The required education and experience includean earned Master's Degree in nursing. DNP or PhD in nursing preferred.

Minimum of 2 years of related BSN prepared professional clinical practice nursing experience within the last 5 years is required.

An active unencumbered Kentucky license as a registered nurse and a minimum of 2 years of BSN prepared related professional clinical practice nursing experience within the last 5 years is required.

The University of Kentucky, College of Nursing Undergraduate Program is seeking a Lecturer Title Series (tenure-ineligible) Lecturer. This position is a 9-month appointment with an anticipated Distribution of Effort of about 90% Teaching and Advising, and 10% Service/Professional Development which will be reviewed annually. We anticipate a start date of January 1, 2026, but not later than March 1, 2026.

This position, onsite and based in Lexington, KY, will assist and resource the Undergraduate BSN program within the College of Nursing. This position requires an individual to provide teaching, advising, and mentoring of undergraduate students enrolled in the BSN program. This lecturer position requires skills lab instruction: teaching fundamental and advanced nursing skills, supervision of nursing students in simulated settings, advising students, involvement in college committees; possible clinical practice and scholarship, and membership in professional organizations.

Ideal applicants will have experience teaching BSN students in one or more of the following core curricular areas of adult health nursing: health assessment, health promotion, medical-surgical nursing or pathopharmacology. The required education and experience include an earned Master's Degree in nursing. DNP or PhD in nursing preferred. An active unencumbered Kentucky license as a registered nurse and a minimum of 2 years BSN prepared related professional clinical practice nursing experience within the last 5 years is required.

Employment at UK is subject to fund availability and comes with comprehensive rewards, focusing on your total well-being and career development, with leadership striving to provide a strong work life integration. The university generously contributes to employees' retirement plans, medical coverage, and life insurance. In addition, UK offers optional benefits such as dental and vision insurance, additional retirement plans and much more. To learn more about these benefits, please visit: https://hr.uky.edu/employment/our-benefits.

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Preparation in teaching and learning principles for adult education preferred, including curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation. Ideal applicants will have experience teaching BSN students in one or more of the following core curricular areas of adult health nursing: health assessment, health promotion, medical-surgical nursing or pathopharmacology.

Preparation in teaching and learning principles for adult education preferred, including curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation. Ideal applicants will have experience teaching BSN students in one or more of the following core curricular areas of adult health nursing: health assessment, health promotion,medical-surgical nursing or pathopharmacology.

We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors, the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.

The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status or whether the person is a smoker or nonsmoker, as long as the person complies with University regulation concerning smoking.

Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.