Job Description

Posting number: 2026-01948

Department: University of Hawai'i at Hilo

Division: College of Natural and Health Sciences - School of Nursing

Job classification: INSTRUCTOR, UHH&WO, 9-MO

Posting type: Open

Categories: Nursing

Summary

Title: Instructor in Nursing

Position Number: 84204

Hiring Unit: College of Natural & Health Sciences (CNHS), School of Nursing

Location: UH Hilo

Date Posted: 09/09/2026

Closing Date: Continuous recruitment, first review on or about October 15, 2026, and will continue until position is filled.

Salary Information: Commensurate with qualification and experience

Monthly Type: 9-month

Tenure-Track: Non-Tenure

Full Time/Part Time: Full-time

Temporary/Permanent: Permanent

Other Conditions: Anticipated start date is January 2027, pending position clearance and availability of funding.

Position Overview

The University of Hawai'i at Hilo (UH Hilo) is a public liberal arts and sciences university on the Island of Hawai'i, recognized for its integration of cultural immersion and place-based research that leverages the island's extraordinary geological, biological, and cultural diversity. A comprehensive, regional campus within the ten-campus University of Hawai'i System, UH Hilo offers high-quality undergraduate and select postgraduate education, with distinctive strengths in areas such as marine science, geology, astronomy, and Hawaiian language revitalization, while advancing research, scholarship, and creative activity that support community needs, environmental stewardship, Indigenous knowledge systems, and workforce development for the State of Hawai'i.

The College of Natural and Health Sciences is one of the two largest colleges at UH Hilo, home to 9 departments, 14 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, and over 60 full-time faculty. CNHS provides an innovative, career-focused scientific education based in the culture, rich diversity, and natural environment of Hawai`i. The college prepares students for success in local, state, regional, and global careers. It teaches basic scientific and mathematical principles and applications that inform future citizens, scientists, managers, and leaders using modern methods and Hawai`i Island's living laboratory.

The School of Nursing (SON) at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo (UH Hilo) invites applications for a non-tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Instructor. The responsibilities of this position are in instructional and programmatic activities only, with no requirement of a research component.

The UH School of Nursing offers a bachelor of science degree in nursing (BSN) and a doctor of nursing practice (DNP). The program provides a learning environment that is responsive to the needs of a diverse student population and involves a rigorous, high-quality education in a caring, personalized atmosphere. This educational experience encourages student-faculty interactions and offers hands-on learning and leadership opportunities. The nursing program emphasizes life-long learning and teaches students to deliver culturally congruent nursing care in a rural environment.

More information about the School of Nursing can be found at https://hilo.hawaii.edu/depts/nursing/

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach the equivalent of 12 credits of courses per semester in the undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), RN to BSN, and/or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs.
• Teaching duties include in-person classroom lectures, in-person clinical practicum and labs, and courses delivered by distance education. Faculty are expected to be available to teach in-person on Hawai‘i Island throughout the week. Instructional days during the week will depend on the courses being taught.
• Advise students through their degree pathway.
• Engage in development of outcomes assessment.
• Participate in faculty meetings and mandatory in-person weekly office hours per university policy.

Minimum qualifications:

• Master’s or higher degree in nursing.
• Eligible for Hawaii RN licensure and other established professional and health requirements.
• Acute care experience in medical/surgical, obstetrical, mental health, pediatric, and/or long term health care.
• Experience in teaching or working with undergraduate clinical nursing students in acute care, long term care, mental health, obstetrics and/or pediatrics settings, or a combination of education and experience commensurate with the requirements of this position.
• Excellent communication, planning, and organizational skills as demonstrated by the application materials.

Desirable qualifications:

• Doctorate in nursing or a nursing-related field.
• Experience teaching on Hawai‘i Island or with culturally diverse student populations in rural clinical settings.
• Extensive experience with acute care adult health clinical instruction in BSN nursing programs.
• Experience with asynchronous education technology and outcomes assessment.
• Experience coordinating clinical programs in undergraduate baccalaureate nursing programs.
• Background or experience with simulated learning experiences, including the use of high-fidelity patient simulators via detailed, clinically-based scenarios with instruction, evaluation, and remediation in didactic and/or clinical learning settings.

To Apply: Click on the “Apply” button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach each required document. A complete application must include:

1) A cover letter clearly addressing how each minimum and desirable qualification is met as applicable and why you are interested in this position. Please also indicate any of the listed desirable qualifications you possess.

2) A current curriculum vita that clearly lists all past work experience and the specific names and delineation of undergraduate versus graduate levels of courses that have been taught in the past.

3) A statement of teaching philosophy including evidence of high-quality teaching.

4) Three (3) current professional references (including names, affiliations, addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers).

5) Academic transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate nursing degrees and course work appropriate to the position (copies are acceptable; however, official transcripts are required prior to employment).

6) Copy of current unencumbered registered nurse license (and advanced practice registered nurse license if applicable). An unencumbered Hawai‘i registered nurse license (and advanced practice registered nurse license if applicable) will be required prior to employment.

Please do not include any self-identifying photos. Please redact references to Social Security number and birth date on transcript copies. Copy of diplomas will NOT be accepted. Documents issued from an institution outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from an agency having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc., verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. Expense of the evaluation shall be borne by the applicant. All requested documents/information become the property of the University. All minimum qualifications must be met by the closing date. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Failure to submit all required documents and reference information shall deem an application to be incomplete.

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Inquiries Dr. Jeanette Ayers-Kawakami; ayersjea@hawaii.edu

Examples of duties

The University of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment, including on the basis of veteran and disability status. For more information, visit: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/policies/

Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

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