Microbiology Assistant Professor I
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Nightingale College is looking for a dedicated and student-centered educator to join our General Education Faculty as an Assistant Professor I. In this fully remote role, you'll teach and support learners in one or more of our general education Microbiology courses — helping lay the academic foundation that empowers future nurses to succeed. If you're passionate about online learning, meaningful feedback, and showing up for students in real ways, we'd love to meet you.
About the Role
At Nightingale, we believe that every course — including general education — is an opportunity to change a life. As an Assistant Professor I in General Education, you'll work under the Director, General Education to develop, teach, evaluate, and continuously improve learner experiences that are rigorous, supportive, and transformative. This is more than a teaching position; it's a chance to be part of a high-impact academic community that takes learner success personally.
What You'll Do
- Develop, administer, teach, and evaluate learners in one or more of Nightingale's general education courses
- Advise and mentor learners, providing personalized support aligned with course objectives and published schedules
- Monitor learner performance and proactively identify and support At-Risk Learners
- Complete all grading within 5 days of the end of each week
- Post a minimum of two weekly announcements featuring personalized, course-relevant content
- Engage in discussion boards on at least three separate days per week with substantive, personalized replies that advance the conversation
- Provide meaningful written feedback on all instructor-graded assignments each week for learners who did not achieve 100%
- Conduct regularly scheduled online review sessions, tutorials, office hours, or individual appointments to support learner growth
- Complete annual professional development to stay current and sharp in your field
What You Bring
- A genuine passion for teaching and a deep commitment to learner success in an online environment
- The ability to communicate clearly, give personalized feedback, and meet students where they are
- A collaborative spirit — you welcome feedback, work well across functions, and are committed to process as much as outcome
- A growth mindset that sees challenges as opportunities and approaches problems with curiosity and a solution-oriented attitude
- Comfort and confidence navigating a fully remote, asynchronous learning environment
Why Nightingale
Nightingale College isn't just a nursing school — we're a high-impact community on a mission to expand access to healthcare education and transform lives in the process. We're remote-first, values-driven, and deeply committed to elevating health equity, education, and employment. Our collaborators live by the Core 7 Framework, which guides how we show up for each other and for our learners every single day. If you believe that education is one of the most powerful forces for good in the world, you'll feel right at home here.
Minimum Qualifications
- Earned Master's Degree in the domain from an accredited institution of higher learning
- Minimum of 18 credit hours of direct study in the discipline being taught
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in higher education
- Minimum of 1 year of teaching experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in online higher education environments
- Online teaching experience
- Teaching experience in one or more of the following disciplines:
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Pathophysiology
- Microbiology
All new hires are required to attend New Collaborator Orientation (NCO) in Salt Lake City, Utah. The College will cover travel, lodging, and other accommodations.
Nightingale’s commitment to diversity and inclusion is reflected both in our learners and collaborators because we believe the best outcomes for learners from underserved and diverse populations are achieved through collaborators with similar backgrounds and cultures. Nightingale Education Group is an equal opportunity employer.
Our Mission (not just words on the wall, we live it, love it, and daily contribute to it): With the primary focus on higher learning in healthcare professions, Nightingale Education Group contributes to elevating education, health, and employment systems through facilitation of academic achievement, personal growth, and professional development of its learners, alumni, and collaborators, while serving diverse communities.
At Nightingale Education Group, our Innovative Education model helps transform rural health landscapes through our blended-distance learning platform. Every person involved with Nightingale Education Group helps to change the lives of our learners, our communities, and ultimately the world by adding to the quality of healthcare. We are proud to have graduated nearly 5,000 nurses serving communities in need. We are serious about our outcomes and have a little bit of fun getting there.
The professional and personal development of our learners and our collaborators is our company’s foundation. Not only do we develop strategies that promote a positive work-life integration, but we also create an environment that invites you to become an expert in your field, be it through higher education or professional development. Put simply, we elevate employment, elevate health, and elevate education. We’re so happy that you’ve found us!
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screen.
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