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Job Description
Assistant Professor Graduate Program, Nurse Practitioner Department Family Nurse Practitioner & Director of Clinical Education (12-month, Tenure Track) June 23, 2026 Samford University's Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing invites individuals interested in serving in a Christian university environment to submit an application for a full-time assistant professor faculty position. This faculty position is a 12-month, tenure track appointment. The individual hired in this position will be responsible for classroom/online teaching, clinical supervision, and simulation of graduate nursing students in courses with FNP content. The position may be associated with two or more courses each semester depending on need. This position also includes serving as Director of Clinical Education for the graduate nurse practitioner program, with responsibility for oversight of clinical placements, site approvals, and coordination of clinical learning experiences. The person filling this position must be willing to work days, evenings, and occasional weekends as need dictates. Qualified candidates will hold a doctoral degree in nursing from a regionally accredited school of nursing, hold an unencumbered RN license in the state of Alabama and have a clear background check. They must have a minimum of five years of FNP clinical practice experience within the last 10 years. Previous teaching and clinical supervisory experience with graduate students is preferred. Previous experience teaching online is preferred. Salary is dependent upon qualifications, clinical experience, previous experience as a nurse educator or in providing clinical oversight of students in the clinical arena. The College of Health Sciences is an innovative initiative for Samford University.
The college includes four schools:
Ida Moffett School of Nursing, McWhorter School of Pharmacy, School of Health Professions and School of Public Health. The college offers multiple degree programs and majors within the health sciences with an interprofessional education focus that reflects today's team approach to health care delivery and professional practice. The college affords faculty special opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration. Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Samford (samford.edu) is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools with 450 full-time faculty. Samford is ranked #3 in the nation for career preparation and #7 in the nation for student learning opportunities as listed in The Wall Street Journal (2026). The University is dedicated to the promotion of rigorous academic inquiry in a Christian setting. The University seeks and prefers employee applicants of the Christian faith and offers competitive salaries with a generous benefits package. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until July 31, 2026. Please submit (combined into one PDF) a cover letter, application for faculty position, curriculum vita with names and contact information of three references, evidence of teaching effectiveness, research interests and activities, application for faculty position, and faculty applicant Christian mission statement. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States, as Samford will not sponsor any employment visas for this position. These materials should be sent to: FACAPP@samford.
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Graduate Nursing, FNP Clinical "Application for Faculty Position" can be found at: ( https://www.samford.edu/departments/files/Human_Resources/application-for-faculty-employment.pdf ) "Faculty Applicant Christian Mission Statement" can be found at: ( https://www.samford.edu/departments/files/academic-affairs/Faculty-Applicant-Christian-Mission-Statement.docx ) In accordance with applicable federal and state laws, such as Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act and ADA Amendments, the University does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, race, color, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, religion, or any other protected status under federal, state or local law applicable to the University, in its education policies, programs, and activities, in its admissions policies, in employment policies and practices, and all other areas of the University. As a faith-based institution, the University is exempted from certain laws and regulations concerning discrimination.
