Open Faculty Positions

The College of Nursing at the University of Kentucky invites exceptional candidates to apply for a full-time, 12-month Regular Title Series, tenure-eligible position, open rank of Associate or full Professor with a possible endowed professorship. We anticipate a start date on or after July 1, 2024, but may consider an earlier start date. This position is based in Lexington, KY. We seek candidates who use innovative approaches to address important and challenging problems in all aspects of nursing science. We are particularly interested in applicants with experience or interest in cancer prevention and control, lung health, and/or tobacco control. We are also interested in those with experience or interest in environmental exposures and/or disaster resilience/climate and health. Research start-up funds are negotiable for this Regular Title Series faculty position.

The successful candidate will demonstrate evidence of grantsmanship and productivity in health-related research, a commitment to education, and collaborative, community-engaged research/scholarship. The successful candidate may teach at the graduate and/or undergraduate levels; actively participate in service to the university and the profession; and promote inclusive excellence among faculty, staff, trainees, and students. The prevailing candidate will be an intellectual leader in the field with high emotional intelligence, ambitious vision, collegial style, and the energy to inspire other nursing researchers and their collaborators. This role will serve as a primary researcher and mentor for early stage and mid-career scientists in the college, related Centers, and other UK colleges.

The College of Nursing is committed to providing world-class education and conducting novel research with University of Kentucky students and community partners. Our faculty include some of the brightest and most innovative scholars in the discipline. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to engage with at least one of these dynamic centers at the University of Kentucky: 1) Bridging Research Efforts and Advocacy Toward Healthy Environments (BREATHE); UK Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES), an environmental health sciences core center; and AppalTRuST, a tobacco regulatory science center. We invite you to learn more about the College of Nursing, BREATHE, and UK-CARES by visiting College of Nursing | see blue (uky.edu), About BREATHE | Breathe (uky.edu), UKCARES Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Science | University of Kentucky College of Medicine (uky.edu), respectively.

Employment at UK is subject to fund availability and comes with diverse rewards, focusing on your total well-being and career development, with leadership striving to provide a strong work life integration. The university generously contributes to employees’ retirement plans, medical coverage, and life insurance. In addition, UK offers optional benefits such as dental and vision insurance, additional retirement plans and much more. To learn more about these benefits, please
visit: www.uky.edu/HR/benefits.

The University of Kentucky is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce by ensuring all our students, faculty, and staff work in an environment of openness and acceptance. We strive to foster a community where people of all backgrounds, identities, and perspectives can feel secure and welcome. We also value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.

Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.

Preferred Education/Experience
• A PhD or Doctoral degree in nursing is preferred or a doctoral degree in associated field with a master’s degree in nursing.
• A strong record of collaborative extramural research, education, scholarship, and service to the profession commensurate with appointment as professor with tenure in an area of specialization offered by the College.
• An externally funded research trajectory as PI for appointment as Professor

Quicklink to the job posting: https://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/500380

The University of Kentucky, College of Nursing Undergraduate Program is seeking a UKHC Clinical Faculty of Excellence- Assistant Professor, (tenure-ineligible) Clinical Title Series. This position is a 10-month appointment with an anticipated Distribution of Effort of about 50-70% Teaching and Advising, 0-40% Clinical Practice/Instruction, 0-10% Research and Scholarly Activity, and 5-10% Service and Professional Development, which will be reviewed annually. The salary range for this position is $75,000-$90,000. This position has established funding from UKHC for one year, with the potential for an extension. We anticipate a start date on or after August 1, 2024.

This position, based in Lexington, KY, will assist in the undergraduate program instruction and includes teaching, advising, mentoring and clinical instruction in the medical surgical courses in our BSN track. Additional teaching assignments may be considered in other core BSN nursing courses. This position requires classroom and online instruction, supervision of nursing students in clinical settings, involvement on college committees, scholarship, collaboration with other faculty and staff in nursing education. Preferred experience with advising and successful teaching of adult students, and possess strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills. The required education and experience include a doctorate degree. Doctorate degree in nursing preferred and a minimum of 2 years of professional nursing experience within the last 5 years required. An active, unencumbered Kentucky RN license is required. Experience in Medical Surgical required and successful teaching with baccalaureate nursing students experience preferred.

Quick link to job posting: https://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/520135

The University of Kentucky, College of Nursing Undergraduate Program is seeking a UKHC Clinical Faculty of Excellence- Assistant Professor, (tenure-ineligible) Clinical Title Series. This position is a 9-month appointment with an anticipated Distribution of Effort of about 50-75% Teaching and Advising, 0-40% Clinical Practice/Instruction, 0-5% Research and Scholarly Activity, and 5-10% Service and Professional Development, which will be reviewed annually. The salary range for this position is $67,500-$81,000. This position has established funding from UKHC for one year, with the potential for an extension. We anticipate a start date on or after August 1, 2024.

This position, based in Lexington, KY, will assist in the undergraduate program instruction and includes teaching, advising, mentoring and clinical instruction in the nursing courses within our BSN program. Courses may include, but are not limited to adult health nursing, pathopharmacology, professional nursing practice, leadership, healthcare systems, health assessment, and skills lab. Additional teaching assignments may be considered in other core BSN nursing courses. This position requires classroom and online instruction, supervision of nursing students in clinical settings, involvement on college committees, scholarship, collaboration with other faculty and staff in nursing education. Preferred experience with advising and successful teaching of adult students, strong interpersonal skills, communication, and organizational skills. The required education and experience include a doctorate degree. Doctorate degree in nursing preferred and a minimum of 2 years of professional nursing experience within the last 5 years required. An active, unencumbered Kentucky RN license is required. Experience in general nursing required and successful teaching with baccalaureate nursing students experience preferred.

Quick link to job posting: https://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/523529

The University of Kentucky, College of Nursing Graduate Program is seeking a Special Title
Series (tenure-eligible) Assistant Professor. This position is a 12-month appointment with an
anticipated Distribution of Effort of about 50-60% Teaching and Advising, 20-40% Clinical
Practice Activities, 10-15% Research and Scholarly Activity, and 5-10% Service/Professional
Development which will be reviewed annually. The salary range for this position is $120,000-$135,000. We anticipate a start date of August 1, 2024.

This position, based in Lexington, KY, onsite, will assist in MSN/DNP program instruction needed to
expand and resource the Acute Gerontological Acute Care Nursing (AGACNP) specialty
program in the College of Nursing. This position requires an individual to provide teaching,
advising, and mentoring related to (a) delivery of care to acute and chronically ill populations in
the inpatient/outpatient clinical settings (b) contributing to scholarly practice and © advancing
nursing professionalism as an advanced practice nurse. Position responsibilities include
designing, implementing, and evaluating didactic and clinical courses in the College’s Graduate
Nursing programs through recognized curriculum processes in the College of Nursing, planning
and evaluating student clinical experiences, and advising students in the DNP program. This
position requires the candidate to serve as a liaison between the College and clinical agencies in
which student placements occur and participate as an active interprofessional team member.
Collaboration with UK Healthcare providers, administrators and staff is required to assess,
develop and evaluate strategies targeted at leadership areas of nursing. Candidate is expected to
participate in the assessment, planning and implementation and evaluation of applicable
programs, projects, scholarship and research anticipating the submission of manuscripts for
publication and presentations of scholarly activities in peer-reviewed venues. Development of a
program of scholarship. Lead investigations in research, EBP, QI, or policy seeking funding to
support scholarship. The required education and experience include a PhD or DNP nursing
degree with a specialization as an Adult Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and
current certification. Experience as an Adult Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
preferred. Active Kentucky license as a registered nurse required along with a certification as an
Adult Gerontological Acute Care Nurse.

This posting will be accepting references as part of the application process. Please attach your references as one PDF under specific request #1.

Faculty and staff of the College of Nursing (CON) are committed to creating an inclusive
environment of mutual respect where students are encouraged to achieve their highest potential,
regardless of, but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, sexual
orientation, national origin, religion, age, ability, and socioeconomic status. The goal is to work
together as a diverse group of engaged students, faculty, and staff to ensure all feel welcome,
safe, accepted, and included. The University of Kentucky is an equal opportunity university. We
encourage applications from women, minorities, and all interested and qualified people. The
Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence is Dr. Jean Edward, 315 CON Building, 751 Rose
Street, Lexington, KY 40536-0232

Quick link to job posting: https://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/533654

The University of Kentucky, College of Nursing Undergraduate Program is seeking a Lecturer
Title Series (tenure-ineligible) Lecturer. This position is a 9-month appointment (August 16th-
May 15th) with an anticipated Distribution of Effort of about 90% Teaching and Advising, 5%
Professional Development and 5-% College of Nursing Service which will be reviewed
annually. The salary range for this position is $73,000-$78,000 per year. We anticipate a start
date of August 16, 2024.

This position, based in Lexington, KY, onsite, and will assist and resource the Undergraduate
and Graduate programs within the College of Nursing. This position requires an individual to
provide teaching, advising, and mentoring of students in coursework offered in the clinical
simulation learning center and UK clinical enterprise. This candidate will contribute to scholarly
practice and advancing nursing professionalism. Candidate will design, implement and evaluate
curriculum offered in the Clinical Simulation Learning Center. They will plan and evaluate
student experiences and provide experience in clinical simulation with low- and high-fidelity
simulators. The required education and experience include an earned master’s degree in nursing.
Doctorate or PhD in nursing preferred. Preparation in teaching and learning principles for adult
education preferred, including curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation.
Successful teaching experience in clinical simulation with low and high-fidelity simulators is
preferred. An active unencumbered Kentucky license as a registered nurse and a minimum of 2
years of related professional clinical practice nursing experience within the last 5 years is
required.

We will be hiring several candidates will from this posting. This posting will require candidates submit 

references. This will be uploaded under Specific Request #1. All references can be uploaded as one PDF.

Faculty and staff of the College of Nursing (CON) are committed to creating an inclusive
environment of mutual respect where students are encouraged to achieve their highest potential,
regardless of, but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, sexual
orientation, national origin, religion, age, ability, and socioeconomic status. The goal is to work
together as a diverse group of engaged students, faculty, and staff to ensure all feel welcome,
safe, accepted, and included. The University of Kentucky is an equal opportunity university. We
encourage applications from women, minorities, and all interested and qualified people. The
Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence is Dr. Jean Edward, 315 CON Building, 751 Rose
Street, Lexington, KY 40536-0232

Quick link to job posting: https://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/533814

The University of Kentucky, College of Nursing Undergraduate Program is seeking a Lecturer, (tenure-ineligible) Lecturer Title Series. This position is a 9-month appointment (August 16th -May 15th) with an anticipated Distribution of Effort of about 50% Teaching and Advising, 40% Clinical Coordination, and 5-10% Service and Professional Development, which will be reviewed annually. The salary range for this position is $73,000-$78,000. We anticipate a start date on or after August 16, 2024.

This position, based in Lexington, KY, onsite, will assist in the undergraduate program instruction and includes teaching, advising, mentoring and clinical instruction and coordination in the nursing courses within our BSN program, accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Courses may include, but are not limited to adult health nursing, pathopharmacology, professional nursing practice, leadership, healthcare systems, health assessment, and skills lab. Additional teaching assignments may be considered in other core BSN nursing courses. This position requires classroom and online instruction, supervision of nursing students in clinical settings, involvement on college committees and collaboration with other faculty and staff in nursing education. Preferred experience with advising and successful teaching of adult students, strong interpersonal skills, communication, and organizational skills. The required education and experience include a master’s degree in nursing. Doctorate degree in nursing preferred and a minimum of 2 years of professional nursing experience within the last 5 years required. An active, unencumbered Kentucky RN license is required. Experience in general nursing and clinical coordination required and successful teaching with baccalaureate nursing students experience preferred.

This position will be accepting references as part of the application process. Please attach references in one PDF as Specific Request #1.

Faculty and staff of the College of Nursing (CON) are committed to creating an inclusive environment of mutual respect where students are encouraged to achieve their highest potential, regardless of, but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, ability, and socioeconomic status. The goal is to work together as a diverse group of engaged students, faculty, and staff to ensure all feel welcome, safe, accepted, and included. The University of Kentucky is an equal opportunity university. We encourage applications from women, minorities, and all interested and qualified people. The Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence is Dr. Jean Edward, 315 CON Building, 751 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536-0232

Quick link to job posting: https://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/534617