Department Chair – Nursing

American Military University

. Provide leadership for a quality learning experience and ensure coherence and relevance in nursing disciplines .

Posted 10/6/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates leadership in academic management, ensuring quality learning experiences and faculty development while fostering student success and retention. Proficient in curriculum innovation and evaluation, with a strong focus on teaching excellence and operational oversight.

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Doctoral Degree In NursingFive Years Of Nursing ExperienceFive Years Of Teaching ExperienceAcademic Management And Leadership ExperienceOnline Teaching Experience

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Hard Skills

Curriculum DevelopmentStudent Learning Outcomes EvaluationInstructional Efficacy MeasurementFaculty DevelopmentStrategic PlanningBudgetingGrievance Process ManagementMicrosoft Office Suite Proficiency

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationCoachingCommunicationConflict Management

Industry Keywords

Nursing Specialty AccreditationTeaching ExcellenceProgram QualityFaculty GrowthStudent Retention

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide leadership for a quality learning experience and ensure coherence and relevance in nursing disciplines
Support student learning outcomes, program quality, discipline integrity, faculty growth, success, belonging, and retention
Collaborate with academic, operational, and cross-functional departments and external stakeholders
Oversee daily operations of one or more programs and faculty
Articulate department goals and needs within and outside the institution
Develop, measure, and evaluate student learning outcomes, instructional efficacy, persistence, and retention
Participate in strategic planning and budgeting
Manage student conduct, appeals, and grievance processes
Hire, develop, support, and evaluate faculty
Document faculty achievements and improvements in teaching, research, curriculum management, and service
Recognize outstanding faculty and colleague performance
Assign courses and credential faculty to teach
Assign curriculum development to full-time faculty
Communicate regularly with faculty and convene faculty meetings
Support discipline and program continuity, currency, and relevance
Lead curriculum innovation, academic rigor, and teaching excellence
Demonstrate teaching excellence and share effective practices
Coach and develop others while managing competing priorities and difficult conversations

Requirements

What you’ll need

Doctoral degree in nursing or a closely related field from a regionally accredited institution
Five or more years of nursing experience
Five or more years of teaching experience
Academic management and leadership experience
Online teaching experience
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite programs
Experience with nursing specialty accreditation strongly preferred
Upload a CV and a copy of unofficial transcripts, master's degree and above
Full-time faculty members and department chairs must consider APU/AMU their primary employer
Full-time salaried faculty and department chairs may not be full-time employees of another university, school, college, or higher-education institution

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full-time salaried employment
Faculty benefits; details provided at https://www.apus.edu/about/careers/faculty
Primary-employer arrangement for full-time faculty and department chairs
Equal opportunity employment