Course Faculty

Course Faculty

Job Summary

Participates in the ongoing development, implementation, and evaluation of the curriculum in a specified content area. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

University Related

• Promotes the mission and philosophy of the FNU.

• Attends curriculum, academic, department/program faculty meetings.

• Participates in the annual Fall Faculty Meeting and Commencement as stipulated in their current FNU contract

• Participates in Frontier Bound and Clinical Bound, if applicable, as stipulated in their current FNU contract  

• Provide service to the University through activities such as involvement in FNU shared governance (e.g., committees, workgroups), FNU-sponsored activities (e.g., charity drives, community outreach activities), and/or service to the profession (e.g., presentations, professional organization committee work). 

• Adhere to the elements of the Culture of Caring

• Other duties as assigned. 

Course Related

• Provides teaching, social, and cognitive presence in assigned courses, facilitating student learning and evaluation.

• Reviews course evaluation data, offers insight into the data to the course coordinator, and participates in course team analysis of course evaluation data. 

• Maintains communication with the Course Coordinator about student performance, progress, and/or other course-related issues.

• Maintains currency in areas of expertise through clinical practice, literature review, participation in continuing education programs, etc.

• Responsible for meeting timelines related to course revision work, student feedback (e.g., grading and meeting turnaround deadlines), and other related timelines as required.

Student Related

• Communicates effectively with students, demonstrating respect and professionalism.

• Maintains accessibility to students enrolled in the course through email, forums, phone calls, and other means of communication as outlined in the Faculty Handbook. 

• Assists with student orientation to course expectations.

• Assures necessary timelines are met in course delivery and graded work to enable student progress.

• Enables students to have feedback (including the return of written work) according to FNU policy.

Service

• Participates in faculty course teams.

• Participates in standing and/or ad hoc committees of FNU.

• Participates in professional organizations; acts as a representative of FNU in furthering nurse-midwifery and/or nurse practitioner education and/or practice.

• Participates in the mentorship of other faculty members.

• Provides service to the home community.

Scholarship

• Participates in scholarly work through publication, grant writing, presentations, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project participation, scholarly consultation, and/or other scholarly endeavors.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Skilled in communication, problem-solving, computer literacy, management, and organization preferred.

• Experience in subject matter for the assigned course

Education and Experience:

• National certification in specialty area(s)

• Doctorate in nursing or related field preferred. Will consider applicants with a master’s degree or higher in nursing or a related field who also have teaching experience.

• Experience in teaching and education preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Able to sit or stand for long periods of time

• Able to travel to campus for required activities (2-3 times per year)

Reporting Relationship:

• The Course Faculty reports to the Course Coordinator of the assigned course(s) and the appropriate Program Director and/or Department Chair.

Work Location:

• Remote