POSITION: Assistant Professor in Nursing - Maternal/Child focus

RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited to:

• Teaching, advising, and evaluating in department instructional program
• Selecting learning experiences in clinical laboratory, as necessary
• Developing and maintaining an active scholarship agenda
• Making professional contributions to shared governance by actively participating in faculty meetings and committees
• Maintaining good rapport with cooperating health facilities
• Evaluating efficiency and appropriateness of teaching methods through established evaluation approaches
• Timely and satisfactory performance of responsibilities specified in the Faculty member's employment agreement and MSC Faculty Handbook

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE: Candidate must be eligible for or hold a current license in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in Colorado. Must have at least 2 years of full-time (or equivalent) professional nursing clinical experience. Demonstrated knowledge and skills related to the teaching of adults, teaching methodology, curriculum development and evaluation; or a written plan for obtaining such knowledge, for which acquisition of these skills would begin no later than during the first year of teaching. Graduate degree required. If graduate degree is non-nursing, applicant must have a Bachelor's degree in nursing and demonstrate evidence of how graduate degree is relevant to the area of responsibility. PhD. preferred. Must have maternal/child nursing experience

SALARY: Commensurate with education and experience. Excellent health and retirement benefits package.

DEADLINE: Open until filled. To ensure consideration, complete applications should be received by April 25, 2008

APPOINTMENT: Full-time, tenure track appointment to begin Fall, 2008.

LOCATION: Grand Junction is nestled below three mountain ranges, Bookcliffs, Colorado National Monument, and the Grand Mesa. Grand Junction is west of the Rockies and 30 miles from the Utah border; the moderate climate provides year-round recreation activities from fishing to skiing. The city and valley of approximately 115,000 is the economic hub of the region, located midway between Denver and Salt Lake City.

THE COLLEGE: Mesa State College is a growing public institution with an enrollment of approximately 6200 students. The college has a major commitment to science and liberal arts education and to the encouragement of scholarship. The Department of Health Sciences offers a career ladder nursing program, including a Practical Nursing, LPN-AAS degree as well as an on-line RN-BSN completion program. The Department also offers the basic Bachelor's of Science in Nursing program. In addition, an AAS in Radiologic Sciences degree, plus, beginning Fall, 2008, a Bachelor's of Applied Science in Radiologic Sciences will be offered. Currently an EMT program is offered, with expansion to the associate degree in paramedic education to begin Fall, 2008.

APPLICATION: Applicants must submit a completed Mesa State College exempt and professional staff job application (available at www.mesastate.edu/finadmin/hr/projobapp.pdf), letter of interest, a current vita, unofficial transcripts (official transcripts required upon hire), and the names, addresses (including email), and telephone numbers of three professional references to:

Assistant Professor of Nursing - Maternal/Child Search Committee
Mesa State College
Department of Human Resources
1100 North Avenue
Grand Junction, CO 81501
970-248-1820

Mesa State College requires a background investigation for employment.

Questions: Contact Judy Goodhart at 970-248-1774 or goodhart@mesastate.edu.

Mesa State College is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer,
committed to a culturally diverse staff and student body.

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