, service within the University community, and academic advising will be a part of the successful candidate’s responsibilities. This position in Adult Health Nursing will be a teaching assignment off-campus at the University System of Maryland located in Hagerstown, Maryland. A master’s degree in the appropriate field of nursing and licensure as an RN in the State of Maryland are required. The position is grant-funded for three years.

The Department: The Department of Nursing is a CCNE accredited program with approximately 325 undergraduate students. In addition, the department offers a master’s program in community-based nursing and a post-baccalaureate certificate in nursing education with over 100 students enrolled. The Department’s faculty are engaged in a number of collaborative program offerings on and off-campus and support the innovative use of technology and program formats and faculty models to address the nursing faculty shortage. The Department of Nursing also operates a component of the nursing program at the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown. This is a regional system center that offers undergraduate and graduate programs from the respective universities within the Maryland system. Towson University Department of Nursing offers its undergraduate and graduate nursing programs in a state-of-the-art facility, in downtown Hagerstown.

Towson University: Founded in 1866, today Towson University is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Towson is nationally recognized for its programs in the liberal arts and sciences, business, education, communications, health sciences, and the fine and performing arts. The University places a strong emphasis on service learning and civic engagement through such activities as internships, practica, clinical placements, course assignments and student events. As the Baltimore area’s largest university and Maryland’s Metropolitan University, Towson articulates its research and scholarship mission through partnerships that link the University to the economic, educational and cultural life of the state of Maryland and the mid-Atlantic region. Towson enrolls approximately 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students in 63 undergraduate majors, 39 master’s programs and four doctoral programs. Located on a rolling 328 acres, the striking campus is eight miles north of downtown Baltimore and 45 miles from Washington, D.C. The campus and its surrounding cities provide an excellent environment for teaching and supporting the academic pursuits of the 780 full-time faculty who work here.

Application Process: A completed application should include a letter of application, current curriculum vitae, three current professional letters of recommendation and an official graduate transcript. Appropriate supporting materials will be requested from finalists. Address to: Dr. Sheila Green, Acting Chairperson, Department of Nursing, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252-0001

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Upon submitting your Curriculum Vitae to indicate your interest in this position, please be sure to visit www.towson.edu/odeo/applicantdata.asp to complete a voluntary on-line applicant data form. The information you provide will inform the university’s affirmative action plan and is for statistical purposes only and shall not be used to illegally discriminate for or against anyone.

Towson University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and has a strong institutional commitment to diversity. Women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.