title: Managing your career as a nurse educator: considering an academic appointment.
abstract: This column discusses academic appointments, requirements for appointments, and the appointment process.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianopolis, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: Diane M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Billings
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007586:Job Application; D010560:Personnel Selection; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*