Assistant or Associate Professor of Nursing

Nursing Position At Ave Maria University

Ave Maria University seeks applicants for a full-time position in Nursing beginning in the fall of 2026. Applicants with a doctoral degree in Nursing are preferred. A master's degree in nursing is acceptable. Applicants with a minimum of three years of clinical nursing experience, experience as a preceptor, or educator are preferred. Experience in simulation and clinical skills instruction and debriefing is desired. Certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) is required; certified instructors in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) are preferred. Knowledge of clinical practice, quality improvement, patient safety initiatives, and evidence-based care of multicultural populations are strongly preferred. Successful candidates should also demonstrate excellence in teaching and scholarship. Ideal candidates will have the ability to teach a broad range of courses in nursing.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three references willing to supply letters upon request, and a short statement relating the University's Catholic mission to their philosophy of the curriculum as expressed in Ex Corde Ecclesiae.

Questions should be directed to Dr. DiAnn Ecret, View email address on click.appcast.io. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. The position is subject to final administrative approval.

Those who received any graduate degrees from an institution outside the United States must provide a foreign course-by-course credential evaluation by an independent evaluation service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. (NACES). Find a full list of NACES members at