Description
DEPARTMENT OF NURSING
FULL-TIME FACULTY POSITIONS
The University of Scranton has exciting opportunities to join our team of accomplished, passionate educators and clinicians in the Department of Nursing. The Department of Nursing prepares nurses who are committed to excellence in practice. The Department’s graduates are recognized for being ready to deliver high-quality, evidence-based, holistic, person-centered care at all levels and across many settings. The department seeks applicants for the following 9-month, full-time positions beginning August 2026 in the following areas:
Assistant Professor – Adult Health Nursing (Tenure Track)
Assistant Professor – Women’s Health Nursing (Tenure Track)
Faculty Specialist – Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing (Non-Tenure Track)
A master’s degree in nursing and earned doctoral-level research degree (PhD or EdD), or current enrollment in a PhD or EdD program, are required for the assistant professor positions. A master’s or doctoral degree in Nursing is required for the faculty specialist position.
Apply online at https://universityofscrantonjobs.com.
The Department of Nursing, which resides in the Leahy College of Health Sciences at The University of Scranton, offers a bachelor’s degree program; a master’s degree program with two tracks; a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program, also with two tracks; and post-graduate certificate programs. Nursing programs at The University of Scranton are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA). The Department is also home to the Iota Omega Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing. The Leahy College of Health Sciences also offers opportunities for collaboration with local and regional clinical partners.
The University of Scranton offers an attractive benefit package, including generous retirement plans and tuition benefits. It has been ranked among the best colleges in the nation for the past 22 years and recognized for "Best Undergraduate Teaching" and "Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs" by U.S. News & World Report.
For further information about the Nursing Department, visit our web page at https://www.scranton.edu/academics/pcps/nursing/index.shtml.
The University is a Catholic and Jesuit University animated by the spiritual vision and the tradition of excellence characteristic of the Society of Jesus and those who share in its way of proceeding. All candidates must indicate how they would help communicate and support the Catholic and Jesuit identity and mission of the University. The University’s mission statement and a description of the history and concepts of the Ignatian teaching philosophy may be found at https://www.scranton.edu/about/jesuit-tradition/index.shtml.
The University of Scranton is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Educator.
