What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Professor & Program Director for Practical Nursing position at Alfred State College - SUNY College of Technology?
Location: Alfred, NY Category: Faculty Bargaining Unit - UUP Job Type: Full-time In-Person Posted On: Tue Sep 29 2026 Job Description:
Shape the Future of Nursing at Alfred State!
Bring Your Nursing Expertise to the Classroom, the Lab, and the Next Generation of Nurses.
Are you a passionate nursing professional who loves teaching, mentoring, and helping students discover their potential? Alfred State College is looking for a dedicated Practical Nursing Professor to join our growing nursing team!
This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a 50-year-old nursing program with a strong reputation for excellence, while helping shape the future of our rapidly growing Practical Nursing Certificate Program.
Whether your passion is the classroom, clinical education, simulation, or mentoring future nurses, you'll have the opportunity to make a difference at every stage of a student's nursing journey.
A 12-month appointment is preferred; however, a 10-month pro-rated faculty appointment may also be considered.
Why Alfred State?
Make an Impact.
As a Practical Nursing Professor, you will:
What We're Looking For-
Required Qualifications
This is more than a faculty position?it's an opportunity to help shape the nurses of tomorrow.
At Alfred State, you'll have the opportunity to bring your clinical experience and passion for nursing into a collaborative academic environment, work with innovative simulation technology, and play a meaningful role in the growth of a program preparing students for rewarding careers in healthcare.
If you're ready to inspire, teach, mentor, and help build the future of nursing, we'd love to hear from you!
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. If you currently need sponsorship or will need it in the future to maintain employment authorization, you do not meet eligibility requirements. Additionally, please note that Alfred State College is not an E-Verify employer.
Additional Information
The salary for this position is $80,000. Employees are also offered EXCEPTIONAL BENEFITS! We offer extensive healthcare and retirement options, including the opportunity for a pension. Furthermore, we prioritize a harmonious integration of work, personal life, and academic endeavors to support your overall work-life balance and effectiveness.
Benefits Options Include
Health Insurance:
Non-Discrimination Notice
Alfred State College hereby advises students, parents, employees, and the general public that it offers employment and educational opportunities, including career and technical educational opportunities, without regard to an individual's race/color, national origin, creed/religion, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, marital status, citizenship or immigration status, pregnancy-related condition, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, victim of domestic violence, victim of retaliation, conviction record, arrest record, lawful source of income, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, New York State, or local law. Employees, students, applicants, or other members of the college community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.
Alfred State policy is in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination and harassment. These laws include the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as Amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and the New York State Human Rights Law.
About
If you have questions about this notice or would like to file a grievance, please contact our Director of Institutional Compliance & Equity:
Kayleigh Jones
Director of Institutional Compliance & Equity
Alfred State College
10 Upper College Drive
Alfred, NY 14802
Email: cdo@alfredstate.edu
Phone: 607-587-4026
If you would like to receive the combined Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains this information, you can stop in and request one at the University Police Department, located in the TG House on Lower College Drive or request a copy by calling the University Police at 607-587-3999. This report is available on the college's website at: http://www.alfredstate.edu/university-police/annual-security-and-fire-safety-report
Shape the Future of Nursing at Alfred State!
Bring Your Nursing Expertise to the Classroom, the Lab, and the Next Generation of Nurses.
Are you a passionate nursing professional who loves teaching, mentoring, and helping students discover their potential? Alfred State College is looking for a dedicated Practical Nursing Professor to join our growing nursing team!
This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a 50-year-old nursing program with a strong reputation for excellence, while helping shape the future of our rapidly growing Practical Nursing Certificate Program.
Whether your passion is the classroom, clinical education, simulation, or mentoring future nurses, you'll have the opportunity to make a difference at every stage of a student's nursing journey.
A 12-month appointment is preferred; however, a 10-month pro-rated faculty appointment may also be considered.
Why Alfred State?
Make an Impact.
- Teach, mentor, and inspire students as they develop the knowledge, confidence, and clinical skills needed to become exceptional nurses.
- Our newly renovated nursing building features high-tech simulation laboratories equipped with moderate- and high-fidelity mannequins, giving students hands-on experience in a modern learning environment.
- Become part of a collaborative nursing faculty team that includes 10 full-time faculty members, clinical adjuncts, and dedicated support staff who are committed to student success.
- Join a nursing department with a 50-year history of excellence, an ACEN-accredited Associate's and RN to BS in Nursing program, and a rapidly growing Practical Nursing Certificate Program.
- This position offers the opportunity to contribute to curriculum development, student recruitment and retention, program assessment, clinical partnerships, and the continued growth of our Practical Nursing program.
As a Practical Nursing Professor, you will:
- Create engaging and meaningful learning experiences in the classroom, skills lab, simulation, and clinical settings.
- Teach and evaluate students while helping them develop safe, competent, and compassionate nursing practices.
- Mentor and advise students throughout their nursing education.
- Contribute to curriculum development, program assessment, and continuous improvement.
- Support student recruitment, retention, and success.
- Help maintain strong relationships with clinical partners.
- Participate in faculty recruitment and evaluation, as well as other departmental responsibilities.
- Incorporate current evidence-based nursing practices and applicable state and program standards into instruction.
What We're Looking For-
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree in Nursing or Nursing Education; candidates with a bachelor's degree in nursing who are enrolled in and actively pursuing a master's degree or higher in nursing will also be considered.
- Current New York State Professional Nursing License.
- Current CPR certification.
- Strong teaching, clinical, communication, and computer skills.
- Excellent critical-thinking, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.
- Doctorate in Nursing or a related field.
- Experience with simulation-based learning.
This is more than a faculty position?it's an opportunity to help shape the nurses of tomorrow.
At Alfred State, you'll have the opportunity to bring your clinical experience and passion for nursing into a collaborative academic environment, work with innovative simulation technology, and play a meaningful role in the growth of a program preparing students for rewarding careers in healthcare.
If you're ready to inspire, teach, mentor, and help build the future of nursing, we'd love to hear from you!
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. If you currently need sponsorship or will need it in the future to maintain employment authorization, you do not meet eligibility requirements. Additionally, please note that Alfred State College is not an E-Verify employer.
Additional Information
The salary for this position is $80,000. Employees are also offered EXCEPTIONAL BENEFITS! We offer extensive healthcare and retirement options, including the opportunity for a pension. Furthermore, we prioritize a harmonious integration of work, personal life, and academic endeavors to support your overall work-life balance and effectiveness.
Benefits Options Include
Health Insurance:
- Cost effective health insurance premiums with 73% to 88% covered by the employer.
- PPO or HMO option for personalized healthcare solutions.
- Exceptional fertility benefits available.
- Accumulated sick leave can cover a health insurance premium in retirement.
- No cost dental and vision benefits for employees and eligible dependents.
- Tuition benefits to invest in your continuous learning and professional development.
- New employees are eligible for up to an impressive 22 vacation and 13 paid sick days per year, increasing with years of service.
- Up to 13 paid holidays annually
- Paid parental leave
- Various retirement options, including a defined benefits (pension) plan. With the pension, retired employees receive a defined monthly income for the rest of their life.
- Additional pre- and post- tax voluntary retirement savings options are available.
Non-Discrimination Notice
Alfred State College hereby advises students, parents, employees, and the general public that it offers employment and educational opportunities, including career and technical educational opportunities, without regard to an individual's race/color, national origin, creed/religion, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, marital status, citizenship or immigration status, pregnancy-related condition, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, victim of domestic violence, victim of retaliation, conviction record, arrest record, lawful source of income, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, New York State, or local law. Employees, students, applicants, or other members of the college community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.
Alfred State policy is in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination and harassment. These laws include the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as Amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and the New York State Human Rights Law.
About
If you have questions about this notice or would like to file a grievance, please contact our Director of Institutional Compliance & Equity:
Kayleigh Jones
Director of Institutional Compliance & Equity
Alfred State College
10 Upper College Drive
Alfred, NY 14802
Email: cdo@alfredstate.edu
Phone: 607-587-4026
If you would like to receive the combined Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains this information, you can stop in and request one at the University Police Department, located in the TG House on Lower College Drive or request a copy by calling the University Police at 607-587-3999. This report is available on the college's website at: http://www.alfredstate.edu/university-police/annual-security-and-fire-safety-report
Salary : $80,000