Adjunct Faculty - Assistant Program Director for Nursing BS and MECN programs Apply now to Adjunct Faculty - Assistant Program Director for Nursing BS and MECN programs Job #JPF09501 + School Of Nursing / School Of Nursing / UCLA Position overview Position title: Adjunct Faculty Salary range: The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See Table 2. The salary range for this position is $102,500--$139,400. “Off-scale salaries” and other components of pay, i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions. See campus compensation page for additional information. Application Window Open date: June 18, 2024 Most recent review date: Friday, Jul 19, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled. Final date: Tuesday, Dec 31, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled. Position description The School of Nursing at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) seeks applicants for a full-time Adjunct Faculty position for serving as Assistant Program Director in collaboration with the Program Director for the prelicensure and Master’s Entry Clinical Nurse programs as well as primarily teaching in the BS and MECN programs and. Qualified applicants have a Doctorate (PhD or DNP) in nursing or near the completion of a doctoral degree in nursing from an accredited program; have experience of teaching in higher education with current clinical expertise; and show evidence or potential of scholarly work and professional service. Applicants must meet the academic and scholarly credentials for the Adjunct faculty series. Rank and salary will be commensurate with background and experience. The School of Nursing prepares nurses and scholars to lead and transform nursing care in a rapidly changing, diverse and complex healthcare environment through academic excellence, innovative research, superior clinical practice, strong community partnerships, and global initiatives. As part of the UCLA Center for Health Sciences, the School of Nursing is affiliated with the highly acclaimed UCLA Health System including the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The School of Nursing welcomes and encourages diversity and seeks applications and nominations from individuals of diverse backgrounds. Individuals with a history of mentoring students from under-represented groups and those with a commitment to supporting diversity and equal opportunity in education, research and creative activity are especially invited to apply. Applicants should submit all materials at the official UCLA website at https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/apply/JPF09501. To assure full consideration, applications should be submitted by July 15, 2024 - Position to remain open until filled. PROGRAM ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Appointed by the Dean, the Assistant Program Director works in collaboration with the BS and MECN Program Director and Associate Deans for Academic and Student Affairs, the Curriculum and Student Affairs Committees, program faculty, and staff to ensure the highest level of quality for the academic programs. In this capacity, the Assistant Program Director organizes and leads program implementation by 1) ensuring fidelity to the approved curriculum; 2) assessing and monitoring teaching effectiveness within each program; 3) maintaining positive communication among all program stakeholders (faculty, clinical affiliates, students); and 4) monitoring program effectiveness regularly. In fulfilling these duties, the Program Directors shall identify and apply leadership, organization, and management principles that are core to the School of Nursing and UCLA. Responsibilities: The Assistant Program Director collaborates with the Program Director to • Provide oversight of overall day-to-day program operations – teaching and learning and administrative activity. • Manage and evaluate the delivery of educational services with the program. • Collaborate with the Associate Dean, communicates with faculty committees (Student Affairs Committee and Curriculum Committee) to ensure quality of the program. • Collaborate with the Curriculum Committee, faculty, and staff to ensure consistency with approved course descriptions, standards and requirements of accrediting bodies and communicates any concerns to the Program Director and Associate Dean • Initiate and facilitate clinical partnerships with appropriate public and private entities to support faculty and student clinical teaching and learning. • Evaluate accreditation reports and create action plans as needed, in conjunction with the Curriculum Committee and the Associate Dean • Establish and maintain effective, consistent communication with faculty, staff, and students about general aspects of the program administration. • Schedules routine meetings to discuss implementation of programs and other resource needs. • Consults with the Program Director, Associate Deans about teaching needs and participates in hiring of new faculty. • Schedule annual teaching assignments • Evaluate faculty clinical teaching including peer-teaching evaluations and quarterly course evaluations. • Collaborate with Student Affairs staff to address any administrative issues involving the delivery of the curriculum. • Provide professional service to the School, University, and the nursing profession. • Pursue scholarly work to enhance evidence-based teaching methods and pedagogy. School: https://www.nursing.ucla.edu/ Qualifications Basic qualifications Doctorate (PhD or DNP) in nursing from an accredited program and Current licensure in California as Registered Nurses Additional qualifications • Clinical experience and expertise. • Teaching experience in both didactic and clinical settings in academic institution. • Having knowledge about 2021 new essentials and competency-based education for professional nursing education. • Excellent oral and written communication; interpersonal and networking skills • Demonstration of leadership experience to negotiate, creatively problem solve and professionally interact in both academic and clinical settings. • Evidence of innovation and creativity in curricular design and content implementation including classroom teaching and online presentation of content. • Evidence of professional services and scholarship or potential scholarly work. Application Requirements Document requirements + Curriculum Vitae - UCLA FACULTY - CURRICULUM VITAE TEMPLATE Name Credentials Contact Information [ ] PUBLICATIONS/CREATIVE ACTIVITY (Full citation for each published works or those accepted for publication alone). Categorize the publications by subheadings "Data-based" and "Non-data-based" OR identify the type of article by a symbol such as * to delineate data-based. Numbering the articles in chronological order would be helpful. [ ] CURRENT AND PRIOR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES/ PROJECTS/SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY [ ] Funded, intramural and extramural research grants, and contracts. Please indicate the funding agency, grant or contract mechanism and identifier, total direct and most recent annual direct costs, award period, role on the project (e.g., Principal Investigator, Co-investigator) [ ] SERVICE TO THE ACADEMY AND PROFESSION [ ] Completed (funded) projects/Peer-reviewed extramural research grants and contracts. To include information for each grant noted above. TEACHING [ ] Courses Taught (Year, number and course name. Indicate your role in courses co-taught with other faculty members) + Cover Letter + Statement of Research or other creative scholary work + Statement of Teaching + Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our EDI Statement FAQ (https://ucla.app.box.com/v/edi-statement-faqs) document. + Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form (https://ucla.app.box.com/s/8awvkn4szd0u3l20zs325lon1r560qj6) + Publications and key article - 2-3 publications and one key article that representative of candidate’s research trajectory. (Must be one PDF document to upload) + Teaching Evalution(s) and Teaching Material(s) - Teaching Evaluations and Teaching Material examples (such as PowerPoints of lectures, instructional materials, syllabi, etc.). (Must be one PDF document to upload). Reference requirements + 4-6 required (contact information only) When the offer is accepted, external letters are solicited to the contacts provided. And the letters received are included in the appointment dossier for approval. Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09501 Help contact: lyoon@sonnet.ucla.edu About UCLA As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/\_files/apm/apm-035.pdf. For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination. Job location Los Angeles, CA