Adjunct Instructor - Nursing - MSN Program

Adjunct Instructor - Nursing - MSN Program

Posted on 3/19/2025

Accepting applications

About this position

The Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Florida Southern College is accepting applications for adjunct faculty to teach in the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program. The required and preferred qualifications to teach in the MSN Program are described below.

Applicants interested in being considered should submit a letter of interest and a curriculum vitae with the completed employment application. Please specify your interest in teaching in a specific program (BSN, MSN, or DNP) in the letter of interest. Also include a list of courses you have taught at other institutions, if any, in your curriculum vitae or letter of interest with course numbers and complete course titles.

A curriculum vitae and a copy of unofficial academic transcripts must be provided with employment application materials; applicants must apply online. Candidate official transcripts must be on file within 3 days of the start of a teaching assignment. Please request official transcripts from all colleges and university work (showing the highest degree earned) and have them sent to the attention of Sharon Brown, School of Nursing, 111 Lake Hollingsworth Dr., Lakeland, Fl 33801.

Applicants who receive their degrees outside the U.S. must have their transcript (s) evaluated by an approved educational evaluation service. This evaluation must be done at your own expense before being considered for employment by Florida Southern College.

Note: Adjunct faculty members are appointed to teach on a semester-by-semester and course-by-course basis.

To see a list of courses please review the online Course Catalog at

About our ideal candidate

Required qualifications to teach in the program is as follows:

Master of Science in Nursing: Online and/or On-Campus

Description: The Master of Science in Nursing Program offers multiple tracks including Family Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Nursing Administrative Leadership, and Nursing Education. Teaching opportunities include online and on-campus/live classes.

Ideal Candidate: The academic qualifications for adjunct teaching in the MSN Program include a master's or terminal degree in nursing and practice expertise in one or more areas pertinent to advanced nursing specialization (clinical practice, leadership/administration, or nursing education). Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Florida is required. Advanced Practice licensure and certification in Florida may be required for specific courses in the nurse practitioner tracks.

Preferred qualifications: One year of online or live teaching experience in a graduate nursing program.

About us

The College's health and wellness plans along with generous paid time-off benefits are in addition to rewarding employee benefits such as the tuition grant and 403(b) plan.

The employee tuition grant is a remarkable benefit that covers the cost of 100% of the College's tuition for dependent children of faculty and staff who have been employed with the college fulltime for one year. Employees can also take advantage of the benefit for themselves.

The Defined Contribution Retirement Plan is a 403(b) plan in which the college automatically contributes 7% of the eligible employee's earnings into a retirement fund whether the employee chooses to participate or not. The account has a comprehensive investment portfolio and allows the employee to control their investment choices. At 6 years of service, the employer contribution amount is elevated to 10%. Employees can choose to participate through pre-tax payroll deductions when ready!

Florida Southern College is committed to diversity and inclusion in hiring, campus life, and intellectual engagement and welcomes applications from all interested candidates. The college actively seeks a wide variety of candidates and enthusiastically looks to diversify our workforce.

Florida Southern College has a strong commitment to the principles of equal employment opportunity. The college recruits, hires, trains, transfers, promotes and compensates individuals and makes all personnel decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, marital status, veteran status, or physical or mental disability unrelated to an individual's ability to perform the job, in accordance with applicable law.

Founded in 1883, Florida Southern College is the oldest private college in the state. The College maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 70+ undergraduate programs and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, nursing, and physical therapy. Florida Southern has a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio, is an award-winning national leader in engaged learning, and boasts 30 NCAA Division II National Championships. Florida Southern is ranked at #8 among the "Best Regional Universities in the South" by U.S. News & World Report in its 2022 "Best Colleges" guide and is included in The Princeton Review's 2022 Best 387 Colleges guide and the "Fiske Guide to Colleges 2022." The 2021-2022 Colleges of Distinction guidebook praises Florida Southern's AACSB accredited Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise alongside the College's School of Education and its Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Poets&Quants, U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, and The Princeton Review further laud the Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise and the Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences as foremost programs in the nation for business and nursing education. Home to the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, FSC has appeared on The Princeton Review's top 20 "Most Beautiful Campus" national listing for 12 consecutive years. Connect with Florida Southern College.