Adjunct Nursing professor jobs
Part-time nursing teaching positions at universities, community colleges, and online-first institutions across the U.S. Online, remote, and on-campus roles.
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Galen College of Nursing
Adjunct Sim Faculty
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Adjunct Faculty - Didactic Nursing
About adjunct nursing professor jobs
Adjunct nursing professors are part-time faculty hired semester by semester to teach undergraduate or graduate nursing courses. Most institutions hire nursing adjuncts to cover high-enrollment introductory courses, asynchronous online sections, summer terms, and specialized electives that don't justify a full-time hire.
Common adjunct nursing teaching assignments
- Fundamentals of Nursing
- Medical-Surgical Nursing
- Pharmacology
- Pathophysiology
- Community Health
- Nursing Research
Credentials and qualifications
The standard credential for adjunct nursing teaching is a MSN with active RN license (DNP or PhD required at most BSN-granting institutions for graduate courses). Accreditation guidelines generally require at least 18 graduate credit hours in the discipline you're teaching — so a related field is often acceptable if you have enough discipline-specific coursework.
Where to find adjunct nursing jobs
The most active employers of adjunct nursing faculty are the large online-first universities (SNHU, UMGC, Liberty, Grand Canyon, Walden), community college systems, public university continuing education divisions, and four-year private universities. The listings above pull from all of these.
Frequently asked questions
- What qualifications do I need to teach adjunct nursing?
- Most adjunct nursing positions require a MSN with active RN license (DNP or PhD required at most BSN-granting institutions for graduate courses). Community colleges and online universities have more flexibility on credentials; four-year universities and graduate programs are stricter.
- How much do adjunct nursing professors earn per course?
- Adjunct nursing pay typically falls in the $2,000–$7,000 per 3-credit course range. Community colleges and online-first universities (SNHU, UMGC, Liberty) sit at the lower end ($2,000–$3,500). Four-year university extension programs and graduate-level nursing courses pay $3,500–$7,000+.
- What nursing courses do adjuncts typically teach?
- The most common adjunct nursing teaching assignments are introductory and gen-ed courses with high enrollment: Fundamentals of Nursing, Medical-Surgical Nursing, Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, and similar undergraduate sections.
- Can I teach adjunct nursing online or remote?
- Yes — every major online university (SNHU, UMGC, Western Governors, Liberty, Grand Canyon, Walden) hires online nursing adjuncts, and most community colleges and four-year universities now offer asynchronous online sections in nursing. Filter the listings above by modality "Online" to see only remote-eligible roles.
- How competitive are adjunct nursing positions?
- Competition varies by institution tier. Brand-name universities and tenure-track-adjacent roles are very competitive; online-first universities, community colleges, and continuing education programs maintain large rolling adjunct pools and hire continuously.
Universities hiring nursing adjuncts
Institutions with current or recent nursing listings on OpenLecture.