Lecturer

Job Category
Faculty Bargaining

Job Title
Lecturer

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

Posting End Date
June 10, 2024

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

Job End Date
Jun 30, 2025

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 up to two full-time non-tenure track faculty positions at the rank of Lecturer. 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 successful candidate will be involved in teaching, course planning, course leading, clinical instruction, lecturing and laboratory teaching, and supervision of students in the Master of Nursing-Nurse Practitioner (MN-NP) program. The anticipated start date is July 1, 2024.

The School of Nursing at UBC is the oldest university-based nursing program in Canada. We have an international reputation for excellence in research and scholarship, and we value health equity, social justice, and community engagement. We offer a full range of innovative programs, including an intensive upper-division BSN, MN-NP, MSN, MHLP, and PhD degrees.  UBC’s Vancouver campus is situated at the tip of Point Grey on the unceded lands of the Musqueam people, surrounded by forest, ocean and mountains. Vancouver is consistently ranked as one of the most diverse cities in Canada, and one of the most livable cities in the world. UBC seeks to recruit and retain a workforce that is representative of Vancouver's diversity, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer students richly varied disciplines, perspectives and ways of knowing and learning.

A successful applicant will be currently credentialed and an active Nurse Practitioner holding a Master’s or doctoral degree in Nursing, and must hold a NP (Family) registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM). They will have experience teaching nurse practitioner students in an academic setting or direct clinical supervision in primary care practice. Ideally, they will also have some experience in classroom teaching, group learning facilitation, laboratory instruction, course administration, as well as curriculum planning, development and implementation. Successful candidate will teach core and/or elective courses at undergraduate and graduate levels, and provide service to the University, the School, and to the profession.

Salary will be commensurate with level of educational preparation and experience. The expected salary range for this position is $125,000/year to $140,000/year.

Applications, including cover letter, CV, teaching statement, EDI statement describing how your teaching and/or practice addresses historical conditions of underrepresentation, discrimination, or other forms of inequity and/or promoted equity, diversity, and inclusion, and contact information for three references, must be submitted online at: https://ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs . Review of applications will begin June 10, 2024. We will continue reviewing applications until a suitable candidate is found.

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 https://apsc.ubc.ca/faculty/career-opportunities . All positions are subject to final budgetary approval.

The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and equitable work environment for all members of its workforce. An inclusive work environment presumes an environment where differences are accepted, recognized and integrated into current structures, planning and decision-making modes. Within this hiring process, we will make efforts to create an inclusive and equitable process for all candidates (including but not limited to people with disabilities). Accommodations are available on request for all candidates taking part in the selection process. To confidentially request accommodations, please contact Rico Choi, Human Resources and Finance Manager, at [email protected].

To learn more about UBC’s Centre for Workplace Accessibility, please visit their website [https://hr.ubc.ca/health-and-wellbeing/working-injury-illness-or-disability/centre-workplace-accessibility]. To learn more about how the University is working to create a more inclusive working and learning environment, please see the UBC Inclusion Action Plan's goals related to recruitment and retention [https://equity.ubc.ca/about/inclusion-action-plan/recruitment-retention-and-success/].

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.