Description
Suffolk County Community College is the largest community college in the State University of New York (SUNY) system, enrolling more than 22,000 students at its three campuses in Selden, Brentwood, and Riverhead, as well as its Culinary Arts Center in Riverhead. Established in 1959, the college offers a wide array of transfer-oriented associate degrees in various disciplines including the liberal arts and sciences; business; communications and the arts; computing and cybersecurity; and health sciences. Career-facing degrees and certificates are offered in allied health professions, automotive technology, culinary and baking, manufacturing, and many other areas. The college provides high school concurrent enrollment opportunities to thousands of students each year through both the New York Beacon program and through on-campus early college classes. Designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a Hispanic Serving Institution, Suffolk enrolls thousands of students in English Language Learning courses, and also serves more service veterans and military-connected students than any other college in the SUNY system.
SUNY Suffolk is searching for a full-time (10-month), tenure-track faculty Instructor/Assistant Professor for Nursing beginning in the Spring 2026 semester, at the Michael J. Grant Campus in Brentwood, NY. This is a Unit III position covered under the Faculty Association of Suffolk County Community College collective bargaining agreement with the college.
SUNY Suffolk is a comprehensive community college committed to open access, equity, and student success, and candidates for faculty positions should be prepared to demonstrate their commitment to these values. Faculty are scheduled to teach based on the needs of students and their department, and may have the option to teach in different course preps in more than one modality.
Position Description:
Planning and delivering high-quality student-centered instruction appropriate to an open-access community college.
Participating in curricular development, assessment, and revision at the course, discipline, and program levels, including assessment of student learning outcomes.
Engaging in assessment of college-wide learning outcomes and demonstrating the use of the results of these assessments in courses.
Ensuring that principles of equity and inclusion are integrated in curriculum and instructional practice.
Ensuring that student knowledge, skills and abilities are aligned with current academic and workforce best practices.
Incorporating engaging and appropriate academic technology into all modes of instructional delivery.
Maintaining a commitment to ongoing and research-based professional development in pedagogy and subject matter.
Teaching assigned courses in accordance with the description published in the college catalog and the approved course outline.
Providing academic advising and actively participating in college-wide recruitment, student engagement and retention strategies (e.g. early alerts).
Scheduling required time to meet with students outside of class.
Actively participating in departmental, campus and college committees/meetings.
Participating actively in the life of their department, campus, and the college.
Fulfilling all contractual requirements related to faculty.
Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Minimum
Master of Science degree in Nursing
Current New York State Registered Nurse license
Minimum of three (3) years’ work experience as a registered nurse or in advanced practice nursing.
Preferred
Master of Science with a concentration or certificate in nursing education
Recent nursing work experience in acute care
Teaching experience in a nursing program that qualifies graduates to sit for the NCLEX-RN
Teaching experience in face-to-face didactic modality
Teaching experience in clinical and/or clinical simulation
Evidence of course development in a learning management system
Familiarity with a learning management system and/or willingness to use the college’s LMS (i.e. Brightspace)
