About the Role
The Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies at Fairfield University seeks a full-time faculty member to teach in our Accelerated Second Degree Nursing Program in Austin, Texas. The program emphasizes competency-based education in classroom, lab, and clinical settings.
Responsibilities
- Teach in the Accelerated Second Degree Nursing Program.
- Incorporate simulation pedagogy into courses.
- Perform other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in nursing required.
- Active unencumbered nursing license in Texas.
- Minimum of two years of experience as a nursing faculty member.
- Academic or nursing leadership experience commensurate with the mission, goals, and expected program outcomes.
- Documented education in teaching and learning principles for adult education, including curriculum development and competency-based assessment.
- Innovative in curricular development.
- Prepared to incorporate simulation pedagogy into courses.
Skills
- Competency-based education
- Simulation pedagogy
- Curriculum development
- Competency-based assessment
- Teaching in population health
- Teaching in mental health
- Teaching in research
- Teaching in introductory nursing courses
Location
- Austin, Texas
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum of two years of experience as a nursing faculty member
- Academic or nursing leadership experience
Education Level
- Master’s degree in nursing
- Doctoral degree in nursing, or enrolled in a doctoral program, preferred
- Documented education in teaching and learning principles for adult education
About the Company
- The Egan School offers Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)-accredited baccalaureate and graduate degrees in public health, nutrition, and nursing, with specializations in nurse anesthesia, nurse midwifery, family nurse practitioner, psychiatric nurse practitioner, and nursing leadership.
- Egan is a top-ranked School of Nursing and has been designated as a National League for Nursing Center of Excellence in Nursing Education.
- Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuit Catholic university with campuses in Fairfield, CT, Bridgeport, CT, and Austin, TX.
- The University consists of five schools: The College of Arts and Sciences, The Charles F. Dolan School of Business, The School of Engineering, The Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and The School of Education and Human Development.
- As an expression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values.
Equal Opportunity
- Fairfield University provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
