Nursing Faculty
Health Sciences Division
Positions #24-043

Salary and Rank
Salary and rank are commensurate with education and experience.

Benefits
• Retirement plan with 6% mandatory every pay (biweekly) that is matched 100%
• Free $10,000 life insurance policy
• Your choice of 7 different Health Insurance plans
• Dental, Vision, Hearing, Term Disability, Long & Short-Term Disability, Legal Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Healthcare FSA, and Dependent Care FSA
• WVU Parkersburg tuition wavier (if eligible) for an employee, employees’ spouse or dependent of a full-time benefits eligible employee who is 24 years of age or younger

To Apply
• Submit an Employment Application packet available at www.wvup.edu/jobs
• If the position requires a degree, attach a scanned copy of your unofficial college transcripts with the Employment Application packet.
• WVUP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Veterans/Disabled Encouraged to Apply.

Effective
Fall semester – August 2024

Responsibilities
• This is a nine-month, grant funded term appointment.
• This appointment will include a 15-credit hour teaching load per semester in Nursing.
• Other college level courses may also be assigned depending on the selected candidate’s credentials.
• Most instructional duties will be at the main campus in Parkersburg but may also include the instruction of classes at the Jackson County Center in Ripley.
• Teaching assignments may include evening, weekend, hybrid and/or totally on-line instruction.
• In addition, duties will include academic advising, committee service, program and course-level assessment, program support, effective use of learning management systems, student recruitment/retention and professional development.
• Use of learning management systems and demonstrated effective use of technology is a condition of continued employment beyond the first year.
• WVUP values creativity, individuality, and innovation, and expects the selected candidate to actively participate in the college community.
Requirements
• A Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from a recognized, regionally accredited college or university will be considered if enrolled in a graduate degree program with a major in nursing within one year of employment OR
• A Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from a recognized, regionally accredited college or university and at least 10 years of direct patient care experience in Nursing OR
• A Master’s degree in Nursing from a recognized, regionally accredited college or university.
• West Virginia RN licensure or eligibility for such licensure.
• Demonstrated use of advanced technology systems such as learning management systems or similar technologies.
• Understanding and application of assessment practices is strongly preferred.
• Successful college-level teaching experience is preferred, as well as prior effective use of technology in instructional delivery, and a willingness to deliver courses in all instructional modalities.
• Demonstration of teaching effectiveness is part of the on-campus interview.

Posted
04/08/2024 and will remain active until filled with preference given to applications that are received by 04/29/2024.