The University of Connecticut School of Nursing (SON) is seeking applications to fill two full-time, 10-month, non-tenure-track Clinical Instructor - Coordinator of Clinical Placement positions. Under the direction of the Director for Pre-licensure Programs, the faculty member will serve as coordinator of clinical placement sites for pre-licensure nursing students and will supervise students in clinical work, engage in scholarly and professional service activities. Individuals who assume this position will recruit qualified nurses to join UConn SON faculty to serve as clinical preceptors; expand clinical placement sites in conjunction with the Director of Clinical Placements; match available faculty to clinical sites; provide support to clinical preceptors; and participate in orientation for new faculty/preceptors. They act as liaisons to clinical agencies, maintain agency-specific contractual requirements for clinical rotations, share clinical expectations and course syllabi with relevant agency staff and clinical preceptors, initiate action, when required, to address student or agency issues that may arise; and participate in campus simulation laboratory teaching experiences. The incumbent may also conduct evaluations of individual students' clinical performance via impromptu meetings and planned evaluation conferences.
The successful candidate will share a deep commitment to effective instruction at the undergraduate programs and innovative instruction methods. Successful candidates will also be expected to broaden participation among members of under-represented groups; demonstrate through public engagement the commitment to, and support of, diversity in the learning experience; integrate clinical multicultural experiences, and provide leadership in developing pedagogical techniques designed to meet the needs of diverse learning styles and intellectual interests.
UConn’s School of Nursing is among the top Nursing Schools nationwide. It has 68 faculty members, 599 undergraduate, and 186 graduate students, and actively engages in research in health equity across the lifespan; social determinants of health; parent-child health: support for people with acute and chronic conditions, including symptoms and self-management; and biobehavioral studies of sleep and pain. The School of Nursing offers the opportunity for faculty to engage with multiple centers including the Center for Advancement of Pain Management; The Nursing and Engineering Innovation Center; and the International Center for Lifestory Innovations and Practice. The School’s Biobehavioral Laboratory provides a wet lab and resources to support behavioral research.
Founded in 1881, UConn is a Land Grant and Sea Grant institution and member of the Space Grant Consortium. It is the state’s flagship institution of higher education and includes a main campus in Storrs, CT, four regional campuses throughout the state, and 13 Schools and Colleges, including a Law School in Hartford, and Medical and Dental Schools at the UConn Health campus in Farmington. The University has approximately 10,000 faculty and staff and 32,000 students, including nearly 24,000 undergraduates and over 8,000 graduate and professional students. UConn is a Carnegie Foundation R1 (highest research activity) institution, among the top 25 public universities in the nation. Through research, teaching, service, and outreach, UConn embraces diversity and cultivates leadership, integrity, and engaged citizenship in its students, faculty, staff, and alumni. UConn promotes the health and well-being of citizens by enhancing the social, economic, cultural, and natural environments of the state and beyond. The University serves as a beacon of academic and research excellence as well as a center for innovation and social service to communities. UConn is a leader in many scholarly, research, and innovation areas. Today, the path forward includes exciting opportunities and notable challenges. Record numbers of undergraduate applications and support for student success have enabled the University to become extraordinarily selective.