Director, School of Nursing

The University of Mount Union seeks to hire a full-time 12-month tenure-track faculty member to serve as the Director of our School of Nursing beginning May 2026. Rank will be commensurate with experience.

The School of Nursing includes a traditional undergraduate BSN program an accelerated post-baccalaureate BSN and a new MSN-FNP program. The Director of the School of Nursing provides strategic leadership for the School oversight of our developing graduate nursing program program coordinators directors faculty and administrative staff. They will be responsible for maintaining program excellence cultivating partnerships with healthcare entities and community agencies managing enrollment personnel and financial processes and representing the school to both internal and external stakeholders. Teaching in service to both graduate and undergraduate programs is desired.

The successful candidate will hold the following credentials:

• Completion of an approved registered nursing education program in a jurisdiction as defined in paragraph (R) of ruleof the Administrative Code.
• Experience for at least five years in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse two of which have been as a faculty member in a registered nursing education program. Experience with distance education strongly preferred.
• A masters degree with a major in nursing and an earned doctoral degree (FNP preferred).
• Current valid licensure as a registered nurse in Ohio.

Candidates should provide a letter of interest curriculum vitae teaching philosophy and contact information for three professional references. Electronic applications are required and can be submitted online at Please contact the search committee chairDr. Betty Allen at with any questions. Review of all applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. For full consideration all materials should be submitted by March 2 2026.

The University of Mount Union a private Midwestern institution founded in 1846 offers a rigorous and relevant academic program that is grounded in the liberal arts tradition. Mount Unions more than 2300 students can select from more than 50 broad-based and career specific undergraduate majors as well as masters programs in physician assistant studies nursing occupational therapy business and education and a doctoral program in physical therapy. Known for its academic excellence and personal approach the institution boasts a 15:1 student-faculty ratio and a curriculum delivered by dedicated faculty members 87% of whom hold terminal degrees in their fields.

Since 2005 nearly $110 million has been invested in the construction and renovation of modern facilities including a recreation center apartment-style housing options health and medical sciences facility and performing arts center. Primarily residential in nature Mount Unions picturesque 123-acre campus is located in Alliance OH (population 23000) within 80 miles of both Cleveland and Pittsburgh. The 162-acre Huston-Brumbaugh Nature Center is located six miles away. The Universitys endowment is approaching $200 million.

The University strives to make its exceptional educational experience accessible to students of all financial backgrounds. Its increasingly diverse campus community benefits from a student-centered approach and array of activities for cultural civic and social development. Students experience outstanding opportunities for success after graduation both in the workforce and in graduate study.

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