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Faculty Recruitment

Find Your Faculty Home

As one of the nation's premier nursing schools, we provide an extraordinary environment for faculty to teach, practice and conduct research. Here, you'll find a community dedicated to excellence and to one another - accomplished scholars, educators and clinicians united by a shared mission to shape the future of health care. 

Why Emory Nursing?

We Lead and Empower

At Emory, you’ll join a leading school, a vibrant city, and a community empowered by a shared commitment to health and well‑being.

Photo from graduation

Academic Performance

We are among the nation’s top BSN, master’s, and DNP programs and a designated Center of Excellence in Nursing Education.

Research Leadership

We are ranked third among U.S. nursing schools in NIH funding. Our faculty lead research in aging, data science, maternal health, and more.

2026 FAAN recipients and mentors at the induction ceremony

Faculty Excellence

Our faculty includes 54 American Academy of Nursing Fellows and 10 Sigma Theta Tau Hall of Fame researchers.

Collaborative Community

You’ll enjoy strong mentorship, career support, and a culture that celebrates growth and innovation.

Vibrant Location

Atlanta is a vibrant, diverse city and global health hub — home to the CDC, the Carter Center, and leading health care systems.

Whole-Life Well-Being

We offer competitive pay, robust benefits, and a culture that values balance, belonging, and well-being.

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Graduate nursing program – U.S. News and World Report, 2025

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Center of Excellence in Nursing Education designations

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Signature research areas available for faculty collaboration

Interdisciplinary Opportunities

Sharon Sonenblum meets with her research team.

Power of Partnership

Approximately a third of the school's research faculty come from outside nursing, paving the path for meaningful interdisciplinary partnerships. Associate Professor Sharon Sonenblum, a mechanical and biomechanical engineer, works with nurses, computer scientists, radiologists, and biomedical engineers to develop thermal imaging technology that detects pressure injuries before they become visible and severe.

Current Openings

Join the Team

We are looking for full-time faculty to teach baccalaureate-level human anatomy series lectures and labs and microbiology didactic and labs that are prerequisites for entry into nursing or other health care-related majors. The position will begin in Fall 2026 and will be a full-time, 9-month position. Learn More

Part-time clinical instructors are sought for clinical teaching activities that make important contributions to the school’s innovative educational programs. Learn More

Part-time clinical instructors are sought for clinical teaching activities that make important contributions to the school’s innovative educational programs. Learn More

We are seeking doctorally prepared individuals with experience as nurse educators to can teach across a wide array of clinical areas. Learn More

We are seeking an organizational champion, strategic leader, and tactical contributor to provides internal and external leadership for the Family/Emergency Nurse Practitioner Program. Learn More

We’re seeking faculty to teach nutrition to our pre-nursing students who are required to take nutrition as a prerequisite for entry into the nursing major. Learn More

The Center for Nursing Excellence in Palliative Care is seeking a postdoctoral fellow who can help design and conduct research within a specified field while receiving advanced training from a designated Principal Investigator to enhance professional skills and research independence needed for the pursuit of a career. Learn More

The school is looking for a full-time postdoctoral trainee for an NIH-funded T32 training grant entitled “Women’s Health and Intersectionality Using Data Science and Health Information Technology”. The purpose of this T32 program is to prepare nurse scientists who have the skills to employ data science and/or health information technologies in order to advance health research using innovative methodological approaches. Learn More

We are seeking applications for tenured and tenure-track faculty positions - specifically, mid-career and senior externally funded scholars. We are especially interested in candidates with specializations in the following areas: health informatics, data science/AI related to health care, environmental/climate science, neuroscience/dementia, aging/caregiving, global health, clinical research (e.g., women’s health, diabetes care, oncology, cardiovascular, renal, brain health, symptom science), and social determinants of health. Learn More