Irwin Belk Distinguished Professor of Nursing Education Technology
School of Nursing
Vacancy #29F146
The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) School of Nursing (SON) seeks applications for the Irwin Belk Distinguished Professor of Nursing Education Technology. The successful candidate will provide leadership in designing, implementing, and evaluating nursing education models that employ informatics, telehealth, patient simulation, and/or distance learning in teaching, research, and public service. UNCW is constructing a state-of-the-art instruction, training and research facility for the SON. Scheduled to open in fall 2010, the building will house the Technology Enhanced Applied Learning (TEAL) Center, equipped to revolutionize nursing education, simulation, and technologies to support nursing education, research, and public service. The successful candidate will provide leadership in all instructional and operational aspects of the TEAL Center. The UNCW SON will be positioned to continue its extraordinary efforts to address the chronic nursing shortage in the state and across the nation. More information on the SON can be found at http://www.uncw.edu/son.
The successful candidate should be actively involved in a program of scholarly teaching, research, and/or practice that advances understanding of health informatics, technology, patient simulation, and/or distance learning in nursing education, healthcare, and faculty practice. The candidate should be nationally and/or internationally known for service in professional and community organizations to advance health and nursing care and be the recipient of honors or awards for accomplishments in innovative uses of simulation, health informatics, or other nursing education technologies.
Minimum qualifications include: graduate degree in nursing; earned doctorate in nursing or related health, education, or technology discipline; minimum of five years practice as a registered nurse; five years experience in higher education; demonstrated program of research related to education models using technology; evidence of using telehealth, informatics, simulation, distance- learning, and/or other forms of technology in nursing education, research, and/or service; record of scholarly publications related to educational models employing technology; and a current unrestricted license as a registered nurse in North Carolina or by hiring date. Academic credentials suitable for an appointment at the level of a full professor with tenure are required.
UNCW, one of sixteen constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina, has a student population of over 12,000 and for ten consecutive years has been ranked in the top ten of public master's universities in the South by US News and World Report. For the fourth consecutive year, UNCW has received the "Best in the Southeast" designation by The Princeton Review. Further information about UNCW can be found at http://www.uncw.edu/facts and http://www.uncw.edu/www/rankings.html. Located in the historic, coastal, seaport community of Wilmington, the university is ideally situated between the Cape Fear River and Atlantic Ocean. Wilmington has an active arts, cultural, and business environment and nearby beach communities serve both year round residents and vacationers.
To apply, please complete the online application process available on the Web at http://consensus.uncw.edu. A letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three professional references should be addressed to Dr. Janie Canty-Mitchell, PhD, RN, Chair, Search Committee, and attached to the online application - not emailed, mailed or faxed. Attachments must be either Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF documents. For questions regarding the online application process, contact Ms. Annette Richards at 910-962-7410. Under North Carolina law, applications and related materials are confidential personnel documents and not subject to public release. Priority consideration will be given to online applications received by March 15, 2009, but will be accepted until the position is filled. Appointment to the Irwin Belk Distinguished Professorship is expected for August 2009.
UNCW actively fosters a diverse and inclusive working and learning environment and is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified men and women from all racial, ethnic, or minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
