Clinical Track Position, Simulation and Skills Center Director, Fort Wayne Campus

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Clinical Track Position, Simulation and Skills Center Director, Fort Wayne Campus

Position Summary

Indiana University School of Nursing (IUSON) seeks qualified candidates for a clinical track faculty position at the Indiana University Fort Wayne campus. The person is responsible for teaching clinical and didactic courses in the undergraduate program.

Overall, the candidate’s responsibilities include contributing to IUSON’s teaching, and service missions.

1. The candidate is expected to engage in high-quality teaching. The candidate will leverage teaching strategies to create learning spaces as well as to prepare our graduates to enter and lead in an increasingly complex world.

2. The candidate is expected to engage in scholarly activities.

3. The candidate is expected to participate in service at the school, campus, community, and professional levels.

In addition to being clinical track faculty, the successful candidate will also serve as the Simulation and Skills Center Director and provide academic and strategic leadership for simulation and skills-based education within the Indiana University School of Nursing (IUSON) on the Fort Wayne campus. The Director leads the systematic integration, evaluation, and continuous improvement of simulation-based learning across the nursing curriculum to support student achievement of course and program outcomes and development of clinical competencies.

The Simulation and Skills Center Director is a 12-month appointment with workload at 60% administrative, 20% teaching, and 20% service.

Working collaboratively with faculty, program leadership, the Simulation Lab Coordinator. The Director provides leadership for simulation curriculum development, faculty development, evaluation, quality improvement, and long-range planning. The Director promotes evidence-based simulation pedagogy and alignment with professional standards and best practices in simulation-based nursing education.

The Director provides academic leadership for the Simulation and Skills Center while the Simulation Lab Coordinator is responsible for day-to-day operations, technology, equipment, supplies, scheduling logistics, and Skills Center functions.

Basic Qualifications

Qualified applicants must hold a master’s degree in nursing with a doctorate and recent clinical and teaching experience. Candidates must have a doctorate (DNP or PhD) at the time of appointment (01/01/2027). Relevant recent clinical and teaching experience in the field required. The successful candidate must be licensed or eligible for Indiana RN licensure. Appointment to academic rank and salary are dependent on demonstrated scholarly achievement, teaching, and clinical experience.

Special Instructions

Open position is available for January 1, 2027 start date. Letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching and contact list with three references must be submitted on-line to: https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/34839

****For additional information, please contact Dr. Kathie Williamson, Associate Dean at kw140@iu.edu or at (260) 257-6800.