Faculty Opportunities

Be part of our plan to become a Top 20 public research university.

The new UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital is scheduled for completion in 2011 and a new academic health center will help fuel the University’s Top 20 Business Plan.

Our undergraduate program’s graduates are sought by area hospitals and have had an average first-time NCLEX pass rate of 97 percent for the past nine years. The College recently doubled the number of undergraduate students but with added faculty, clinical groups have been kept small for optimal learning.

The College was also ranked 33rd among all schools of nursing, with $1.3 million total in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding in 2008. The same year, the UK PhD Program in nursing was ranked 10th out of 99 private and public PhD programs in nursing (2008 Academic Analytics, LLC Report). The graduate program is tied at 26th among graduate schools of nursing according to U.S.News & World Report in its 2008 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools.

Undergraduate Tenure Track

These 12-month positions involve teaching in the undergraduate program and initiating a program of research. The new faculty will teach 40 percent and receive 50 percent time to actively pursue research. Qualifications include a doctoral degree in nursing or a related field and a master’s degree in nursing, as well as a strong commitment to undergraduate education and scholarship. A research start-up package is available. Priority will be given to a pediatric expert, a mental health expert, and to applicants with a medical/surgical background, ideally in adult critical care. Applicants with experience in adult health and community health are also invited to apply. 

DNP and PhD Programs – Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

This 12-month position involves teaching in the DNP and PhD programs and having an active program of research. Qualifications include a doctoral degree in nursing or a related field and a master’s degree in nursing, as well as a strong commitment to graduate education and research. A research package is negotiable.

Pediatric Advanced Practice Nursing

This tenure track position includes advanced practice education in pediatric nursing. Clinical practice opportunities may be negotiated. Qualifications include a doctoral degree in nursing or a related field and a master’s degree in nursing, experience and certification as a pediatric nurse practitioner, experience teaching at the graduate level, and a demonstrated commitment to scholarship. This position includes coordination of the pediatric track in the graduate program. 

Review of applicants will continue until positions are filled. Please send curriculum vitae, cover letter, and names of three references to:

Jane M. Kirschling, DNS, RN
Dean and Professor
University of Kentucky College of Nursing
315 College of Nursing Bldg.
Lexington, KY 40536-0232
or e-mail: janek@email.uky.edu 

The University of Kentucky is committed to a policy of providing employment opportunities to all qualified people regardless of economic or social status and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, veteran status, or physical or mental disability. Compliance with the Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sex discriminations, and with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is coordinated by the Equal Opportunity Office, Main Bldg., University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0032, (859) 257-8927.
If offered a position, you will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screen and a pre-employment national background check as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. The University of Kentucky is responsive to the needs of dual career couples.

About the Medical Center and College of Nursing

Opening in 2011, the new UK HealthCare Chandler Hospital promises to be both the leading patient-centered medical center in Kentucky and a landmark architectural statement in the heart of Lexington. The University of Kentucky HealthCare Enterprise is comprised of  UK Chandler Hospital, UK HealthCare Samaritan Hospital, Kentucky Children's Hospital and is closely affiliated with the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, adjacent to Chandler Hospital.

All are teaching and research facilities. UK Chandler Hospital was the first in the region to receive the highest honor a hospital can receive for its nursing services. Also on the medical center campus are the University's health care colleges: Dentistry, Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Public Health.

The Medical Center draws on a wide area covering several states, with the principal catchment area in the Eastern Kentucky (Appalachian) Health Services Area. UK has developed a multitude of affiliations with organizations and agencies in targeted regions, including affiliations with federally funded community centers.

The College of Nursing, located in the six-story College of Nursing Building, is located just across the street from Chandler Hospital and Kentucky Children's Hospital. It offers accredited programs leading to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) degrees. The College has a well-established and continually growing faculty research program, an active academic faculty practice program and continuing education program.

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