Job Opportunities
The UT Health Science Center College of Nursing's current open faculty and staff positions are below. Potential applicants should click on the Application Link to begin the application process.
Job title: Student Support Coordinator
Job Type: Full-time
Job Category: Student Services
Job Posting Date: Sept. 16, 2026
Job Description
Market Range: 10
Hiring Salary: $4,182.12 - $5,854.96/Monthly
JOB SUMMARY/ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Under the Direction of the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, the Student Support Coordinator supports nursing students in all tracks of the BSN program.
Responsibilities
- Follows evidence-based methods to improve student success and retention.
- Develops and implements comprehensive student success and retention plans for undergraduate nursing students.
- Manages complex student cases involving academic, financial, personal, psychosocial, and progression-related barriers
- Provides tutoring on the spot/just in time as needed.
- Collaborates with faculty to identify student readiness and student needs to promote student success.
- Assists in development of student’s acquisition of professional nurse role identity.
- Provides adjunctive workshops to facilitate student socialization into the profession and student acquisition of professional nursing skills.
- Participates in pre-nursing advising and recruitment efforts.
- Maintains data on efforts and outcomes of individual students and the overall success of programming effectiveness.
- Provides regular reports to leadership on outcomes and progress of strategies.
- Shares strategies, innovations and outcomes related to student success and retention with stakeholders.
- Supports accreditation reporting and data collection related to student outcomes, progression, and retention metrics
- Develop policies and procedures and operational workflows related to student support services.
- Performs other duties and special projects, as assigned.
Qualifications
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in nursing. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)
LICENSE: Registered Nurse, unencumbered, active.
EXPERIENCE: Two (2) years of relevant experience; OR a combination of college coursework and related work experience to equal six (6) years. (Previous higher education professional nursing experience is preferred.)
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Candidates must have current knowledge of higher education academic practices and knowledge of resources needed by students.
- Current knowledge of nursing standards of practice.
- Demonstrate clear and effective communication skills.
- Ability to build rapport with students, internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities.
- Ability to effectively connect students to external resources.
Job title: Nursing Instructor
Job Type: Full-time
Job Category: Faculty
Job Posting Date: Sept. 9, 2026
Job Description
The University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Nursing is seeking a full-time non-tenure Instructor. UT Health Sciences embraces four missions: education, research, clinical care and institutional service.
Responsibilities
Teaching responsibilities include both didactic coursework and clinical supervision of students. Responsibilities for this role include clinical practice assignment in the hospital, and skills/simulation lab in addition to educational responsibilities. Research/scholarship activities and service responsibilities will be determined in collaboration with the Department Chair.
Qualifications
EDUCATION: Master’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited program.
EXPERIENCE: Experience in recent acute care medical-surgical nursing is required. Teaching experience in professional nursing programs is desired.
LICENSES: Licensed as a Registered Nurse.
Applicants should attach a curriculum vitae and photocopies of transcripts to the application.
If you need additional information about this position, please contact:
Dr. Carrie Harvey, PhD, APRN, ACNP-BC, CHFN, FHRS
Professor and Chair
Email: mharvey@uthsc.edu or call 901-448-1193
Job Title: Assistant/Associate Professor
Job Type: Full-time
Job Category: Faculty
Job Posting Date: Aug. 13, 2026
Job Description
The College of Nursing Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences in Memphis, Tennessee, is seeking a full-time non-tenure track Assistant/Associate Professor. This faculty position will be responsible for the coordination and teaching within the BSN and DNP Program for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Concentration with potential opportunities to contribute to PhD-level education based on qualifications, expertise, and program needs. UT Health Sciences embraces four missions: education, research, clinical care, and institutional service.
Responsibilities
Teaching responsibilities may include teaching both didactic coursework and experiential supervision of students in both the undergraduate and graduate programs. Research/scholarship activities, clinical practice, as well as service responsibilities will be determined in collaboration with the Department Chair.
Qualifications
EDUCATION: Doctoral Degree from an accredited university required.
EXPERIENCE: Two or more years of substantive clinical practice expertise as an Advanced Practice Nurse in psychiatric-mental health nursing is required.
LICENSES: Certification/recertification as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner required. Unencumbered licensure as a Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in Tennessee or eligibility to obtain licensure in Tennessee required.
DEPARTMENTAL PREFERENCES: Prior clinical and didactic teaching experience is preferred. Previous leadership experience and active engagement in appropriate professional organizations is highly desired.
Applicants should attach curriculum vitae and photocopies of transcripts to application.
If you need additional information about this position, please contact:
Dr. Lisa Beasley, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, AFN-C, DF-IAFN, DM-AFN
Associate Professor and Chair
Email: lbeasle9@uthsc.edu or call 901-448-3928
Job Title: Instructor/Assistant Professor
Job Type: Full-time
Job Category: Faculty
Posting date: Aug. 5, 2026
Job Description
The University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Nursing is seeking a full-time non-tenure Instructor/Assistant Professor.
Responsibilities
Primary teaching responsibilities include RN to BSN concentration. Teaching responsibilities include both didactic coursework and clinical supervision of students. Responsibilities include undergraduate in-person and online didactic and clinical teaching. Additional teaching responsibilities include teaching across programs and/or concentrations. Research/scholarship activities, as well as service responsibilities, will be determined in collaboration with the Department Chair.
Qualifications
EDUCATION: Master’s Degree in a nursing specialty from an accredited university required. (Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree preferred.)
LICENSES: Unencumbered licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
DEPARTMENTAL PREFERENCES:
Teaching experience in an RN to BSN or BSN program preferred. Experience in curriculum development, in-person, and online teaching preferred. Simulation experience preferred. Evidence of scholarship and professional service activities is preferred.
Applicants should attach curriculum vitae to the application.
If you need additional information about this position, please contact:
Alisa Haushalter, DNP, RN, PHNA-BC, Associate Professor
Email: ahaushal@uthsc.edu or call 901-481-2899
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCES
The University of Tennessee Health Sciences is a statewide flagship, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Sciences is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering collaborative education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UT Health Sciences contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.
Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Sciences is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT’s doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges -- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UT Health Sciences spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UT Health Sciences is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs.
Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization.
Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.
Job Title: Instructor/Assistant Professor - Nursing Community and Population Health
Department
Job Type: Full-time
Job Category: Faculty
Application Link
Job Description
The College of Nursing Community and Population Health Department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee, is seeking a full-time non-tenure track Instructor/Assistant Professor. The UT Health Science Center embraces four missions: education, research, clinical care, and institutional service, and responsibilities will include these missions.
Responsibilities
Teaching responsibilities include both didactic coursework and clinical supervision of students. Teaching experience in a professional nursing program is desired. Responsibilities for this role include undergraduate in-person and online didactic and clinical teaching. Research/scholarship activities, as well as service responsibilities, will be determined in collaboration with the Department Chair.
Qualifications
EDUCATION: Master’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited program.
EXPERIENCE: Teaching experience in a BSN program preferred. Recent acute care and critical care hospital clinical experience is preferred. Teaching experience in health assessment, medical-surgical and critical care is preferred. Evidence of scholarship and professional service activities is preferred.
LICENSES: RN license.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is the flagship statewide, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering integrated, collaborative, and inclusive education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UTHSC contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.
Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Science Center is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT’s doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges -- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UTHSC spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UTHSC is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs.
Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization.
Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.
Date Posted: March 26, 2025
Job Title: Open Rank Professor
DASH Number: 2070
Application Link
Job Type: Full-Time (12-month)
The University of Tennessee (UT) HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER Department of Community and Population Health invites applications for the position of a full-time (12-month) tenure-track position. We are seeking candidates who are highly motivated and have an established competitive program of research or have the potential for sustained research.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The successful applicant will carry out an active program of research, secure external funding in support of research, teach in PhD, DNP, and/or BSN programs, advise doctoral students, and mentor students in research. The university embraces four missions: education, research, clinical care, and institutional service, and responsibilities will include these missions. Academic rank is commensurate with academic experience.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Earned doctoral degree from an accredited university.
- Unencumbered licensure as a registered nurse in Tennessee or eligibility to obtain licensure in Tennessee required.
- Evidence of scholarship, including publications, presentations, and grant funding, is required.
- Active engagement in appropriate professional organizations is required.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Preferred Background/Experience:
- Documented high-quality didactic teaching experience in a PhD or graduate program is desired.
- Preference will be given to candidates who hold a board certification/licensure where applicable (i.e. RN, APRN).
- Preference will be given to candidates who are Nurse Scientists.
- Preferences will be given to candidates whose research interests fall into the following categories: Stroke, Rural and Underserved Care, and Sickle Cell Disease.
- Postdoctoral experience is preferred.
- Must be willing to locate to the Memphis, TN area.
If you need additional information about this position, please contact:
Alisa Haushalter, Associate Professor and Interim Chair
Community and Population Health Department
UTHSC College of Nursing
874 Union Avenue, Suite 407
Memphis, TN 38163
(901) 448-3933;
Email: ahaushal@uthsc.edu
To apply for this position, please click on the Application Link above. Applicants should attach a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement, and photocopies of transcripts to the application.
UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER:
UT Health Science Center has educated more than 53,000 health care professionals on three campuses across the state – Memphis, Knoxville, and Chattanooga. The UTHSC campuses include colleges of Health Professions, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Patient care, professional education, and research are carried out at hospitals and other clinical sites across Tennessee.
Housed in the resource-rich environment of an urban, medical campus, the College of Nursing offers a highly-educated, research-oriented faculty with a focus on developing nurse leaders. The first College of Nursing in Tennessee, UTHSC also established the first DNP and PhD programs in the state.
- Offers traditional BSN and accelerated BSN tracks.
- Offers BSN-DNP and MSN-DNP tracks.
- Offers dual DNP-PhD.
- DNP specialty tracks include Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Anesthesiology, Nurse Executive, and Nurse Midwifery. Dual options include Adult Gerontology Acute Care-FNP, Psych Mental Health Nursing-FNP, and Pediatric Primary Care and Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner concentrations.
Why UT Health Science Center?
- Located in the heart of an urban medical district
- Well-placed on the ranking list for NIH funding
- Recognized as a Best Workplace in Memphis for five consecutive years.
- The College of Nursing has dedicated centers of excellence in stroke and sickle cell disease
- Access to 11 institutional research cores
- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has R1 designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and admissions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.
Eligibility and other terms and conditions of employment benefits at The University of Tennessee are governed by laws and regulations of the State of Tennessee, and this non-discrimination statement is intended to be consistent with those laws and regulations.
In accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, The University of Tennessee affirmatively states that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities, and this policy extends to employment by the University.
Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color, national origin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), ADA (disability), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Compliance, 920 Madison Avenue, Suite 825, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, telephone 901.448.7382 (V/TTY available). Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at the Office of Compliance.