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Job Description
Instructor/Assistant Professor Adult Health Nursing (9-month, Non-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, nine-month faculty position. The successful candidate will be appointed as a non-tenure track Instructor or Assistant Professor, depending upon experience and qualifications. Responsibilities as a faculty member include teaching, scholarly activity, and service. The individual hired in this position will be responsible for classroom teaching, simulation, and clinical supervision of undergraduate nursing students in courses with adult health content and other nursing content areas as needed. The position may be associated with two or more courses each semester depending on need. The person filling this position must be willing to work days, evenings, and occasional weekends as need dictates. Qualified candidates will hold a master's degree in nursing from a CCNE, CNEA, or ACEN accredited school of nursing, hold an unencumbered RN license in the state of Alabama and have a clear background check. Candidates must have a minimum of five years of adult health clinical practice experience within the last 10 years. Critical care experience is preferred. Previous teaching experience, including clinical supervision of undergraduate students, is preferred. To qualify for the rank of Assistant Professor, an earned doctoral degree in nursing is required as well as evidence of peer-reviewed presentations at the local, state, or national level. The College of Health Sciences is an innovative initiative for Samford University.
The college includes four schools:
Moffett & Sanders 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 24, 2026. Please submit (combined into one PDF) a cover letter, application for faculty position, curriculum vita with names and contact information of three references, application for faculty position, and faculty applicant Christian mission statement. Salary and rank are dependent upon qualifications, clinical experience, previous experience as a nurse educator or in providing clinical oversight of students in the clinical arena. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States, as Samford will not sponsor any employment visas for this position. Materials should be sent to FACAPP@samford.
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Adult Health Nursing "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.
