Assistant Associate Professor, Nursing, Graduate Programs

Located in the fastest-growing region of the state, the University of North Georgia is a multi-campus university with an enrollment of nearly 20,000 students, making it one of the largest institutions in the University System of Georgia. UNG is focused on a mission of educational excellence, leadership development and community engagement opportunities that develop students into leaders for a diverse and global society. Through a variety of educational pathways that provide access and range from certificates and associate degrees to a professional doctoral program, UNG is responsive to regional education and economic development needs. Federally designated as a senior military college, one of the university's signature leadership programs is its 800-member Corps of Cadets on UNG's Dahlonega Campus.

UNG Core Values

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USG Core Values

1.USG Core Values

All members of the USG community must adhere to the USG Statement of Core Values, which consists of Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values shape and fundamentally support our university's work. Additionally, all faculty, staff, and administrators must also be aware of and comply with the Board of Regents and University of North Georgia's policies on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. More information on these policies can be found here: Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

2.USG Statement of Core Values (8.2.18.1.2 )

Every member of the USG community is required to adhere to the USG Statement of Core Values, Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect, that form and guide the daily work of the organization.

Integrity

• We will be honest, fair, impartial, and unbiased in our dealings both with and on behalf of the USG.

Excellence

• We will perform our duties to foster a culture of excellence and high quality in everything we do.

Accountability

• We firmly believe that education in the form of scholarship, research, teaching, service, and developing others is a public trust. We will live up to this trust through safeguarding our resources and being good stewards of the human, intellectual, physical, and fiscal resources given to our care.

Respect

• We recognize the inherent dignity and rights of every person, and we will do our utmost to fulfill our resulting responsibility to treat each person with fairness, compassion, and decency.

Job Summary

The University of North Georgia, Department of Nursing is accepting applications for a full-time faculty member for the Family Nurse Practitioner program. Preference will be given to candidates with academic teaching experience and recent advanced practice nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for teaching graduate students enrolled in the Master of Science in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs.

• This position includes expectations for teaching, scholarship and service.

• Responsibilities include didactic, clinical, and/or laboratory instruction and clinical site visits in regional health care settings.

• Teaching schedule may require some travel to clinical sites in the metro-Atlanta area and North Georgia region.

Required Qualifications

• Doctorate in nursing required.

• Minimum of two years recent experience as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.

• Current license in Georgia as a registered professional nurse required.

• APRN certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner required.

Required Documents to Attach

• Resume/Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter, and Transcripts

• Contact information for three professional references

Conditions of Employment

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with the University of North Georgia, as determined by University of North Georgia in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of North Georgia, a unit of the University System of Georgia, is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sex or national origin, age, disability, religion, genetics or veteran status. Georgia is an open records state. Also, UNG is a federal contractor and desires priority referrals of protected veterans.

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.

This position does not have any financial responsibilities.

This position will be required to drive.

This role is considered a position of trust.

This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).

This position may travel 1% - 24% of the time

Background Check

• Position of Trust + Education

Special Applicant Instructions

• If you received any graduate degrees from an institution outside the United States, you must provide a foreign course-by-course credential evaluation by an independent evaluation service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. (NACES). Find a full list of NACES members at http://www.naces.org/members.htm.