The College of Health and Human Services is accepting applications to create a pool of qualified faculty to teach graduate and undergraduate courses in Nursing. We are seeking part time faculty for day and evening classes at the main campus location.

Part-time instructors are responsible for teaching their assigned courses and working with the assigned course and program coordinator to assure continued quality of the nursing curriculum and program outcomes. Part-time faculty are supervised by the full-time course coordinator or program coordinator, but are responsible for their own instruction, communication with students, and grading, including entering final grades in Topnet. Part-time faculty are required to check their WKU email daily while employed by WKU as this is a primary communication route between students and faculty and between administration and faculty.

Instructor:

A part-time instructor is a non-tenure-eligible faculty member who may be employed to teach either didactic and/or clinical sections as needed. This is a one semester appointment that assuming both favorable performance reviews and enrollment picture in the program, may be renewable. 

Minimum Qualifications for those teaching undergraduate didactic (lecture) sections

• Licensure as an RN in Kentucky or a compact state
• Masters degree in Nursing.  
• A minimum of two-years of nursing practice within the last five years or recent teaching experience.

Minimum Qualifications for those teaching undergraduate clinical sections

• Licensure as an RN in Kentucky or a compact state
• Baccalaureate degree in Nursing. 
• A minimum of two-years of nursing practice within the last five years or recent clinical teaching experience.

Minimum Qualifications for those teaching graduate nursing didactic (lecture) sections

• Licensure as an RN in Kentucky or a compact state
• Masters degree in Nursing.  
• Doctorate in Nursing or a related field
• A minimum of two-years of nursing practice within the last five years or recent teaching experience.

Minimum Qualifications for those teaching graduate clinical sections

• Licensure as an RN in Kentucky or a compact state
• Masters degree in Nursing.  
• A minimum of two-years of nursing practice within the last five years or recent clinical teaching experience.
• Licensure as a Family Nurse Practitioner (APRN-FNP) or Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (APRN-PMNHP) is required to teach clinical sections in the graduate nursing program.

Kentucky state law requires all public institutions of postsecondary education to conduct pre-employment criminal background checks to determine suitability for employment.

Western Kentucky University (WKU) is committed to a policy and practice of providing equal employment and educational opportunities to all individuals. In accordance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Revised 1992, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, no form of discrimination or harassment will be tolerated at WKU on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, marital status, age, uniformed services, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, or physical or mental disability in admission to career and technical education programs and/or activities, or employment practices.

Persons with disabilities, who need reasonable accommodations to participate in the application and/or selection process, should notify the office of Institutional Equity. To request an accommodation, report a complaint, or ask questions regarding WKU's Discrimination and Harassment Policy (#0.2040), please contact Ms. Ena Demir, Executive Director/Title IX Coordinator via email at ena.demir@wku.edu or by phone at (270) 745-6867. Ms. Demir is also responsible for coordinating the University's response to complaints related to sex and gender harassment. Additional information regarding Title IX is accessible via WKU's https://www.wku.edu/titleix/ website.

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