Assistant Professor of Nursing, Clinical or Tenure Track

Aurora University's School of Nursing (Aurora, IL) seeks qualified candidates for a full time faculty member supporting student learning in the didactic, laboratory and/or clinical setting.  The position responsibilities include teaching, service, and scholarship as a tenure or clinical track faculty teaching in the BSN program.  Above all, the position requires demonstrated teaching effectiveness and a strong commitment to student learning.  

Essential Job Functions:

The function and responsibilities of a Faculty member are specified in the Aurora University Faculty Handbook. In addition, the School of Nursing expects its Faculty members to:

• Support the university mission.
• Observe all School of Nursing and university policies and practices.
• Support School of Nursing mission, goals, and student learning outcomes.
• Fulfill the educator’s roles and responsibilities as assigned.
• Participate in program development and instructional improvement.
• Maintain collegial relationships with the professional community.
• Improve professional competence as a nurse, scholar and educator through formal and informal study, research, and participation in professional and educational activities.
• Participate in student recruitment, retention, and advisement.
• Participate in the governance of the unit.
• Uphold the provisions of the contractual obligations with affiliating clinical agencies; if teaching in the clinical setting.
• Maintain official records, student documents and course materials in School of Nursing files.
• Contribute to the continual improvement of the curriculum and the program.

In addition to the above, Faculty members are expected to:

• Participate in pre-school-year and end-of-year workshop events.
• Assigned Course Workload
  • Teach assigned courses
  • Participate in the course planning, implementation
  • Submit course evaluation to Course Coordinator
• Serve on committees in the School of Nursing.
• Attend Convocation, University Graduation, and School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony.
• Provide academic counseling and professional mentoring to assigned students utilizing the General Education program plan and guidelines from the Academic Advisement Office.
• Actively engage in oral and written review and revision of the curriculum.
• Prepare and submit documents which support the operations of the School of Nursing:
  • At the beginning of each semester, post office hours (minimum of 5 each week) notifying students of availability.
  • Annual Performance Review (APR) per AU Faculty Handbook
    • Gather evaluative data about personal performance.
    • Report data in APR.
  • Submit final grades to Office of Registrar and provide grade books for all courses taught to AUSON Administrative Assistant.
  • Submit the following for record in student files:
    • Academic Warnings (absences, tardies, course or exam failing grades)
  • Material resource, textbook/library, and audiovisual requests and acquisitions.
  • Maintain proficiency in the university’s electronic course management system.
• During each term, Faculty members are expected to:
  • Confer with appropriate coordinators as needed.
  • Continually update course: articles, handouts, audio visuals, etc.
  • Gather evaluative data related to texts, syllabus, organization, teaching aides, clinical, and lab facilities.
  • Wear the Aurora University School of Nursing name pin in clinical areas and additional identification required and provided by the agency.
  • Submit final course grades and gradebook to WebAdvisor in a timely fashion without prompting.
  • All course, clinical and lab grades must be submitted for each student via WebAdvisor no later than the first Tuesday following the last final exam date by 12:00 noon or as directed by the Registrar’s office.
  • Prepare course report and give to Course Coordinator who compiles report and submits to the Chair.