Director of Family Nurse Practitioner with Emergency Specialty Track of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program (Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, or Clinical Professor)

Salary Range: $80,000 - $124,000
Benefits Information: https://www.luc.edu/hr/benefits/
The Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (Loyola Nursing) invites applications for a clinical-track faculty position serving as Director of the Family Nurse Practitioner ( FNP) with Emergency Specialty Track within the Doctor of Nursing Practice ( DNP) Program.

Guided by the missions, values, and strategic priorities of Loyola University Chicago and Loyola Nursing, the Director collaborates with the Assistant Dean of Graduate Clinical Programs, faculty, and academic leaders to advance student learning, professional role preparation, curriculum quality, and inclusive excellence within the FNP with Emergency Specialty Track.

This is a non-tenure-track position at the rank of Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, or Clinical Professor. Rank will be determined by the candidate's qualifications and record of teaching, scholarship, and service.

The Director reports to the Assistant Dean of Graduate Clinical Programs. This is a 12-month administrative appointment, with 30% effort in administration and 70% in teaching, scholarship, and service. Faculty responsibilities follow a nine-month academic calendar.

The Track Director will lead the FNP with Emergency Specialty Track in collaboration with the Assistant Dean of Graduate Clinical Programs and track faculty to strengthen curriculum quality, support student learning and progression, prepare graduates for practice, and evaluate track outcomes to guide continuous improvement

Faculty Responsibilities include:
* Teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate students according to their expertise and program needs, with primary teaching responsibilities in the DNP program.
* Use evidence-informed, inclusive, and learner-centered teaching and assessment practices.
* Collaborate with faculty and academic leaders to plan, improve, and evaluate courses and curricula.
* Develop and disseminate scholarship that advances nursing practice and education.
* Collaborate with interdisciplinary partners across Loyola and beyond.
* Contribute service to the School, University, community, and nursing profession.
* Advance School and University priorities related to belonging and inclusive excellence.

Qualifications
* Current clinical practice as an FNP with Emergency Specialty, with an expectation to continue practice.
* A record of scholarship or demonstrated potential to develop and sustain scholarship appropriate to the candidate's career stage and proposed rank.
* Teaching experience with FNP-Emergency students preferred

* A doctoral degree in nursing, or a doctoral degree in a related field and a master's degree in nursing.
* National certification as an FNP with Emergency Specialty
* Current Illinois RN and APRN licensure, or eligibility for both

This salary range is for a nine-month academic appointment. As FNP-ER Track Director, an administrative stipend will be added for a twelve-month service basis. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on a range of factors including, but not limited to, the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree; training; field or discipline; budgetavailability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Review of applications will begin in October 2026 and continue until the position is filled.

Applicants should submit:
1. Cover letter (up to two pages) describing your interest in Loyola Nursing, qualifications for the position and rank you are seeking, relevant clinical expertise, and teaching and mentorship experience.
2. A curriculum vitae.
3. Mission and Inclusive Excellence Statement: Describe how your work as a faculty member would advance Loyola University Chicago's Jesuit Catholic mission and Loyola Nursing's commitment to belonging and inclusive excellence. Your statement should address:
* Understanding: How do you understand the relationship between Loyola's Jesuit Catholic mission, transformative education, and inclusive excellence in nursing?
* Past contributions: Describe how you have fostered belonging and advanced inclusive excellence through teaching, mentoring, scholarship, clinical practice, outreach, or service.
* Future plans: Explain how you would advance Loyola's mission, belonging, and inclusive excellence through your teaching, scholarship, and service at Loyola Nursing.
4. The names and contact information of three professional references. References will be contacted only for finalists.

Apply at careers.luc.edu. Questions about the positions may be directed to Moonju Lee, chair of the search committee, at mlee11@luc.edu.

Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is one of the nation's largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, recognized for its academic excellence, commitment to community engagement, and leadership in sustainability. A Carnegie R1 research institution, Loyola leverages its status as one of an elite group of universities with the highest level of research activity to advance knowledge that serves communities and creates global impact. With 15 schools, colleges, and institutes-including Business, Law, Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences-Loyola operates three primary campuses in the greater Chicago area and one in Rome, Italy, that provide students a transformative, globally connected learning experience. Consistently ranked among the nation's top universities by U.S. News & World Report, Loyola is a STARS Gold-rated institution that is ranked as one of the country's most sustainable campuses by The Princeton Review and has earned distinctions from AmeriCorps and the Carnegie Foundation for its longstanding record of service and community engagement. Guided by its Jesuit mission and commitment to caring for the whole person, Loyola educates ethical leaders who think critically, act with purpose, and strive to create a more just and sustainable world.

Loyola University Chicago strives to be an employer of choice by offering its staff and faculty a wide array of affordable, comprehensive, and competitive benefits. To view our benefits in detail, click here.

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About the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing
Loyola University Chicago's Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing advances the science of nursing and provides a transformative education in the Jesuit Catholic tradition that prepares compassionate, innovative, diverse nurse leaders who provide care for the whole person and partner locally and globally to promote social justice and health for all. Our vision is to be a preeminent leader in transforming the health of persons, families, communities, and populations while promoting social justice, health equity, and quality care for all.

A leader in nursing education for over 90 years, Loyola Nursing is a community of approximately 80 full-time faculty, 26 staff, and more than 1,300 students. Our programs include the BSN and Master's Entry to Nursing (MN) programs for prelicensure students, a DNP with nurse practitioner tracks, and a PhD in Nursing.

Loyola Nursing spans the University's Lake Shore Campus and Health Sciences Campus. The Health Sciences Campus is also home to the Stritch School of Medicine, the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, biomedical graduate programs, and Loyola's health sciences research enterprise, including the 225,000-square-foot Center for Translational Research and Education.

Loyola Nursing has earned national recognition for nursing education, research, and inclusive excellence. Recent distinctions include:

A new building scheduled to open on the Lake Shore Campus in 2028 will support the continued expansion of our BSN program.

For more information, visit luc.edu/nursing.

As a Jesuit Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about Loyola University Chicago's mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university's focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.