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Adjunct Instructor - Nursing - DNP Program
Posted on 3/19/2025
Accepting applications
About this position
The Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Florida Southern College is accepting applications for adjunct faculty to teach in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program. The required and preferred qualifications for teaching in the program are described below.
Applicants interested in being considered should submit a letter of interest and a curriculum vitae with the completed employment application. Please specify your interest in teaching in a specific program (BSN, MSN, or DNP) in the letter of interest. Also include a list of courses you have taught at other institutions, if any, in your curriculum vitae or letter of interest with course numbers and complete course titles.
A curriculum vitae and a copy of unofficial academic transcripts must be provided with employment application materials; applicants must apply online. Candidate official transcripts must be on file within 3 days of the start of a teaching assignment. Please request official transcripts from all colleges and university work (showing the highest degree earned) and have them sent to the attention of Sharon Brown, School of Nursing, 111 Lake Hollingsworth Dr., Lakeland, Fl 33801.
Applicants who receive their degrees outside the U.S. must have their transcript (s) evaluated by an approved educational evaluation service. This evaluation must be done at your own expense before being considered for employment by Florida Southern College.
Note: Adjunct faculty members are appointed to teach on a semester-by-semester and course-by-course basis.
To see a list of courses please review the online Course Catalog at https://www.flsouthern.edu/academic-life/academic-catalog
About our ideal candidate
Required qualifications to teach in specific program is as follows:
Doctor of Nursing Practice: Online Only
Description: The DNP Program at Florida Southern College is a leadership-focused post-master's program of study. The program is offered in a fully online format.
Ideal Candidate: The academic qualifications for adjunct teaching in the DNP Program include a terminal degree in nursing or related discipline and practice expertise in one or more areas pertinent to advanced nursing specialization (clinical practice, health policy, leadership/administration, community/public health, informatics). Licensure as a Registered Nurse is required.
Preferred qualifications: One year of online teaching experience in a graduate nursing program. Prior experience supervising DNP projects and practicum experiences is also preferred.
About us
The College's health and wellness plans along with generous paid time-off benefits are in addition to rewarding employee benefits such as the tuition grant and 403(b) plan.
The employee tuition grant is a remarkable benefit that covers the cost of 100% of the College's tuition for dependent children of faculty and staff who have been employed with the college fulltime for one year. Employees can also take advantage of the benefit for themselves.
The Defined Contribution Retirement Plan is a 403(b) plan in which the college automatically contributes 7% of the eligible employee's earnings into a retirement fund whether the employee chooses to participate or not. The account has a comprehensive investment portfolio and allows the employee to control their investment choices. At 6 years of service, the employer contribution amount is elevated to 10%. Employees can choose to participate through pre-tax payroll deductions when ready!
Florida Southern College is committed to diversity and inclusion in hiring, campus life, and intellectual engagement and welcomes applications from all interested candidates. The college actively seeks a wide variety of candidates and enthusiastically looks to diversify our workforce.
Florida Southern College has a strong commitment to the principles of equal employment opportunity. The college recruits, hires, trains, transfers, promotes and compensates individuals and makes all personnel decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, marital status, veteran status, or physical or mental disability unrelated to an individual's ability to perform the job, in accordance with applicable law.
As the oldest private college in Florida, Florida Southern College is a nationally recognized liberal arts institution located in Lakeland, enrolling approximately 3,500 students across more than 70 undergraduate and graduate programs. The College is known for its strong student-to-faculty ratio and its emphasis on engaged learning, providing students with hands-on experiences that prepare them for meaningful careers and lives of leadership and service. Florida Southern is home to the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture and competes in NCAA Division II athletics, with a distinguished record of national championships. Consistently ranked among the top regional institutions in the South by U.S. News & World Report and recognized by The Princeton Review, Florida Southern equips students to lead lives of positive and consequential impact through dynamic, engaged learning in its iconic setting and beyond.
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