Assistant/Associate Professor

The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) invites applications for a tenure-track position in the School of Nursing at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, with a proposed starting date of July 1, 2024. As an institution committed to the fostering of an inclusive and transformative learning environment, UNBC values high quality and growth in both teaching and scholarship.

UNBC is ranked as one of Canada’s top small research-intensive universities with a core campus in Prince George and three additional campuses across northern BC. UNBC provides broad support for faculty to develop their research and teaching capabilities, a strong mandate for growth, a modern and comprehensive campus, and a distinct quality of life in central British Columbia.

Nursing programs at UNBC include a two-year BScN offered in Fort St John and Prince George for students with prior post-secondary coursework, a collaborative four-year BScN degree offered in conjunction with the College of New Caledonia (Prince George and Quesnel) and Coast Mountain College (Terrace), a Rural Nursing Certificate Program, a MScN degree with thesis and project options, a MScN Family Nurse Practitioner degree, and an interdisciplinary PhD program through the School of Health Sciences. For more information on UNBC’s School of Nursing, please visit https://www.unbc.ca/nursing

Applicants for this position should hold a PhD or be able to demonstrate substantial progress in a doctoral program, with a growing record of scholarly activity, as well as evidence of the potential for teaching excellence. Applicants with a strong combination of research and scholarly activity, teaching excellence, and clinical nursing practice experience, who have demonstrated current clinical expertise in Indigenous health and wellbeing, rural and community nursing, gerontology nursing, mental health nursing, or pediatric nursing, are sought. The successful candidate’s primary responsibilities will include: development and delivery of courses that comprise a full generalist nursing curriculum; research and scholarship (active and developing); and establishing regional, national and international research linkages, including establishing linkages with the Northern Health Authority. Some program coordination and leadership responsibilities may be required (including policy and leadership development). The candidate will have the opportunity to teach in multiple modalities, including online and distance learning, within the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs.

Strong organizational and teamwork skills, as well as high-level communication skills, are essential. Current British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives RN registration, or eligibility for registration, is required. Travel to other campuses and northern communities will be necessary, and a valid BC driver’s license is required.