Professional Practice- Nursing

The College of Nursing is seeking a Professional Practice track faculty member for the Spring '26 semester. Professional Practice Track faculty position in Nursing will be at the assistant or associate professor level, depending on academic and clinical experience. The selected candidate is expected to contribute toward advancing the College of Nursing's mission and vision through teaching, service, and practice. The selected candidate will teach a course load of four courses per semester in nursing at the undergraduate level or graduate level as applicable.

• Maintaining professional experience in your field
• Contribute to the design and teach didactic, laboratory, and clinical practicum courses in the Nursing program as assigned
• Provide constructive and accurate academic advising to nursing students.
• Work with minimum supervision, maintain effective communication with colleagues, and use successful initiative to problem solve.
• Participate in service activities for the school
• Participate in shared governance activities both at the School and University level

• Masters of Science in Nursing required, earned Doctorate in Nursing preferred from an accredited program.
• Licensed or eligible for licensure as a registered nurse in the state of Illinois
• Certification in area of specialty preferred.
• Evidence of excellent teaching ability or potential.
• Scholarship potential and an interest in engaging students in research or translating research into practice preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with a proficiency in English, written and spoken
• Enthusiasm toward serving a diverse student population
• Support for the Mission of Saint Xavier University and the Mercy Tradition's value of service to others (https://www.sxu.edu/about/mission.asp).
• Permission to work in the United States

Supervisory Responsibility: None

Work Environment:Classroom, Virtual and laboratory, clinical agency sites, and Online

Physical Demands:
Interaction with students in the classroom, clinical, laboratory, or virtual settings via course LMS, email, and occasional phone calls. Travel and interaction with patients and health care providers in Chicago area and surrounding clinical settings. Interactions with faculty, staff, and other constituents across the University in person, via phone call, email, and distance technologies.