Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Faculty
Job Details
- Description
Description: The Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) invites applications from doctorally prepared candidates for a full- time, on-campus faculty position with primary teaching responsibilities within the School’s Master of Science in Nursing program. National Certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC/PMHNP-C) is required.
Qualifications: Qualified applicants will be clinically experienced with a minimum of one year of full-time clinical practice as a PMHNP and be eligible for approval to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in North Carolina. One to two years of demonstrated success teaching at the graduate nursing level, particularly focused on teaching about care for populations across the lifespan who have mental health disorders or substance use disorders requiring therapy and medication prescription/management is preferred. Candidates will be capable of teaching across programs including mental health topics in the pre-licensure program, the PMHNP program, and terminal degree programs. Candidates will also show evidence of a developing program of scholarship that may include professional presentations, publications, grants, clinical practice quality improvement projects, and/or clinical practice guidelines. Faculty appointment for this position will be made at the Assistant or Associate Professor level on either Track I (tenure earning) or Track II (a non-tenure earning practice/clinical track), depending on the candidate’s qualifications.
The Duke School of Nursing community includes more than 90 full-time faculty members, over 120 staff members and approximately 1,100 students. The school offers five-degree programs: prelicensure, MSN, post-graduate certification, DNP, and PhD. Duke University offers a rich, interdisciplinary environment conducive to teaching, practice, and research across the undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools (Nursing, Medicine, Divinity, Business, Law, Engineering, Environment and Policy) and various sponsored institutes. Duke is rated by its employees as one of the best places to work in the Triangle area and offers a competitive salary and benefits package. The Duke University School of Nursing MSN program is ranked #5 nationally in the most recent U.S. News and World Report Rankings, with Duke ranking #1 in the nation for Best Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner programs. Duke is #15 for NIH funds awarded among nursing schools engaged in NIH-funded research and #3 for overall NIH funding for individual training awards.
Applications are due by March 6, 2026. Interested individuals should submit a curriculum vitae and cover letter detailing their specific teaching and clinical experience, and areas of scholarship and service, along with the names and contact information for three references when they apply here: https://apply.interfolio.com/172581
For questions, please contact Dr. Turner at barbara.turner@duke.edu
- Posted On
- 2/3/2026
- Job Type
- Faculty/Instructor
Faculty - School/Institution
- Duke University School of Nursing
- Job Location
- Durham, NC