FNP Director - Assistant Professor Department: Nursing. The School of Nursing is seeking a full time, non-tenure/tenure track program director and professor to teach in the MS program for family nurse practitioners. Long Island University (LIU) was founded in 1926. The university is committed to providing a high quality education through teaching excellence and impactful research opportunities. LIU offers 375 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs, educating nearly 17,000 students... more details
FNP Director - Assistant Professor
Department: Nursing
The School of Nursing is seeking a full time, non-tenure/tenure track program director and professor
to teach in the MS program for family nurse practitioners.
Long Island University (LIU) was founded in 1926. The university is committed to providing a high
quality education through teaching excellence and impactful research opportunities.
LIU offers 375
undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs, educating nearly 17,000 students each
year across multiple campuses. The University cultivates academic, professional, artistic, and cocurricular opportunities.
LIU Post is a scenic, historic, and scholarly campus that offers a small-school environment with the
access and resources of a major metropolitan university. The University's 330-acre campus is
located on the estate of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 27 miles east of New York City on Long Island's
Gold Coast. The campus houses the College of Veterinary Medicine, the first professional School of
Accountancy, an AACSB-accredited Business School, and an award-winning theater program.
From the shores of Long Island to the epicenter of business and tech innovation in Brooklyn, to the
far corners of the world, LIU offers a unique college experience for every student seeking academic
enrichment and professional opportunity. Upon graduation, our students join a community of more
than 265,000 alumni to become global leaders in fields that include the arts, health sciences, media,
education, pharmacy, business, technology, public service, and professional sports.
Principal Responsibilities:
Duties typically include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Management and administration of the MS in the nursing program.
• Oversees CCNE Accreditation process.
• Generates internal and external reports.
• Maintains program compliance with NYSED and accrediting agencies.
• Monitors academic standards for the graduate nursing program.
• Provides academic leadership and oversight for graduate nursing program.
• Coordinate course offering and faculty assignments.
• Monitor and evaluate graduate nursing faculty in didactic and clinical settings.
• Teach courses in the MS Program.
• Participate in all Departmental, School, and Campus committees (as appointed).
• Engage in Departmental and Campus recruitment efforts.
• Act as faculty advisor for MS students.
• Assist in student retention.
• Maintain high academic standards utilizing appropriate student evaluation mechanisms for
assigned courses/programs; analyze and implement changes as part of these programmatic
and Departmental outcomes
• Faculty development
• Encouragement of proposal and grant activities
• Scholarly research
• Curriculum development and evaluation
• Planning, implementing and ongoing evaluation of course content
• Chairing and participating in ongoing department and undergraduate program meetings
• Maintenance of academic quality and compliance with regulations of the State Education
Department and the requirements for accreditation of the American Association of Colleges of
Nursing (AACN and NP organizations)
Education Requirements:
Earned doctorate in nursing or doctorate (PhD, EdD, DNP) in related field plus a master's degree in
nursing preferred
Will consider candidates who are currently enrolled in a doctoral program or will be in near future
Training, Skills, Knowledge, Experience:
• Applicants must be a licensed and Registered Nurse in the State of New York.
• Applicant must be a licensed Nurse practitioner in the state of New York.
• Minimum of 5 years of clinical practice and evidence of current and continuing practice;
evidence of teaching experience; excellent organizational and interpersonal skills and ability to
establish priorities and manage time wisely.
• College-level teaching and administrative experience in a baccalaureate or higher degree
program.
• Excellent skills in leadership, supervision, written and oral communication skills.
• Expertise in writing grant proposals and/or conducting research.
Working Conditions:
Office setting on campus
Materials & Equipment:
Operate a computer, copy and fax machine, scanner & any other office equipment. Experience with
simulation equipment in the field of nursing is preferable.
Starting Date:
Immediate
LIU is an equal opportunity employer. LIU is committed to extending equal opportunities in
employment to all qualified candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of our
academic community. LIU encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to
race, color, religion, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity or
expression, marital or parental status, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, veteran or military
status, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal laws. Hiring is
contingent on eligibility to work in the United States.
