Lecturer

Academic

Job Category
Faculty Bargaining

Job Title
Lecturer

Department
Faculty School of Nursing Faculty of Applied Sciences (Elizabeth Saewyc)

Posting End Date
December 17, 2022

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

This position is located within a health-care facility, therefore, the successful candidate will be required to provide verification of full vaccination against Covid-19 provided prior to the start date, as required by a provincial health mandate.

The School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus, invites applications for one full time non-tenure track faculty at the Lecturer rank with expertise in teaching in the undergraduate nursing program. The initial appointment will be for a one-year term with the possibility of reappointment subject to demonstrated excellence in teaching and funding availability. The position is subject to budgetary approval. The successful candidate will be involved in teaching, course planning, course leading, clinical instruction, skills laboratory teaching, and lecturing in the Undergraduate nursing program as well as contribute to administrative service in the School.

The School of Nursing at UBC was the first in Canada to offer a university nursing degree program, and has a proud tradition of excellence in undergraduate and graduate nursing education. We are committed to advanced professional practice, scholarship and research. We offer a full range of innovative and exciting programs, including an intensive upper-division basic baccalaureate nursing degree, as well as masters of science in nursing, masters of nursing–nurse practitioner, masters of health leadership and policy, and PhD in nursing. The UBC School of Nursing has active affiliations with a wide variety of clinical practice agency and research partners. UBC is among Canada’s top-ranked research-intensive universities, offering programs in a full range of health disciplines and creating a dynamic interdisciplinary scholarly community.

Successful applicants will be currently credentialed and active Registered Nurses holding registration with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM), and have a Master’s Degree in nursing (PhD preferred). They will have experience teaching nursing students in an academic setting and/or direct clinical supervision in practice, with specific expertise in maternity, mental health, and/or acute care nursing practice with complex patients; familiarity with and experience working with the UBC School of Nursing BSN curriculum preferred. 

Salary will be commensurate with level of educational preparation and experience.

Expected start date for this position will be January 1, 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter. Applications, including cover letter, CV, a statement describing strengths and experiences in increasing equity, diversity and inclusion in your previous and/or current institutional environment, in curriculum and in supporting diverse students;  and names and contact information for three references  must be submitted online at http://www.hr.ubc.ca/careers-postings/faculty.php .   Online applications are accepted until December 16, 2022.

Accessibility or special consideration accommodations are available upon request for all applicants at all stages of the selection process. To confidentially request accommodations, please contact Melissa Aspinall at Melissa.aspinall@ubc.ca.  

This advertisement as well as further information about the School is available on the School of Nursing website at http://www.nursing.ubc.ca and information on the employment environment in the Faculty of Applied Science is available at http://www.apsc.ubc.ca/careers . 

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.  All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.