Full Time or Part Time: Full Time
Commitment to Inclusive Excellence
Northern Kentucky University (NKU) seeks
excellence by enriching its educational environment and culture through the diversity of its administration, faculty, and staff and by
embracing inclusiveness, equity, and global awareness in all dimensions of its work. NKU is an Equal
Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action institution. We encourage applications by members of diverse groups and by persons with a
demonstrated commitment to issues of diversity and experience in achieving goals relative to inclusive excellence. Our vision is that NKU will be nationally recognized for being a student-ready, regionally engaged university that empowers diverse
learners for economic and social mobility. We will do this while promoting a culture of excellence, acting with integrity, fostering a
community of belonging, working with creativity and innovation, and maintaining a climate of collegiality. In your role, you will be
expected to ensure that students who interact with you have a high-quality experience that supports the vision of the
institution.
Purpose of Position
Northern Kentucky University, the College of Health and Human
Services, located in Highland Heights, KY is seeking applications for one full-time, non-tenure-track, simulation faculty position in the
NKU Center for Simulation Education.
NKU is built on core values that emphasize
multidimensional excellence, learner-centered education, civic engagement, multiculturalism, innovation, collegiality, and collaboration
across disciplines and professional fields.
We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, but especially from
individuals who contribute to the diversity of our academic community. NKU is an affirmative action/equal
opportunity employer.
We embrace inclusiveness, equity, and global awareness in all dimensions of our work and seek
excellence through diversity among our students, administrators, faculty, and staff. Applications by members of diverse groups is
encouraged.
For additional information on Northern Kentucky University, visit http://www.nku.edu.
NKU has a strong commitment to trans-disciplinary
education and opened a new Health Innovation Center in the fall of 2018. The center is one-of-a-kind and provides the opportunity for the
Center for Simulation Education to play a significant role in academic innovation as well as impact the health of the
region.
The position reports to the Director of Clinical Simulation.
Primary
Responsibilities
Simulation faculty responsibilities will include:
- Adhere to standards of best
practice for simulation - Plan, develop and implement healthcare simulation education and training
- Simulation curriculum
development - Participate in research related to simulation
- Teach simulation related courses
- Data collection,
measurement, and analysis related to simulation - Actively serves as an education liaison to all programs within and outside of
Northern Kentucky University - Assist with set up/tear down of simulation sessions
- Remain current in the discipline through
research and attendance at professional continuing education seminars - Serve on committees as assigned and attend faculty,
departmental, and other meetings as necessary - Work cooperatively with the simulation
team.
Qualifications
Master’s Degree in Nursing
CHSE
certification or agreement to achieve CHSE certification within one year
Minimum of two (2)
years’ of simulation and didactic teaching experience in a university setting
Must possess a valid license to practice nursing in
Kentucky or eligible for licensure.
Flexibility of schedule to include weekend/evening
responsibilities
To apply: forward resume and letter of interest to Gina Fieler, Director of Clinical Simulation, fi******@nk*.edu
Any candidate who is offered this position will be required to go
through a pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.
Minimum Education: Master’s
Degree
Preferred Education: Master’s Degree
Requisition Number: 2023F699
Job Open Date: 09/15/2023
It is Northern Kentucky University’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity for all persons and to take the necessary actions needed to recruit, employ, train, promote, and retain qualified faculty and staff, including members of protected groups. Discrimination against any individual based upon protected status, which is defined as age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic, or veteran status, is prohibited.
