Assistant Professor - Nursing
Employment Type: Full-time, 35 hours per week / Tenure Track
About TCNJ
The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) is a highly selective institution consistently recognized as one of the top comprehensive colleges in the nation. Founded in 1855 as the New Jersey State Normal School, TCNJ maintains the eighth highest four-year graduation rate among all public colleges and universities. It is ranked by Money as one of the top 15 public colleges “most likely to pay off financially,” and U.S. News & World Report rates it the No. 1 public institution among regional universities in the northeast.
Aspirant goals for nursing include developing enhanced learning experiences through honors, research, global experiences, and interdisciplinary coursework. Nursing programs offered at TCNJ include: BSN, ABSN, RN to BSN, MSN, and Post-MSN certificate. Master’s options include tracks in adult-gero, family, and neonatal. Certificates include: nurse educator.
About the Role
The School of Nursing and Health Sciences at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) invites applications for a full-time, permanent, Assistant/Associate Professor position in the Department of Nursing beginning August 2026. The ideal candidate seeks an academic career in a comprehensive college that emphasizes teaching and learning in a teacher-scholar model.
The successful candidate’s primary responsibilities will include effective teaching in the classroom and clinical settings. Full-time teaching load is 24 faculty weighted hours per contract year or approximately 4 courses per semester. Additional responsibilities include scholarship within the discipline, professional development, service on committees, and advising.
Responsibilities
- Teaching in the classroom and clinical settings
- Scholarship within the discipline
- Professional development
- Service on committees
- Advising students
Qualifications
- Doctoral degree in nursing or related field (required)
- Master's degree in nursing, and expertise in a clinical population area (required)
- Clinical practice and teaching experience across the curriculum in undergraduate and/or graduate programs (required)
- Strong track record of scholarship, including publications and presentations (required)
- Certification as an Adult Gerontology/Nurse Practitioner (preferred)
- Experience and education in specialty areas such as adult health/medical-surgical nursing, informatics, maternal child health, and/or community/public health nursing (preferred)
- A minimum of one-year full-time faculty-level teaching experience (preferred)
Benefits
As a member of The College of New Jersey Community, eligible full-time employees will be able to take advantage of a generous benefits package that includes:
- Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, and prescription plans
- Generous leave entitlements program and Energy Savings Program
- Employee and dependent Tuition Waiver and Reimbursement Program
- Pension, retirement, and deferred compensation plans, group life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee affinity groups
- New Jersey State Employee Discount Program (pet insurance, cell phone plan discounts, discounted amusement park tickets, etc.)
- Access to extensive learning opportunities
Pay
$108,433.95 - $116,469.62 per year
Schedule
Expected term: August 9, 2026 - June 8, 2029