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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George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
Clinical Nursing Instructor
Mercer University
Visiting Assistant Professor / Visiting Lecturer of Biology
Columbia University in the City of New York
Open Rank Non-Tenured: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor at CUIMC
Tulane University of Louisiana
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Virginia
Clinical Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Columbia University in the City of New York
Assistant Professor/ Associate Professor/ Professor (Family Nurse Practitioner) (Non-Tenured)
University System of Georgia
Open Rank- Clinical Faculty in Gastroenterology
University System of Georgia
Open Rank- Clinical Faculty in Neurology
University System of Georgia
Open Rank Clinical Faculty- Surgery, Transplant
University System of Georgia
Open Rank- Clinical Faculty in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
University System of Georgia
Open Rank-Clinical Faculty in Plastic Surgery
University System of Georgia
Open Rank Clinical Faculty in Emergency Medicine
University System of Georgia
Open Rank Clinical Faculty in Infectious Diseases
University System of Georgia
Open Rank- Clinical Faculty in Emergency Medicine
University System of Georgia
Open Rank- Clinical Faculty in Radiology and Imaging
University System of Georgia
Open Rank- Clinical Faculty- MCG Center for Telehealth - Tele-Neurologist
University System of Georgia
Open Rank-Clinical Faculty in Pediatric-Ophthalmology
University System of Georgia
Open Rank Clinical Faculty in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
University System of Georgia
Open Rank- Clinical Faculty in Pediatric Endocrinology
University System of Georgia
Open Rank- Clinical Faculty in Pediatric Nephrology
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.