Assistant Dean for Graduate Clinical Programs (Clinical Assistant Professor or higher) at Loyola University Chicago in Chicago, Illinois

Job Description:

Job Title:

Assistant Dean for Graduate Clinical Programs (Clinical Assistant Professor or higher)

Position Title:

Assistant Dean for Graduate Clinical Programs (Clinical Assistant Professor or higher)

Job Category:

University Faculty

Job Type:

Full-Time

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Campus:

Maywood-Health Sciences & Rogers Park-Lake Shore Campuses

Location Code:

SCHOOL OF NURSING (02400A)

Department Name:

SCHOOL OF NURSING

Is this split and/or fully grant funded? :

No

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON) invites applications for an Assistant Dean of Graduate Clinical Programs. This is a non-tenure track open rank position for appointment at the clinical assistant professor rank or higher based on the applicant's program of scholarship and teaching experience. As Assistant Dean of Graduate Clinical Programs, this is a 50% administrative and 50% teaching/scholarship/service position with 9-month faculty teaching responsibilities and a 12-month administrative contract.


Within the context of the Loyola University Chicago and MNSON missions, visions, values, and strategic initiatives, the Assistant Dean of Graduate Clinical Programs collaborates with the Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and DNP and MSN track directors to promote graduate student learning, professional role preparation, curriculum integrity, and inclusive excellence for the DNP, MSN, and Certificate programs. The Assistant Dean is responsible for the following areas:

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  Mission: Supports the mission of the MNSON and leads development and implementation of vision and strategy for mission-congruent initiatives related to graduate clinical programs.


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  Strategy and Oversight: Provides strategic direction, operational oversight and guidance for graduate clinical programs.


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  Communities of Interest: Facilitates student participation in research and scholarship; fosters synergistic relationships among the DNP and MSN track Directors; and facilitates and supports interprofessional educational initiatives.


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  Curriculum: Facilitates innovative curriculum and program delivery, evaluation, and revision; leads the development and implementation of policies and procedures; and participates in the preparation of required reports for professional organizations and accreditation activities for graduate clinical programs


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  Benchmarking and accountability: Monitors the effectiveness of the tracks within graduate clinical program and facilitates strategies to enhance program quality and student outcomes and success.


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  Collaboration: Collaborates with the Director of Strategic Healthcare Partnerships and the Associate Dean for Innovative Partnerships and Faculty Practice to support the development of clinical agency partnerships to enhance clinical sites and practicum opportunities; Collaborates with the Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence to recruit a diverse student body for the graduate clinical programs. Collaborates with Assistant Dean for Innovative Pedagogies and Simulation for the integration of simulation learning experiences into the program. Collaborates with other colleges and schools of the university in advancing graduate clinical education.


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  Funding: Seeks external funding to support curricular development, enhance academic opportunities, and provide financial support for students.

Faculty responsibilities:

• Teaches in graduate and undergraduate programs as appropriate to expertise and program needs


• Develops and disseminate scholarship that advances nursing practice and education


• Engages in service activities consistent with the mission and strategic vision of the MNSON, University, and nursing profession


• Contributes to the MNSON and University goals for inclusive excellence and antiracism

Qualifications:

See Minimum Education and/or Work Experience

Physical Demands:

None

Working Conditions:

None

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience:

Candidates for the Assistant Dean for Graduate Clinical Programs will possess:

• Doctoral degree in nursing or a related field


• Eligibility for Illinois licensure as a Registered Nurse


• Eligibility for Illinois licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Certified Nurse Practitioner


• Potential to establish and maintain a program of scholarship, consistent with the expectations of rank


• Eligibility for appointment at the rank of Clinical Assistant Professor or higher


• Teaching experience in graduate clinical programs in nursing


• Leadership experience in academic operations of graduate clinical programs in nursing

Open Date:

12/18/2024

Salary Range:

$80,000 - $124,000

Additional Salary Information:

This salary range is for a nine-month academic appointment. As Assistant Dean for Graduate Clinical Programs, 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; budget availability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Review of applications will begin in February 2025 and continue until the position is filled. Applicants are asked to submit (1) a cover letter describing interest in and qualifications for the position, (2) curriculum vitae, (3) the names and contact information of three individuals prepared to provide professional references (references will be contacted for finalists only), and (4) an Inclusive Excellence statement addressing past efforts and future plans to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.


The Inclusive Excellence Statement Should Address:

• Understanding of barriers: Describe your understanding of the barriers for historically under-represented groups (URGs) in nursing. URGs include under-represented ethnic or racial minorities; men; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer individuals; people with disabilities; and undocumented immigrants.


• Past activities: Discuss activities contributing to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Examples may include teaching/curriculum, mentoring/advising/tutoring, outreach efforts, committees, task forces, and boards, scholarship and/or research, and other initiatives.


• Future plans: Describe how you plan to contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the MNSON, including activities you would pursue and how they would fit into your teaching, scholarship, and service.

Direct applications to: https://www.careers.luc.edu


Inquiries about this position may be directed to the Chairperson of the Search Committee, Alex Nowak, PhD, RN @anowak8@luc.edu.





About Loyola University Chicago:

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.


An established leader in nursing education for nearly 90 years, the MNSON is a community of 75 full-time faculty in two departments, 19 staff, and over 1100 students. Programs include a BSN degree with traditional and accelerated tracks, an MSN degree in nursing and healthcare administration, a DNP degree with tracks for preparation in nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, and systems leadership roles, and a PhD in Nursing degree.


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


The MNSON is nationally recognized for nursing education, research, and inclusive excellence. We are proud of these accomplishments and others:

• Top 5% national ranking (#26) for our BSN program, according to US News and World Report.


• #49 Nationwide in NIH research funding for nursing schools; we jumped 41 spots in one year in NIH research funding, and we aspire to be among the top 20.


• Winner of the 2024 American Association of Colleges of Nursing Inclusive Excellence, Belonging, and Sustainability in Nursing Education Award.


• 2023 and 2024 Winners of the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award for Health Professions Schools.

For more information about the School of Nursing, visit:
https://www.luc.edu/nursing/



About Loyola University Chicago

Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is the largest of twenty-seven Jesuit colleges and universities (https://ajcunet.edu/) and one of the largest Catholic universities in the United States. Loyola enrolls approximately 17,000 students, including over 11,000 undergraduates, across its three campuses in the Chicago metropolitan area: Lake Shore Campus on Chicago's north side; Water Tower Campus near the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago; and Health Sciences Campus in the western suburb of Maywood. The University has over 1,600 full-time and part-time faculty. It also operates a study abroad center - the John Felice Rome Center (JFRC) - in Rome, Italy. Loyola offers programs in a variety of disciplines through thirteen schools and colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences (founded in 1870), the School of Law (1908), the Stritch School of Medicine (1909), the School of Social Work (1914), the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (1914), the Graduate School (1915), the Quinlan School of Business (1922), the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (1935), the School of Education (1969), the School of Communication (2008), Arrupe College (2014) which operates as a two-year college and confers associates degrees, the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health (2019), and the School of Environmental Sustainability (2020).


As one of the nation's largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, Loyola University Chicago fosters a transformative cultural experience that honors
diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are committed to not only recruiting, but also retaining a diverse, mission driven workforce and enabling a culture of inclusiveness in an environment that values service excellence, stewardship, personal well-being, and professional development for all of our employees. Loyola University Chicago supports its staff and faculty with a wide array of affordable, comprehensive and competitive
benefits centered on health and wellness, financial security, equity, and work-life balance. We actively seek those who wish to join our faculty, staff, and students in a community of diverse opinions, perspectives, and backgrounds supporting our Jesuit mission and striving toward the same goal of being persons for and with others. 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.


The Loyola University Chicago community acknowledges its location on the ancestral homelands of the Council of the Three Fires (the Ojibwa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi tribes) and a place of trade with other tribes, including the Ho-Chunk, Miami, Menominee, Sauk, and Meskwaki. We recognize the tragic legacy of colonization, genocide, and oppression that still impacts Native American lives today. As a Jesuit university, we affirm our commitment to issues of social responsibility and justice. We further recognize our responsibility to understand, teach, and respect the past and present realities of local Native Americans and their continued connection to this land.



EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty. The University seeks to increase the diversity of its professoriate, workforce and undergraduate and graduate student populations because broad diversity - including a wide range of individuals who contribute to a robust academic environment - is critical to achieving the University's mission of excellence in education, research, educational access and services in an increasingly diverse society. Therefore, in holistically accessing the many qualifications of each applicant, we would factor favorably an individual's record of conduct that includes experience with an array of diverse perspectives, as well as a wide variety of different educational, research or other work activities. Among other qualifications, we would also factor favorably experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic career or degrees.
Quick Link for Posting:

https://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/30389

Job Number:

8500932

Organizational Location:

HEALTH SCIENCES CAMPUS

Number of Vacancies:

1

Desired Start Date:

07/01/2025

Open Until Filled:

Yes

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