Assistant Professor, Psychiatric Nursing Programs Department of Human Health and Science, Facul - Edmonton, Canada - MacEwan University
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Assistant Professor, Psychiatric Nursing Programs
Department of Human Health and Science, Faculty of Nursing
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Closing Date
Full-Time Tenure-Track Commensurate with qualifications and experience. A review of applications will begin January 1, 2024 and continue until a suitable candidate is found.
About Us
MacEwan University is where caring faculty help people connect their passions to their future paths. Located in the heart of Edmonton's diverse and dynamic downtown community, and on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 First Nations and homelands of the Métis people, MacEwan is known for exceptional undergraduate learning. With its dedication to teaching excellence, informed by scholarly research, innovation, and creative activity, MacEwan provides an exceptional collaborative and supportive learning environment with a commitment to human rights, environmental sustainability, and opportunities for community engagement. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community for all peoples, cultures, and identities.
Our comprehensive undergraduate university offers 59 programs to more than 18,000 full- and part-time students in business, communications, community and human services, design, fine and performing arts, health, humanities, natural science, nursing, public safety, and social science. Through a wide array of experiential learning opportunities, and strategic relationships in the community, we partner with others to produce graduates of stature. Along with a robust grounding in their chosen disciplines, MacEwan students are given durable life skills that prepare them to take on the world.
MacEwan University has a long-standing history of providing quality nursing education that prepares graduates to lead and succeed innursing practiceand beyond. The Faculty of Nursingis organized intofive departments.Courses deliveredwithin thesedepartments are affiliated with the Bachelor of Science in Nursing,the Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing, the Psychiatric Nursing Diploma and other continuing education credentialsand learning experiences.
The Department of Human Health and Science in the Faculty of Nursing invites applications for a full-time tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, commencing July 1, 2024, subject to final budgetary approval.
The Department of Human Health and Science delivers courses illuminating the importance of science and health within the Discipline of Nursing. Facultymembersin the Department of Human Health and Science are experts in their discipline-specific fields and roles, incorporating core foundational knowledge about the scope of practice and standards of nursing.
This positionrequires licensure with the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Alberta (CRPNA).This position focuses on teaching Psychiatric Nursing courses and may include teaching in Ponoka, Edmonton and online. Travel may be required,and candidateswill need tomeetthe requisite skills and abilities ofthenursingprofession;and will teach acrossclassroom, lab and clinical settings.Teaching in clinical settings may also entail additional certifications and requirements.
The applicantwill hold a baccalaureate degree in Psychiatric Nursing, as well as a graduate degree in Psychiatric Nursing or a related field.Doctoral preparationis preferred. Candidates will have notable Psychiatric Nursing education, licensure,and experience. They willhave expertise in a specific area of mental healthanda prior recordof undergraduateteachingin nursing.Adeveloped,or developing,program of related researchis preferred. The candidate will be passionate about building future nursing leaders and have curriculum development experience inhealth-relatededucation.They will be acollaborativeteam member and demonstrate a strong commitment to service within their role.
Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching dossier (including recent teaching evaluations), statement of research interests, and sample of scholarly work, as applicable. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by the Department Chair to provide three (3) letters of reference sent directly from referees and copies of official transcripts sent directly from the institutions where degrees have been completed.
Questions about this opportunity may be addressed to Randi Ziorio Dunlop, Department Chair, Department of Human Health and Science, at .
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
This position is included under the Faculty Association collective agreement.
MacEwan University is committed to fostering the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion within our community, and we are dedicated to removing barriers that have been historically encountered and are currently experienced by some members of our society. We welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, visible minorities, women, persons with disabilities, sexual and gender minorities, and members of all equity-deserving groups. We believe that the diversity of our students, staff, and faculty serves as a strength of our institution and benefit to society. We are committed to ensuring full and inclusive participation for all in our community.
Accessibility Statement
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