Lecturer - College of Nursing - Skills Lab

Job Title
Lecturer - College of Nursing - Skills Lab

Requisition Number
FE04743

Working Title
Lecturer

Department Name
7E100:NURSING INSTRUCTION

Work Location
Lexington, KY

Type of Position
Faculty

Position Time Status
Full-Time

Tenure Track Status
Non-Tenure Track

Required Education

The required education and experience includean earned Master’s Degree in nursing. DNP or PhD in nursing preferred.

Required Related Experience

Minimum of 2 years of related BSN prepared professional clinical practice nursing experience within the last 5 years is required.

Required License/Registration/Certification

An active unencumbered Kentucky license as a registered nurse and a minimum of 2 years of BSN prepared related professional clinical practice nursing experience within the last 5 years is required.

Job Summary

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 with an anticipated Distribution of Effort of about 90% Teaching and Advising, and 10% Service/Professional Development which will be reviewed annually. We anticipate a start date of January 1, 2026, but not later than March 1, 2026.

This position, onsite and based in Lexington, KY, will assist and resource the Undergraduate BSN program within the College of Nursing. This position requires an individual to provide teaching, advising, and mentoring of undergraduate students enrolled in the BSN program. This lecturer position requires skills lab instruction: teaching fundamental and advanced nursing skills, supervision of nursing students in simulated settings, advising students, involvement in college committees; possible clinical practice and scholarship, and membership in professional organizations.

Ideal applicants will have experience teaching BSN students in one or more of the following core curricular areas of adult health nursing: health assessment, health promotion, medical-surgical nursing or pathopharmacology. The required education and experience include an earned Master’s Degree in nursing. DNP or PhD in nursing preferred. An active unencumbered Kentucky license as a registered nurse and a minimum of 2 years BSN prepared related professional clinical practice nursing experience within the last 5 years is required.

Employment at UK is subject to fund availability and comes with comprehensive 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: https://hr.uky.edu/employment/our-benefits.

For specific request #1, please upload recommendation letters as one PDF*

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Preparation in teaching and learning principles for adult education preferred, including curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation. Ideal applicants will have experience teaching BSN students in one or more of the following core curricular areas of adult health nursing: health assessment, health promotion, medical-surgical nursing or pathopharmacology.

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?
No

Preferred Education/Experience

Preparation in teaching and learning principles for adult education preferred, including curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation. Ideal applicants will have experience teaching BSN students in one or more of the following core curricular areas of adult health nursing: health assessment, health promotion,medical-surgical nursing or pathopharmacology.

Deadline to Apply

Open Until Filled
Yes

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