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Part-Time Academic Posting
School of Nursing
 
POSTING DATE:      December 3, 2014
POSITION:                PART-TIME ACADEMIC INSTRUCTOR
TERM:                         May 4, 2015 – June 5, 2015
PAY RATE:                 According To CUPE Collective Agreement
 
WORK ASSIGNMENT:  The part-time academic instructor will be responsible for teaching NURS1240.03 – Introduction to Nursing Practice during the Spring term of the academic year 2014-2015.
Students are introduced to health care settings where they interact with older adults at various levels of health. As a basis for these experiences the foundations of nursing addressed in NURS 1000.03 and NURS 1030.03, are further developed. Learning experiences are designed to promote beginning knowledge and skills for the practice of nursing with an emphasis on helping relationships.
This is a 3 credit hour course with an average of 40 clinical practice hours per week.
This contract runs from May 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015. The part-time academic instructor reports directly to the Associate Director, Undergraduate Studies.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

·         Development of teaching and learning activities related to the course
·         Delivery and co-ordination of the course, including coordination of labs and lab instructors
·         Assessment and evaluation of student learning
·         Use of BbLearn for course delivery
·         Responding to student queries about coursework
·         Attending initial instruction with Instructional Learning Online services
·         Participation in course discussions within the program
·         Develop and administer examinations
·         Submission of grades
·         Follow up with students as necessary
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE: Candidates must hold a graduate degree in Nursing, or related field, with relevant expertise and teaching experience. PhD preferred.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 17, 2014 @ 4 pm or until position filled
Applicants should submit a letter of interest, their resume and three references (names) with contact information, including one from the most recent employer. Referees will not be contacted without the consent of the candidate.
 
Please apply by email to Cloggerenberg@dal.ca (Ms. Coleen van Loggerenberg, Office Manager, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 3J5; Phone: 494-2602, Fax: 494-2736).

All offers of employment as a part-time academic are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University. Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer.  The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal peoples, people with a disability, racially visible persons and women.
 

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Part-Time Academic Posting
School of Nursing
 
POSTING DATE:      December 3, 2014
POSITION:                PART-TIME ACADEMIC INSTRUCTOR
TERM:                         June 29, 2015 – August 7, 2015
PAY RATE:                 According To CUPE Collective Agreement
 
WORK ASSIGNMENT:  The part-time academic instructor will be responsible for teaching NURS3270.03 – Nursing Practice: Caring for Families as an integrated course with N3260 (Nursing Practice: Mothers, Infants and Childbearing Families) for accelerated students during the Summer term of the academic year 2014-2015.
Guided by the principles of primary health care, students focus on families and family health with an emphasis on a thorough understanding of family assessment and developing family therapeutic relationship skills. Students examine family health and health issues from a nursing, cultural, sociological, psychological, and other theoretical perspectives as they relate to nursing practice that focuses on working with families in all settings. Upon completion of the course, students will have developed competencies required to use a systems approach when working with families. Laboratory and clinical experiences that include visiting families in their homes to provide the students with opportunities to integrate, discuss, and practice family nursing.
 
This is a 3 credit hour course with 2 hours of class per week and 78 hours of clinical practice.
This contract runs from June 15, 2015 through August 30, 2015. The part-time academic instructor reports directly to the Associate Director, Undergraduate Studies.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

·         Development of teaching and learning activities related to the course
·         Delivery and co-ordination of the course, including coordination of tutorial leaders and family visits
·         Assessment and evaluation of student learning
·         Use of BbLearn for course delivery
·         Responding to student queries about coursework
·         Attending initial instruction with Instructional Learning Online services
·         Participation in course discussions within the program
·         Develop and administer examinations
·         Submission of grades
·         Follow up with students as necessary
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE: Candidates must hold a graduate degree in Nursing, or related field, with relevant expertise and teaching experience. PhD preferred.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 17, 2014 @ 4 pm or until position filled
Applicants should submit a letter of interest, their resume and three references (names) with contact information, including one from the most recent employer. Referees will not be contacted without the consent of the candidate.
 
Please apply by email to Cloggerenberg@dal.ca (Ms. Coleen van Loggerenberg, Office Manager, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 3J5; Phone: 494-2602, Fax: 494-2736).

All offers of employment as a part-time academic are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University. Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer.  The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal peoples, people with a disability, racially visible persons and women.


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Part-Time Academic Posting
School of Nursing
 
POSTING DATE:      December 3, 2014
POSITION:                PART-TIME ACADEMIC INSTRUCTOR
TERM:                         June 22, 2015 – July 10, 2015
PAY RATE:                 According To CUPE Collective Agreement
 
WORK ASSIGNMENT:  The part-time academic instructor will be responsible for teaching NURS4210.03 – Nursing Practice: Children and Families for accelerated students during the Summer term of the academic year 2014-2015.
Students focus on nursing practice in the care of children and families. The determinants of child and family healthcare are examined, as well as the role of nursing practice in health promotion and illness prevention for children. Clinical and family issues associated with childhood illness and hospitalization draw on knowledge of child and family development as well as the art and science of nursing knowledge. Students work in clinical settings where care is provided to children and families experiencing illness.
 
This is a 3 credit hour course with 2 hours of class per week and 78 hours of clinical practice.
This contract runs from June 15, 2015 through July 31, 2015. The part-time academic instructor reports directly to the Associate Director, Undergraduate Studies.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

·         Development of teaching and learning activities related to the course
·         Delivery and co-ordination of the course, including coordination of tutorial leaders and family visits
·         Assessment and evaluation of student learning
·         Use of BbLearn for course delivery
·         Responding to student queries about coursework
·         Attending initial instruction with Instructional Learning Online services
·         Participation in course discussions within the program
·         Develop and administer examinations
·         Submission of grades
·         Follow up with students as necessary
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE: Candidates must hold a graduate degree in Nursing, or related field, with relevant expertise and teaching experience. PhD preferred.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 17, 2014 @ 4 pm or until position filled
Applicants should submit a letter of interest, their resume and three references (names) with contact information, including one from the most recent employer. Referees will not be contacted without the consent of the candidate.
 
Please apply by email to Cloggerenberg@dal.ca (Ms. Coleen van Loggerenberg, Office Manager, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 3J5; Phone: 494-2602, Fax: 494-2736).

All offers of employment as a part-time academic are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University. Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer.  The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal peoples, people with a disability, racially visible persons and women.