Category: Faculty (Part Time) Subscribe: Department: School of Nursing and Allied Health Locations: Owensboro, KY Posted: May 15, 2025 Closes: Open Until Filled Type: Part-time Ref. No.: FP9999 Position ID: 188176 Share About Western Kentucky University:

Western Kentucky University (WKU) is a student-centered, applied-research institution committed to providing its students with a transformative academic and social experience and to elevating its surrounding communities. Founded in 1906, WKU is the second largest undergraduate institution in the Commonwealth of Kentucky with approximately 15,035 students (29% first generation, 18% underrepresented minority, 1% international) and nearly 2,508 faculty and staff employees*. Western Kentucky University is committed to empowering its campus community. At the heart of our mission, we seek to provide holistic education and employment experiences that prepare students, faculty, and staff to become effective scholars, contributors, and leaders in our ever-evolving communities. Located 65 miles north of Nashville, TN, and just over 100 miles south of Louisville, KY, WKU's main campus is in Bowling Green, KY - a city with approximately 70,000 residents. Our population is ethnically diverse, with more than 85 languages spoken in and around Bowling Green, and people from 35 nationalities call our community home. Western Kentucky University seeks to attract talented faculty and staff who are inspired individually to contribute to WKU's strategic plans and ongoing success. We offer comprehensive wellness and health benefits to employees and their families, including domestic partners and other qualified dependents and take pride in providing a workplace culture that supports balancing the responsibilities of work and family life. Paid-time off for holidays, vacation and sick leave, and a tuition discount program for employees and dependents are also provided. Learn more about WKU and Bowling Green at wku.edu/about.

Job Description:

The  College of Health and Human Services is accepting applications to create a pool of qualified faculty to teach graduate and undergraduate courses in  Nursing. We are seeking part time faculty for day and evening classes. Part-time instructors are responsible for teaching their assigned courses and working with the assigned course and program coordinator to assure continued quality of the nursing curriculum and program outcomes. Part-time faculty are supervised by the full-time course coordinator or program coordinator, but are responsible for their own instruction, communication with students, and grading, including entering final grades in Topnet. Part-time faculty are required to check their WKU email daily while employed by WKU as this is a primary communication route between students and faculty and between administration and faculty. Instructor: A part-time instructor is a non-tenure-eligible faculty member who may be employed to teach either didactic and/or clinical sections as needed. This is a one semester appointment that assuming both favorable performance reviews and enrollment picture in the program, may be renewable.

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications for those teaching undergraduate didactic (lecture) sections Licensure as an RN in Kentucky or a compact state Masters degree in Nursing. A minimum of two-years of nursing practice within the last five years or recent teaching experience. Minimum Qualifications for those teaching undergraduate clinical sections Licensure as an RN in Kentucky or a compact state Baccalaureate degree in Nursing. A minimum of two-years of nursing practice within the last five years or recent clinical teaching experience. Minimum Qualifications for those teaching graduate nursing didactic (lecture) sections Licensure as an RN in Kentucky or a compact state Masters degree in Nursing. Doctorate in Nursing or a related field A minimum of two-years of nursing practice within the last five years or recent teaching experience. Minimum Qualifications for those teaching graduate clinical sections Licensure as an RN in Kentucky or a compact state Masters degree in Nursing. A minimum of two-years of nursing practice within the last five years or recent clinical teaching experience. Licensure as a Family Nurse Practitioner (APRN-FNP) or Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (APRN-PMNHP) is required to teach clinical sections in the graduate nursing program.