Job Description

Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin on December 23, 2024 and continue until the position is filled.

Position: Tenure-Track (Probationary*)

Salary Type: Depends on qualifications

Job Description

The successful candidate will enhance student access, success and degree completion by teaching undergraduate courses with a primary focus in the RN Baccalaureate Completion Program within the School of Nursing through a lens of racial equity and social justice; advising and mentoring students using a welcoming, equitable and inclusive approach; engaging actively in scholarship and continued professional development; and participating in service to the discipline, department, university, and community. The successful candidate will be expected to teach in the RN-BS Completion Program and develop/instruct online coursework.

• A typical faculty workload responsibility may include up to twelve (12) credits per semester of instruction.
• The successful candidate may need to teach in other areas as assigned and qualified.
• May be expected to develop and deliver face-to-face, hybrid, and simulations at the Mankato campus, teach online, and/or at the university's additional locations, including clinical sites, as assigned.
• The successful candidate will collaborate with colleagues in curriculum design, instruction and evaluation, and help create innovative strategies for student recruitment, retention, and completion, and expectations as listed in Appendix G of the IFO Master Agreement.

All faculty members are expected to engage in scholarly or creative activity or research, continue preparation and study, contribute to student growth and development, and provide service to the university and community (see Article 22 and Appendix G of the  IFO Master Agreement ).

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctorate in nursing or closely related field conferred by August 18, 2025. (Conferred on an official transcript at the time of hire.)
• Graduate degree in nursing at time of application. (Conferred on an official transcript at the time of application.)
• Active unrestricted Registered Nurse licensure; active unrestricted Minnesota Registered Nurse license at the time of appointment.
• Demonstrated ability to serve a diverse population and apply an equity lens to this position including social justice and/or anti-racism.
• Minimum of 3 years full-time (or equivalent) experience teaching 100% online courses in a 100% online program.
• Teaching experience at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.

Preferred Qualification 

• Demonstrated commitment to fostering a diverse working and learning environment.
• Demonstrated effective written, oral communication and/or presentation skills.
• Experience using D2L Brightspace Learning Management System.
• Experience developing online teaching materials.
• Certificate or coursework in online teaching pedagogy.
• Evidence of or potential for nursing scholarship.

Other Requirements

Work safely at all times, which includes but is not limited to, participating and completing all required safety trainings, as well as performing all job tasks in accordance with Minnesota State University, Mankato policies and procedures utilizing appropriate tools, equipment and personal protective equipment.

The Minnesota State University, Mankato Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available for your review. This report is required by federal law and contains policy statements and crime statistics for the University. The policy statements address the school's policies, procedures and programs concerning safety and security. Three years' worth of statistics are included for certain types of crimes that were reported to have occurred on-campus, or in other University affiliated locations. This report is available online at  . You may also request a paper copy from University Security at 507-389-2111, or by emailing  [email protected] .

APPLICATION PROCEDURES : To apply for this position, please continue the process via this website  , select the job title, and click the green "Apply" button at the top of the job posting page. A complete online application will include the following attachments. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed by the search committee.

• Resume/Curriculum Vitae
• Contact information for three (3) references
• Unofficial Transcript(s) of candidate's relevant graduate degree(s)
• Cover Letter
• A brief (no more than one-page) diversity statement presenting a commitment to or experience working in an equity-minded environment

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Dr. Laura Schwarz, Search Committee Chairperson
School of Nursing
Minnesota State University, Mankato
7700 France Avenue South, Suite 500
Edina, MN  55435
Phone: 763-228-6105
TTY: 800-627-3529 or 711
Email:  [email protected]

*Employment for this position is covered by the collective bargaining agreement for the Inter Faculty Organization which can be found at:

NOTICE: In accordance with the Minnesota State Vehicle Fleet Safety Program, employees driving on college/university business who use a rental or state vehicle shall be required to conform to MN State's vehicle use criteria and consent to a Motor Vehicle Records check.

About

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

The School of Nursing is a welcoming, equitable, and inclusive environment offering innovative, family- and society-focused, technology-enhanced curricula for graduate and undergraduate students. We offer two programs leading to a Bachelor of Science degree which are the Pre-licensure and RN Baccalaureate of Science programs. The RN Completion program is 100% online with an enrollment of approximately 600 students. The Pre-licensure program is offered at the Mankato campus and is an upper-division, four-semester major with about 240 students enrolled. Courses are primarily offered face-to-face on the Mankato campus, with learning activities in our Maverick Family Nursing Simulation Center as well. The BSN-DNP/FNP program is offered at the MSU Mankato Center for Graduate and Professional Studies located in Edina and has an enrollment of approximately 60 students. A new Advanced Professional Nurse MS Degree Program is 100% online with a growing enrollment. 

A supportive environment encourages interdisciplinary research, development of teaching skills, and community service. The Glen Taylor Nursing Institute for Family and Society, associated with the School of Nursing, provides opportunities for scholarly activity. Opportunities for professional growth are contractually funded through improvement grants, research grants and incentives, and sabbatical leaves. Additional information about the School of Nursing can be found at:  

University Demographics

Minnesota State University, Mankato is a member of the Minnesota State system. Minnesota State has established a strategic vision, Equity 2030, which aims to close the educational equity gaps across race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, ability, and geographic location by the end of the decade at every Minnesota State college and university and to provide an opportunity for all Minnesotans to create a better future for themselves, for their families, and for their communities. The focus of the work includes:

• Enhancing access and student success.
• Providing Minnesota with the talent it needs.
• Anchoring the communities and regions we serve.

Equity 2030 seeks to bridge efforts occurring within divisions and institutions, creating an intentional statewide culture of equity-minded collaboration and resulting in equitable practice embedded throughout our institutions. The full Equity 2030 plan is linked here.

Minnesota State University, Mankato has identified five broad themes as our basis for discussion in developing our next comprehensive strategic plan. The themes are Serving Students and Managing Enrollment, Focusing our Resources, Offering an Exceptional Student Experience, Caring for Health and Well-Being, and Ensuring a Welcoming, Equitable, and Inclusive University.  We seek to attract teacher-scholars who will be culturally and academically diverse faculty members, and staff with a demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive learning and working environment. Minnesota State University, Mankato, is student-centered and focuses on applied research that expands knowledge; improves learning; and serves the region, state, and nation.

Founded as a Normal School in 1868, Minnesota State University, Mankato is now the second largest university in Minnesota with a tradition of combining big-ideas with real-working thinking to find solutions for pressing problems in the state, region, and global society.  Mankato, Minnesota, is a community of nearly 44,500 people, about 85 miles southwest of the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.  The University acknowledges the land and the tribal nations upon this land whose work is being accomplished. We acknowledge that we are on Dakota land. We recognize Native Nations of this region who have called this place home over thousands of years including Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Lakota, Dakota and Ho-Chunk and Cheyenne. We acknowledge the ongoing colonialism and legacies of violence, displacement, migrations and settlement that foreground the formation of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Serving approximately 14,000 students annually, the University is an applied research institution, with more than 200 academic programs, from bachelor?s through doctoral degrees. The University is a diverse and global campus with 18% students of color and 1,175 + international students from 95 countries, cutting-edge information technology solutions and extensive partnerships. With 1,600 faculty and staff, including 700 teaching faculty.  The University has additional locations and a growing number of on-line programs to accelerate educational access and opportunity. These locations include partnerships in northern Minnesota?s the iron range region. Fast facts about the university can be found here:

About Minnesota State University Mankato

Minnesota State University, Mankato is where tireless thought and innovative research bring real solutions to real needs. The University's environment of big ideas coupled with real-world thinking equip Minnesota State Mankato students to go well beyond expectations and into exciting, rewarding futures.A growing international reputation for breakthrough research distinguishes the University, as does the unique quality of life that marks the proud community of greater Mankato.

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