Employment Opportunities

Coordinator of Diversity Support Services

The Coordinator of Diversity Support Services will mentor/advise as well as coordinate planned retention activities for Bring Diversity to Nursing (BDN) enrolled students. This will include providing academic support by attending classes, conducting class and exam reviews, determining the pool of candidates who meet eligibility, and planning and implementing various extracurricular social/cultural nursing events. The successful applicant will have a MS in Nursing preferred, BS in Nursing required, with requisite clinical practice experience and experience with teaching, group work and solid computer skills.  A  Massachusetts RN license and minimum of two years full-time nursing experience is required. Bilingual skills strongly desired. This position is a half-time non-benefited position.
 
Initial review of applications began August 1, 2009.
Under-represented minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.
For more information on the nursing department and Bring Diversity to Nursing project, please visit our website.

The University of Massachusetts at Lowell also has several other great opportunities in the nursing field, including faculty and staff positions.  To view these and other wonderful opportunities UMass has to offer please visit the human resources website.
The University of Massachusetts is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Title IX, H/V, ADA 1990 Employer, and Executive Orders 11246, 41 CFR60-741 4, 41 CRF60-250 4, 41 CRF60-1 40 and 41 CFR60-1, 4 are hereby incorporated.

Nursing Adjunct Clinical Part-Time Teaching Positions

There are occasionally openings for part-time faculty positions.

Positions Available:  Instructors for Clinical Positions. Each instructor supervises approximately 6-8 junior or senior nursing students.  Sites for these placements would be negotiable.

Time Frame:  These positions are to cover a one-semester, 14-week rotation. Senior student coverage includes two 6-hour days per week (or some combination; i.e., 4 hours and 8 hours) and junior coverage is 12 hours per week. Clinical occurs on Wednesday, Thursday and/or Friday, days or evenings, depending on site and instructor availability.

Requirements:  Must have an RN license, a Master of Science degree in nursing and relevant clinical nursing experience. Teaching experience helpful but not required.

Reimbursement:  $14,000, plus UMass Lowell adjunct faculty privileges including library and computer access.

Contact: If interested, please call Dr. Karen Devereaux Melillo, Nursing Department Chair: 978-934-4417 or e-mail: Karen_Melillo.

Please direct your correspondence to:

Dr. Karen Devereaux Melillo, Chair
Department of Nursing
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Weed Hall, 3 Solomont Way
Lowell, MA 01854-5121