Tenured: Associate Professor or Professor & Associate Dean for Graduate and Professional Nursing Education
About the role
The position includes teaching in our nationally ranked graduate and professional nursing programs. The 11-month appointment is an on-campus, in-person position located in Bryan-College Station.
Responsibilities
Assume a leadership role in graduate and professional programs. Lead and manage the development, implementation, and evaluation of the graduate and professional programs in a collaborative approach with the Executive Associate Dean, other leaders, and faculty.
Lead and oversee operations that support the graduate and professional program options and sites.
Provide for faculty development in curriculum, assessment, evaluation, and pedagogy.
Assign faculty workload in collaboration with the Executive Associate Dean and other College of Nursing leaders.
Manage course schedules with course and program coordinators.
Conduct annual reviews with faculty and support their professional development.
Collaborate with academic leaders to oversee graduate and professional program guidelines for the College of Nursing.
Assure adequacy of physical and fiscal resources that support the graduate and professional programs.
Provide educational consultation to faculty regarding the development of courses.
Collaborate with other leaders in the College of Nursing, TAMU, Health Science Center, academic clinical partners, and stakeholders within the local community.
Assist in the recruitment and retention of faculty.
Collaborate to assure quality student enrollment, retention, program completion, licensure, and certification success initiatives.
In partnership with Student Affairs and faculty, assure that policies support high quality student recruitment, admissions, and progression in the graduate and professional program options.
Create academic reports such as those required for: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Texas Board of Nursing (TBON), and Texas A&M System.
Monitor program outcomes such as licensure and certification exam pass rates, program completion rates, employment rates, former student satisfaction, and employer satisfaction.
Create a positive and supportive working and learning environment.
Serve as a role model for innovation, collaboration, and consensus-building.
Represent the College of Nursing on university committees and task forces related to academic issues.
Chair graduate faculty meetings and serve as an ex-officio member of other College of Nursing standing committees as determined by the Executive Associate Dean.
Serve on the College of Nursing Executive Council.
Address stakeholder concerns in a timely and professional manner.
Assume a leadership role in the University, discipline, and profession of nursing.
Promote and advance the nursing profession and the Texas A&M College of Nursing locally, regionally, and nationally.
Participate in professional organizations at a level expected for an academic leader.
Build and maintain professional working relations with College of Nursing stakeholders.
Seek funding opportunities for academic programs.
Qualifications
PhD degree in nursing or a PhD in a closely related field with a master’s degree in nursing.
Six years related professional experience in academic nursing education.
Leadership experience in nursing education, curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation.
Five years as a full-time faculty member in a college or College of Nursing that offers graduate and professional program education.
Experience with nursing education accreditation, compliance with clinical agency requirements, and regulation by state boards of nursing.
A history of leadership in nursing education that includes clinical and classroom settings.
Skills
Organizational skills and effective interpersonal skills including the ability to lead others collaboratively.
Evidence of academic scholarship, leadership capability, and ability to work effectively with interprofessional groups.
Effective verbal and written communication and strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.
Benefits
Not specified.
Pay
Not specified.
Schedule
Not specified.