The Sandy and Deborah McNeill Distinguished Professorship of Nursing

The School of Nursing within the College Health and Human Services at the University of North Carolina Wilmington ( UNCW), seeks an outstanding faculty member for a Distinguished Professorship who meets the rank requirements of a tenured professor. This is a nine-month position scheduled to begin Fall Semester 2026. This position is for an initial five-year term, and, upon review, the distinguished professor is eligible to receive two renewable five-year appointments.

The Distinguished Professorship is a prestigious designation awarded to a faculty member who has achieved prominence through exceptional scholarly and professional accomplishments in research and education. This role recognizes individuals with a sustained record of nursing excellence and leadership in their field. The Distinguished Professor will be responsible for delivering high-quality instruction and mentorship to students, conducting innovative and impactful research that advances knowledge, and engaging in service activities that promote the mission of the SON and benefit the broader academic and professional community. Candidates must possess a national or international reputation for scholarly achievement, have a well-established research agenda as evidenced by their record of receiving externally funded grants, be an experienced educator, and have a demonstrated history of service to the community.

We seek an energetic, innovative, and talented faculty member to become part of our dynamic team. This Distinguished Professor is expected to provide leadership and impact on an ongoing basis, and in the broadest sense possible, throughout their term as a Distinguished Professor. Examples of this include, but are not limited to, executing a high impact research agenda, developing interdisciplinary research programs, recruitment and mentoring of new faculty members, and outreach to the broader community. Through these tasks, the Sandy and Deborah McNeill Distinguished Professorship of Nursing will build and enhance the School of Nursing's research and service agenda and reputation.

The successful candidate will hold:

Preference will be given to applicants with:

The School of Nursing ( SON) within the College of Health and Human Services ( CHHS) at the University of North Carolina Wilmington ( UNCW) has an outstanding legacy of serving the people of southeastern North Carolina through education, research, scholarship, and service. The SON is dedicated to excellence in the development of healthcare professionals through in-depth education, professional partnerships, applied research, regional engagement, and community outreach and impact. Nursing programs in the SON are CCNE accredited and the SON has been recognized by the National League of Nursing as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education, specifically in the area of promoting the pedagogical expertise of faculty. The SON is located in McNeill Hall, a state-of-the-art facility that includes offices, classrooms, a large lecture hall, computer laboratories, student success areas and learning commons, and the Simulation Learning Center. The Simulation Learning Center uses high, medium, and low-fidelity human patient simulators as teaching and learning tools for nursing education. Through the use of simulation, we strive to create a realistic environment and a powerful learning experience that promotes the cognitive, affective, physical, and social development of the student as well as the incorporation of inter-professional collaborative experiences for students across the degree programs in the College.

The SON offers the following degree and certificate programs:

Nursing

Over 2,400 students are enrolled in programs within the SON. The SON has over 85 full-time faculty and employs over 60 part-time faculty per semester.

The College of Health and Human Services was created in July 2010 to provide UNCW with a new mechanism to link and focus its health-related research, professional continuing education, and health knowledge dissemination and application. In the formative stage of development, the CHHS is currently home to three professional schools: School of Health and Applied Human Sciences, School of Nursing, and School of Social Work. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a dynamic College that seeks to be nationally recognized for its inter-professional collaboration, community engagement and impact, and implementation science. The faculty, staff and students of the CHHS are committed to the pursuit of excellence and enhancing health and quality of life across the lifespan for individuals, families and communities in southeastern North Carolina and beyond.

The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state's coastal university, is dedicated to the integration of teaching, mentoring, research and service. Widely acknowledged for its world-class faculty and staff and continuously recognized at a national level for scholarly excellence and affordability, UNCW offers a powerful academic experience that stimulates creative inquiry and critical thinking.

A public institution with nearly 18,000 students, UNCW offers a full range of baccalaureate- and graduate-level programs, as well as doctoral degrees in educational leadership, marine biology, nursing practice and psychology; and many distance learning options, including clinical research, an accelerated RN-to- BSN program, an Executive M.B.A. program structured for working professionals, and the nation's only bachelor's degree program focused on coastal engineering.

The university's efforts to advance research and scholarly activities have earned UNCW the elevated designation of "Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity" institution (R2 University) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

UNCW has been part of the University of North Carolina System since 1969.

UNCW does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of his or her race, sex (such as gender, gender identity, marital status, childbirth, and pregnancy), age, color, national origin (including ethnicity), religion, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran status, military service member status, genetic information, or relationship to other university constituents - except where sex, age, or ability represent bona fide educational or occupational qualifications or where marital status is a statutorily established eligibility criterion for State funded employee benefit programs.

Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. UNC Wilmington participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

Prior to the official appointment to the university, the candidate(s) selected for hire must be able to demonstrate eligibility to teach assigned courses by successfully meeting the credentialing requirements based on official transcripts and other documentation as required.

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