Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on:
November 30, 2025If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.
Available Title(s):
164-NN_FACULTY - Clinical Assistant Professor - CareerBusiness Title:
Clinical Assistant Professor - Career Track (Non-Tenure) College of Nursing Vancouver CampusEmployee Type:
Faculty (+) (Fixed Term)Position Term:
Position Details:
The Opportunity:
The College of Nursing at Washington State University Vancouver invites applications for a fixed-term, nine-month, 1 year appointment (with possibility of renewal), as an assistant professor, CT in the clinical sub track. We seek clinical track clinician, scholar and educator who hold(s) current certification as Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). The candidate selected for this position will be on the faculty in the College of Nursing. Expected start date of employment is August 1, 2026.
The program at Washington State University Vancouver offers a:
1) RN to BSN completion program.
2) Master of Nursing (MN) program with tracks in Organizational Systems and Leadership and Nursing Education.
3) DNP program with specialization as a Family Nurse Practitioner or Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
Duties:
Clinical faculty will be responsible for:
Teaching doctoral, masters, and/or undergraduate students.
Advising undergraduate and/or graduate students.
Serving as a clinical faculty evaluator with FNP students in their clinical settings.
Maintaining an ongoing program of clinical scholarship.
Disseminating scholarly findings.
Serving on graduate student committees.
Providing service to the department, College of Nursing, and university communities as well as the nursing profession.
Engaging with healthcare agencies to develop partnerships for FNP clinical placement opportunities.
Inquiries should be directed to Dr. Jennifer Hanlon-Wilde, search committee chair, at j.hanlonwilde@wsu.edu.
Additional Information:
Annual Salary: $92,063
In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.
Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts. For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for Faculty please review the summary of benefits for WSU Faculty and Total Compensation
Required Qualifications:
A DNP or PhD by date of hire.
National certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner and at least two years of full-time clinical practice as a family nurse practitioner.
Meet eligibility requirements for RN licensure and ARNP licensure with prescriptive authority in Washington State and Oregon, if not already licensed.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in teaching didactic and clinical courses and advising graduate and/or undergraduate nursing students.
Experience with technology assisted education modalities.
Demonstrate ability to utilize practice-based research studies to address salient nursing and health care issues.
Completion of nursing education coursework/certification.
Interdisciplinary/inter-professional collaboration in practice and/or education.
Current in their clinical practice.
Experience as a preceptor for FNP students.
For more information about the great work we are doing and to find our mission and values, please visit our website: College of Nursing Webpage
Area/College: College of Nursing
Location: Vancouver Campus
Application Instructions: Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.
1) Cover letter discussing education and experience as related to the required and preferred qualifications, as well as a response to the following prompt:
As a land-grant university, we have a commitment to ensure access and opportunity in all aspects of our work. The successful candidate for this faculty position will have the experiences, knowledge, and skills to build their research/scholarship/creative practice, pedagogy, curriculum, and service in ways that reflect and enhance this commitment. Using the job announcement for this position, please list and explain up to three areas of responsibility you see as related to fulfilling this mission.
2) Curriculum Vitae
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Professional reference contact information will be requested later in the recruitment process through Workday.
Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.
Time Type:
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