Clinical Faculty Jobs

Clinical Faculty jobs are open across academic medical centers, universities, nursing schools, and health sciences programs, from instructor to full professor level, with specializations in clinical simulation, graduate nursing education, and allied health training. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.

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Overview

Open roles543+
Top stateTexas
Top employerChamberlain University
Top cityHouston, TX
Work type62% On-site
Top industryEducation

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Adjunct Faculty - Respiratory Care Clinical Instructor
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Adjunct Faculty - Respiratory Care Clinical Instructor
Methodist Health System - NE and IA
Omaha, Nebraska
IT Support
Project Management
Technical Program Management
Doctoral degree
5,001-10,000

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Complex Adult Health/Critical Care Clinical Faculty (Part-Time)- Greenville, South Carolina
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Complex Adult Health/Critical Care Clinical Faculty (Part-Time)- Greenville, South Carolina
Chamberlain University
Clemson, South Carolina
Healthcare Administration
Nursing
Patient Services & Wellbeing
Doctoral degree
1,001-5,000

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Complex Adult Health/Critical Care Clinical Faculty (Part-Time)- Greenville, South Carolina
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Complex Adult Health/Critical Care Clinical Faculty (Part-Time)- Greenville, South Carolina
Chamberlain University
Anderson, South Carolina
Healthcare Administration
Nursing
Patient Services & Wellbeing
Doctoral degree
1,001-5,000

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Assistant Professor, Clinical Faculty Appointment, Anatomical Pathology (Cytopathology)
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Assistant Professor, Clinical Faculty Appointment, Anatomical Pathology (Cytopathology)
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Caregiving & Elderly Support
Healthcare Administration
Patient Services & Wellbeing
Hybrid
CPR Certification
10,000+

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Maternal Child Clinical Faculty (part-time), Kansas City, MO
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Maternal Child Clinical Faculty (part-time), Kansas City, MO
Chamberlain University
Kansas City, Missouri
Healthcare Administration
Nursing
Patient Services & Wellbeing
Doctoral degree
1,001-5,000

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Clinical Faculty Job Market

Who's Hiring

  • Chamberlain University62
  • Grand Canyon University36
  • Galen College of Nursing21
  • MD Anderson Cancer Center15
  • hr@hondros.edu12

Top Industries Hiring

  • Education51
  • Healthcare & Medical Services9
  • Science & Research1
  • Government & Public Sector1

What Employers Look For

The qualifications that appear most often in clinical faculty jobs.

  • Master's or doctoral degree in nursing, medicine, or a related health sciences field
  • Active, unencumbered clinical licensure appropriate to the teaching specialty
  • Minimum of two years direct clinical practice experience in the relevant area
  • Prior teaching, precepting, or clinical supervision experience in an academic or clinical setting
  • Proficiency with learning management systems and simulation technology used in health sciences education
  • Board certification in a clinical specialty preferred for roles in advanced practice or graduate programs

Tips for Your Clinical Faculty Job Search

Tailor your CV for academic audiences

Clinical faculty applications require an academic CV, not a resume. List teaching experience, clinical hours, publications, and committee service separately. Hiring committees weight teaching philosophy and scholarly activity heavily, so lead with those sections before clinical credentials.

Apply early to roles that fit

Migrate Mate lists clinical faculty openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.

Target postings by clinical rank criteria

Job postings for clinical faculty often specify assistant, associate, or full rank with distinct requirements for each. Read the rank criteria carefully before applying. Applying at the wrong rank signals you haven't read the posting and can disqualify you before review.

Align your teaching philosophy to the program

Many clinical faculty postings require a teaching philosophy statement. Write a version specific to the program's clinical training model, whether simulation-heavy, community-based, or research-integrated. Generic statements that don't reflect the program's approach rarely advance past initial screening.

Prepare a teaching demonstration before interviews

Faculty searches at health sciences programs almost always include a teaching demo or mock clinical lecture. Prepare a 15-to-20-minute demonstration on a core topic in your specialty. Committees evaluate pedagogy and clinical accuracy, not just presentation style.

Negotiate startup funds and protected time explicitly

When you receive an offer, ask specifically about protected time for scholarship, clinical load expectations, and startup support for lab or simulation resources. These terms are negotiable at most institutions and rarely appear in initial offers without you asking directly.

Clinical Faculty Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions

Which companies are hiring the most clinical facultys?

The companies hiring the most clinical facultys right now include Chamberlain University, Grand Canyon University, and Galen College of Nursing, with the largest share of openings in Texas, California, and Florida, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Academic medical centers and regional university health systems tend to post the highest volume of openings consistently.

How many clinical faculty jobs are remote?

About 38% of clinical faculty openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on nature of most clinical teaching roles. Didactic instruction, curriculum development, and online graduate program faculty positions are the sub-areas most likely to offer remote or hybrid arrangements.

How do you become a clinical faculty?

Start by completing a graduate degree in your clinical discipline, since most programs require at minimum a master's degree and many prefer a doctorate. Accumulate direct patient care experience, then pursue precepting or adjunct teaching to build your academic record. Obtain board certification in your specialty, assemble an academic CV highlighting your teaching and clinical work, and apply to full-time or adjunct positions at institutions that match your clinical area.

How do you get hired as a clinical faculty with little experience?

Adjunct and part-time clinical faculty roles are the most accessible entry points when you have limited formal teaching history. Institutions hiring adjuncts weight clinical expertise over pedagogy experience, so strong licensure and recent patient care hours matter more at this stage. Volunteering as a preceptor for students at your current clinical site builds documented teaching history you can cite in applications for full-time roles.

What does the clinical faculty interview process look like?

Most clinical faculty searches involve a screening call with HR or a faculty search committee, followed by an in-person or video campus interview that includes a teaching demonstration, meetings with department leadership, and a conversation about your research or scholarly agenda if the role includes it. Some programs also ask for a written teaching philosophy or sample course materials before the on-campus stage. Final-round candidates typically meet with a dean or program director before an offer is extended.

Where can I find and apply to clinical faculty jobs?

You can find and apply to clinical faculty jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from academic medical centers, universities, and health sciences programs across the United States. Find the roles that fit your specialty and rank, then apply directly to each listing from the page.

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