Part Time Lecturer - Adult Nursing

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Department of Adult Nursing

Part-Time Lecturer Positions

The Department of Adult Nursing invites applications for Part-time Lecturer (PTL) positions at the undergraduate and graduate level.

Positions are available for clinical and didactic assignments. Part-time faculty are expected to engage in course-based continuous quality improvement / assessment per college processes and be committed to rapid pedagogical and other academic process changes as driven by environmental conditions.

Undergraduate Level Teaching :

Opportunities primarily include clinical agency, clinical skills laboratory, and / or simulation instruction in the pre-licensure and accelerated BS Adult Health clinical courses.

Didactic teaching opportunities are periodically available.

Requirements :

Preferred applicants for clinical education assignments will have a Master's Degree in Nursing from a regionally accredited program, recent clinical practice experience, and clinical education experience in higher education or a healthcare institution with a focus on Adult Health or Medical-Surgical Nursing.

Applicants with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing and at least 5 years of current clinical practice experience or enrollment in a Nursing graduate program will be considered for clinical teaching.

Applicants for didactic assignments will have a graduate degree in Nursing from a regionally accredited program and recent relevant practice experience with a focus on Adult Health or Medical-Surgical Nursing.

Preferred applicants will have teaching experience in higher education or a healthcare institution.

Graduate Level Teaching :

Applicants will have the appropriate level graduate degree in nursing from a regionally accredited program, as required for the teaching assignment.

Applicants will have teaching experience in higher education or a healthcare institution and recent practice experience relevant to the teaching assignment.

All applicants will have an active RN license in Massachusetts or eligibility for RN licensure in MA.

Additional Information :

One of five colleges at the university, The College of Nursing and Health Sciences has an enrollment of over 700 nursing students, including traditional, accelerated, and RN-BS undergraduates as well as graduate students in Master's, DNP, and PhD programs.

All programs are fully accredited by the CCNE through 2026.

Application Instructions :

Please submit a letter of interest, current resume, and the contact information for three professional references.

Applicants must be authorized for employment in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship is not available.

UMass Dartmouth requires that all members of the campus community are fully vaccinated and able to provide proof of vaccination.

Screening will begin immediately and will be ongoing.

This campaign emphasizes ongoing opportunities and invites qualified individuals to express their interest in working as a part-time lecturer at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, rather than seeking applications for a specific position.

Your information will be reviewed, and if your skillset and qualifications align, you will be contacted and invited to apply to positions as they become available.