Join a vibrant equity-minded campus community whose excellence is reflected in its community, cultural engagement, and student success. The Department of Nursing invites applicants for a Full-time, Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing position. The positions begin in August 2025.

West Chester University (WCU), a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, is a public, comprehensive institution committed to offering high-quality undergraduate education, selected post-baccalaureate and graduate programs, and a variety of educational and cultural resources for its students, alumni, and citizens of southeastern Pennsylvania. The University offers more than 100 graduate and undergraduate programs in the sciences and mathematics, business and public management, arts and humanities, health sciences, education and social work, music, and interdisciplinary studies. We are a community of educators dedicated to developing graduates who succeed personally and professionally and contribute to the common good.

The mission of the Department of Nursing, part of the College of Health Professions, is to provide the highest quality of undergraduate and graduate nursing education to students who come from diverse populations. The Department of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and approved by the State Board of Nursing of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Department faculty members balance excellent teaching with active scholarship. Explore West Chester University nursing programs.

The faculty position involves teaching at the pre-licensure level in the medical-surgical nursing program with a focus on acute and chronic care of adults and older adults. Courses that may be offered in-person and/or via distance education modalities. The faculty member will contribute to the design and implementation of the medical-surgical nursing curriculum. The incumbent will demonstrate attention to the learning and teaching needs of the students.  The faculty will collaborate with other departmental and college faculty & staff to ensure student success. The appointment will include working with affiliated agencies and clinical partners which will necessitate satisfying contractual obligations such as health requirements, physical guidelines, clinical hours, codes of conduct, and so on. The typical course load involves teaching twelve credits per semester.

Responsibilities include:

• Contribute to the instructional program in the traditional and second-degree nursing program
• Didactic and clinical teaching in medical-surgical nursing within acute care environments
• Maintain an active research agenda
• Demonstrate continuing scholarly growth compatible with the teacher-scholar model.
• Serve the College, University, and the community through participation in various committees
• Advise and mentor students
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Master?s degree in Nursing
• Evidence of matriculation and significant progress in a doctoral program of study with an expectation that the terminal degree must be completed by the end of year two of appointment (August 2027)
• Eligibility for RN licensure in Pennsylvania with verification of licensure required at the start of employment
• At least 2 years of system-based experience in medical-surgical nursing practice.
• Ability to meet the requirements of contractual affiliation agreements with clinical partners. This may include, but is not limited to, health requirements, physical guidelines, clinical hours

• Earned doctorate in Nursing or closely related field. Degree in progress will be considered ? must be completed the end of year two of appointment by August 2027; and/or
• Didactic teaching experience; and/or
• At least 2 years of recent clinical experience teaching surgical-medical courses/curriculum; and/or
• At least 2 years of recent clinical experience teaching undergraduate pre-licensure nursing students; and/or
• At least 2 years of clinical experience in surgical-medical nursing practice; and/or
• Teaching experience with learning management systems such as Blackboard, D2L, Canvas, and so on; and/or
• Teaching experience with adult learners and distance education technology within person and online teaching formats; and/or

About West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester University (WCU) of Pennsylvania is among the top regional comprehensive public universities in the nation, serving more than 17,500 students at the undergraduate and graduate levels with a national reputation for excellence, value, and student success. Founded in 1871 as an institute for teacher preparation, West Chester offers more than 118 undergraduate and 103 graduate programs in more than 50 fields of study. In addition to the main campus in West Chester, the University offers programs through its graduate center, the Philadelphia campus, and online. Five colleges and two schools comprise the University: Colleges of Arts and Humanities, Business and Public Management, Education and Social Work, Health Sciences, and the Sciences and Mathematics, as well as the School of Music, and the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies. Located in Chester County (25 miles from downtown Philadelphia) the area combines the best of enjoyable daily living with easy access to the full spectrum of country and city attractions. We are a community of educators dedicated to developing graduates who succeed personally and professionally and contribute to the common good.

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