Clinical Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor – Multiple Positions

Clinical Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor – Multiple Positions

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Review of applications will begin in October 2026 and continue until the position is filled.

Applicants should submit:

• Cover letter (up to two pages) describing your interest in Loyola Nursing, qualifications for the position and rank you are seeking, relevant clinical expertise, and teaching and mentorship experience.
• A curriculum vitae.
• Mission and Inclusive Excellence Statement: Describe how your work as a faculty member would advance Loyola University Chicago’s Jesuit Catholic mission and Loyola Nursing’s commitment to belonging and inclusive excellence. Your statement should address:
• Understanding: How do you understand the relationship between Loyola’s Jesuit Catholic mission, transformative education, and inclusive excellence in nursing?
• Past contributions: Describe how you have fostered belonging and advanced inclusive excellence through teaching, mentoring, scholarship, clinical practice, outreach, or service.
• Future plans: Explain how you would advance Loyola’s mission, belonging, and inclusive excellence through your teaching, scholarship, and service at Loyola Nursing.
• The names and contact information of three professional references. References will be contacted only for finalists.

Position Details

Job Title Clinical Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor – Multiple Positions

Position Title Clinical Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor – Multiple Positions

Position Number

Job Category University Faculty

Job Type Full-Time

FLSA Status Exempt

Campus Maywood-Health Sciences & Rogers Park-Lake Shore Campuses

Location Code SCHOOL OF NURSING (02400A)

Department Name SCHOOL OF NURSING

Is this split and/or fully grant funded? No

Duties and Responsibilities

Salary Range: $80,000-$124,000 Benefits Information: https://www.luc.edu/hr/benefits/

The Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing invites applications for multiple clinical track faculty positions. We are particularly interested in candidates whose teaching and scholarship focus on medical-surgical, psychiatric-mental health, community health, pediatric, or obstetrical nursing.

These are nine-month, non-tenure-track positions at the rank of Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, or Clinical Professor. Rank will be determined by the candidate’s qualifications and record of teaching, scholarship, and service.

Guided by the missions, values, and strategic priorities of Loyola University Chicago and Loyola Nursing, faculty members will:

• Teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate students according to their expertise and program needs, with primary teaching responsibilities in prelicensure nursing programs.
• Use evidence-informed, inclusive, and learner-centered teaching and assessment practices.
• Collaborate with faculty and academic leaders to plan, improve, and evaluate courses and curricula.
• Develop and disseminate scholarship that advances nursing practice and education.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary partners across Loyola and beyond.
• Contribute service to the School, University, the community, and nursing profession.
• Advance School and University priorities related to belonging and inclusive excellence.

Qualifications

• Teaching experience gained through a faculty appointment or during graduate study.

• Clinical experience as a registered nurse relevant to the area of teaching expertise.

• A record of scholarship or demonstrated potential to develop and sustain scholarship appropriate to the candidate’s career stage and proposed rank.

• Physical Demands

• None

• Working Conditions

• None

• Minimum Education and/or Work Experience

• A doctoral degree in nursing, or a doctoral degree in a related field and a master’s degree in nursing.

• Eligibility for licensure as a registered nurse in Illinois.

• Open Date

• 07/01/2027

• Close Date

• Salary Range

• $80,000-$124,000

• Additional

Salary

Information

This salary range is for a nine-month academic appointment. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on a range of factors including, but not limited to, the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree; training; field or discipline; budget availability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

About Loyola University Chicago

Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is one of the nation’s largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, recognized for its academic excellence, commitment to community engagement, and leadership in sustainability. A Carnegie R1 research institution, Loyola leverages its status as one of an elite group of universities with the highest level of research activity to advance knowledge that serves communities and creates global impact. With 15 schools, colleges, and institutes—including Business, Law, Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences—Loyola operates three primary campuses in the greater Chicago area and one in Rome, Italy, that provide students a transformative, globally connected learning experience. Consistently ranked among the nation’s top universities by U.S. News & World Report, Loyola is a STARS Gold-rated institution that is ranked as one of the country’s most sustainable campuses by The Princeton Review and has earned distinctions from AmeriCorps and the Carnegie Foundation for its longstanding record of service and community engagement. Guided by its Jesuit mission and commitment to caring for the whole person, Loyola educates ethical leaders who think critically, act with purpose, and strive to create a more just and sustainable world.

Loyola University Chicago strives to be an employer of choice by offering its staff and faculty a wide array of affordable, comprehensive, and competitive benefits. To view our benefits in detail, click here.

Loyola adheres to all applicable federal, state, and/or local civil rights laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination in private institutions of higher education. Please see the University’s Nondiscrimination Policy.

About the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing

Loyola University Chicago’s Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing advances the science of nursing and provides a transformative education in the Jesuit Catholic tradition that prepares compassionate, innovative, diverse nurse leaders who provide care for the whole person and partner locally and globally to promote social justice and health for all. Our vision is to be a preeminent leader in transforming the health of persons, families, communities, and populations while promoting social justice, health equity, and quality care for all.

A leader in nursing education for over 90 years, Loyola Nursing is a community of approximately 80 full-time faculty, 26 staff, and more than 1,300 students.