• Job Description

  Req#: OPENR001468

  Trinity Christian College invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Nursing, beginning August 2025.

  Qualifications:

  A minimum of a master’s degree in nursing is required, a doctorate with a nursing focus is preferred. Clinical practice experience in obstetrics/ women’s health/ maternal newborn care, with ability to teach both theory and clinical is required. Additional experience and ability to teach in a second clinical area such as pediatrics, adult health, or mental health preferred. Alternatively, ability to teach introductory level nursing courses also an option. Current unencumbered licensure as a registered nurse in Illinois is required. Successful experience in teaching at the baccalaureate level is desirable.

  Trinity seeks faculty candidates who are professing Christians and are committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. Successful candidates will possess the ability to articulate the relationship between their academic discipline, the vocational preparation of their students, and a vision for human flourishing that emerges from the Christian faith. Successful candidates are also dedicated to personal involvement with students outside of the classroom through faculty-mentored research, advising, and other settings. Trinity particularly welcomes applications from candidates who have professional or personal narratives that reflect diverse perspectives, as well as those who have engaged with issues relevant to preparing students to work and live with intercultural competence and compassion.

  Responsibilities:

  This is a 9-month tenure-track faculty role. Primary responsibilities include teaching both the theory and clinical components of the Care of Childbearing Families nursing course. Additional responsibility to teach in a second area of curriculum. Faculty members also advise and mentor students and contribute to the development of the department and the college.

  All faculty participate in faculty governance and are expected to pursue a healthy scholarly and research agenda. In their first year, new faculty participate in a year-long formation program that begins with a three-day institute in August.

  About the Department:

  The department of nursing offers a professional program leading to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. More information about the department can be found on the department website: https://www.trnty.edu

  Salary Range:

  For Assistant Professor, the range is $50,500 to $66,500, based on degree, experience, and qualifications. A higher rank will also mean additional compensation. Benefits include health coverage, life insurance, and disability insurance.

  Timeline:

  The committee will begin reviewing applications May 27, 2025 and continue until the position is filled.

  Desirable start date is August 15, 2025, with new faculty orientation preceding that date. For further information about the position contact:

  Dr. John J. Fry, Dean of Faculty

  Trinity Christian College

  Phone: 708-239-4863

  Email: john.fry@trnty.edu

  Application:

  Applicants should upload the following during the online application process:

  • A cover letter describing your interest and qualifications
  • Vita
  • A faith statement briefly describing your beliefs, the church you are involved with, and your Christian practices
  • A reflection on Trinity Christian College’s Mission Statement
  • A reflection on experience working in, and with, diverse populations and environments
  • Contact information for at least three references (you do not need to provide letters)
  • Transcripts (unofficial transcripts are acceptable at the point of application)

  For your review, Trinity Christian College’s Mission and Diversity Statements can be found on our website at: https://www.trnty.edu/about-us/who-we-are/

  Trinity Christian College is a liberal arts college located in Palos Heights, Illinois, a suburb twenty miles southwest of Chicago. Since its founding in 1959, Trinity has provided its students with an excellent Christian higher education in the Reformed tradition. We offer majors in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, as well as professional programs in business, nursing, education, social work, computing and data analytics, criminal justice, and exercise science. Trinity also offers adult degree completion programs and master’s programs. Trinity Christian College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

  Trinity is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.

  Qualifications

  Education

  Required

  Masters

  Preferred

  Doctorate

  Experience

  Required

  Preferred

  Successful experience in teaching at the baccalaureate level

  Additional experience and ability to teach in a second clinical area such as pediatrics, adult health, or mental health preferred. Alternatively, ability to teach introductory level nursing courses also an option.

  Equal Opportunity Employer
  This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

• About the company

  Trinity Christian College is a private Christian liberal arts college in Palos Heights, Illinois.

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