Staff Positions

The School of Nursing is accepting employment applications for the below positions.
Visit our Careers Page to review job description, required qualifications, or apply online.

Interested candidates must apply online!

Director of Admissions, 243461

Anne Derouin, Vice Dean for Academic & Student Affairs

THE ROLE: The Director of Admissions provides administrative management and coordination of enrollment personnel and functions at the School of Nursing.

QUALIFICATIONS: Requires minimum of three-five years of demonstrated admissions/recruitment/student service experience and leadership skills in a dynamic, complex service culture. Requires experience in process re-engineering, demonstrated leadership and motivation skills and proven ability to develop customer service strategies for serving internal and external customers.

LEARN MORE: For information about this position, complete qualification list, and application instructions, please visit: Duke Careers.

Program Coordinator, Doctoral Programs, 243462

Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, Assistant Dean PhD Program and Mary Lou Affronti, Assistant Dean, DNP Program

THE ROLE: With minimal supervision, and independent judgment, provide a high level of operations and administrative support to the PhD and DNP Students (BSN-DNP/Post MSN Program). Perform complex, diverse, and confidential support of activities including, but not limited to: student scholarship, assist with grant management and reporting. Follow-up and accuracy are essential requirement in this job description. All tasks must be performed in a timely manner.

QUALIFICATIONS: Work requires analytical, communications and organizational skills generally acquired through completion of a bachelor's degree program. Work requires one year of experience in program administration or involving academic, instructional or counseling activities to acquire skills necessary to plan, coordinate and implement a variety of program activities and events.

LEARN MORE: For information about this position, a complete qualification list, and application instructions, please visit: Duke Careers.

Program Coordinator, Interprofessional Education and Care (IPEC), 241746

Mitchell Heflin, M.D., Director, Duke Health Center for Interprofessional Education and Care (IPEC)

THE ROLE: The IPEC Program Coordinator will provide critical organizational planning and support in collaboration with the Director and Assistant Directors in pursuit of the center’s central mission to prepare the current and future workforce as collaboration-ready, interprofessional partners providing high quality, team-based care to improve the health of individuals, families and populations.

QUALIFICATIONS: The position requires excellent program management/coordination, organizational, logistics, and planning skills. Strong people management and development skills are crucial. Additionally, the position requires strong interpersonal, cross-cultural, communication skills and flexibility, in order to interact effectively with faculty, students, administrators, Duke University offices, outside vendors, and office personnel. The ability to make independent judgments in situations with a high level of ambiguity is critical.

LEARN MORE: For information about this position, complete qualification list, and application instructions, please visit: Duke Careers.

Senior Wellness Coordinator, 244121

Bernice Alston, Director, Student Success Center

THE ROLE: The Senior Wellness Coordinator is responsible for a broad range of activities that promote student wellness through the development, implementation, facilitation, and coordination of educational activities and programs. This position will provide wellness support to the School of Nursing and the Inter Professional Education Center. Responsibilities and effort are outlined in the essential duties below.

QUALIFICATIONS: Master’s degree is required, preferably in student affairs, public health, health and wellness or a similar program. Work requires 2 years related experience in a postsecondary education or health care setting. Experience in wellness promotion/health education program management and/or administration experience preferably in a higher education setting is desired.

LEARN MORE: For information about this position, complete qualification list, and application instructions, please visit: Duke Careers.

Associate Dean

Executive Position:
Associate Dean, Strategic Communications and Marketing

David Bowersox, Vice Dean

OPPORTUNITY PROPOSITION: This is an important moment in healthcare and in DUSON’s history. Acknowledging its well-established reputation of excellence in teaching and research, DUSON has evolved with new leadership, a fresh and focused mission statement, and a long-term strategic plan. DUSON’s commitment to “revolutionizing nursing” is supported by their belief that there are limitless possibilities within nursing to transform health in a meaningful and consequential manner.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITY: Collaborating with key stakeholders, lead the development and execution of Communications and Marketing strategies, plans, and initiatives that align with DUSON’s mission to address health inequities, enhance the school’s reputation, foster student, and faculty recruitment, and attract support and engagement from donors, alumni, businesses, and government leaders.

MORE INFORMATION: For information about this position, complete qualification list, and application instructions, view the Job Description: Associate Dean, Strategic Communications and Marketing.

TO APPLY: Duke University School of Nursing has retained the Executive Search Firm, The Ward Group, to lead the search efforts. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to: info@wardgroup.com and reference “DUSON” in the subject line.

Coming Soon:

Content Development Manager
Assistant Research Practice Manager

CHECK BACK OFTEN for additional information and new Position Postings. 
Visit our Careers Page to review current positions, job description, and required qualifications.


For a full list of open positions with Duke University, visit https://careers.duke.edu/.

Scroll back to top automatically