For best consideration, complete applications should be received before October 28th.

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Gannon University, a dynamic private university in Erie, Pennsylvania, seeks nurse educators for nine-month, full-time nursing faculty positions in the Villa Maria School of Nursing. The Villa Maria School of Nursing invites applicants for three full-time, tenure-track or teaching-track faculty positions.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Villa Maria School of Nursing is currently seeking to fill three faculty positions which will be responsible for teaching in both the undergraduate and the graduate programs. Candidates must provide evidence of competence in diverse teaching methods and effective classroom and clinical instruction. These positions include: Assistant Professor, Tenure Track or Instructor, Teaching Track, or Assistant Professor, Teaching Track. There are options based upon experience and degree.

Duties and Responsibilities

Gannon University is committed to excellence in student-centered learning with an emphasis on student-learning outcomes.

• Faculty work collaboratively with colleagues; deliver instruction; and engage in professional, University, and community service activities.
• Faculty advise students; engage in scholarly activities in keeping with the Boyer Model of Scholarship as is appropriate to the application and receipt of tenure and promotion at Gannon.
• All faculty must be able to support and promote the University’s inclusive mission, its Catholic identity, and its liberal arts and professional education traditions.

Required Qualifications

• Applicants must be a registered nurse with a master’s degree in nursing.
• Applicants must possess or be eligible to obtain nursing licensure in Pennsylvania.

Preferred Qualifications

• An earned doctorate in nursing or a closely related field is preferred.
• Applicants who are enrolled or in the process of enrolling to doctoral programs are also encouraged to apply.
• Recent clinical and teaching experience in a program of higher education is preferred.

ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA

Visitors and residents alike enjoy breathtaking Presque Isle State Park. The city is also known for its scenic bayfront, the Erie Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Erie Art Museum, the Erie Maritime Museum, the expERIEnce Children’s Museum, and, of course, Lake Erie and its many beaches as well as the many parks throughout Erie.

With a population of 95,000, Erie is only 80 miles from Buffalo, New York, 90 miles from Cleveland, Ohio, and 120 miles from Pittsburgh. While the city fronts Presque Isle Bay and is laid out in a grid surrounding Perry Square in the downtown area, it is across from the Canadian province of Ontario.

With patient-centered care across a wide range of specialties, several exceptional healthcare centers are located in Erie. UPMC Hamot is a 445-bed hospital in Erie offering a full complement of inpatient and outpatient services, and serves as a regional referral hub and Level II Trauma Center. AHN Saint Vincent offers a wide range of healthcare services. The Erie Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Shriners Hospital for Children are also easily accessible and highly regarded.

In addition to Erie’s Public Schools consisting of 16 schools that serve approximately 10,000 students each day, there are 26 private schools with an acceptance rate of 99%. Sixty-nine percent of private schools in Erie are religiously affiliated.