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POSTING DATE:        March 6, 2017

POSITION:          PART-TIME ACADEMIC INSTRUCTORS

TERM:                 Summer, May 1, 2017 – July 21, 2017
 Fall September 5, 2017 – December 5, 2017

PAY RATE:          According To CUPE Collective Agreement

1)     Lecturer for NURS2720.03 – Health & Healing I: Pathophysiology and Therapeutics (Summer term of the academic year 2016-2017)

Students are introduced to the fundamentals of health and disease patterns, the role of genetics, developmental biology and environment are explored. Cellular mechanisms, inflammatory and infectious responses and cellular biology of cancer are investigated. Diagnosis and therapeutic concepts including preventive therapies and pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions with consideration of age and cultural variations are introduced.

This is a 3 credit hour course. Lectures of three hours are held weekly on Tuesdays, 13:35 – 14:55, from May1, 2017 until July 21, 2017. This contract runs from May 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017. The part-time academic instructor reports directly to the Associate Director, Undergraduate Studies.

2)     Lecturer for NURS2750.03 – Health & Healing II: Pathophysiology and Therapeutics (Fall term of the academic year 2017-2018)

Students will be introduced into integrating knowledge of disease, diagnosis and person-centred management as a key to successful nursing practice. Specific disease processes related to body systems are described and mechanisms of therapeutic options for management are evaluated. Evidence to support use of pharmacological, non-pharmacological, alternative and complementary treatments is evaluated.

This is a 3 credit hour course consisting of 3 lecture hours per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30 – 13:00, from September 1, 2017 until December 5, 2017. This contract runs from September 1, 2017 through to December 23, 2017. The part-time academic instructor reports directly to the Associate Director, Undergraduate Studies.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

·   Development of teaching and learning activities related to course-specific topics (e.g., pharmacology, pathophysiology)

·       Co-teach course content

·       Assessment and evaluation of student learning

·       Use of Brightspace for course delivery

·       Responding to student queries about coursework in collaboration with the other Co-Course Professor

·       Attending initial instruction with Instructional Learning Online services re: Brightspace

·       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 a strong background in pharmacology including pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and pathophysiology. Prior teaching experience an asset.  PhD preferred.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, March 17, 2017 @ 4pm 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)

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 committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The University encourages applications from Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. All candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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POSTING DATE:           March 06, 2017

POSITION:                    PART-TIME ACADEMIC INSTRUCTORS

TERM:                            September 5, 2017 – December 5, 2017

PAY RATE:                   According To CUPE Collective Agreement

Lecturer for NURS5732.03 - Pathophysiology for Advanced Nursing Practice (Sections 01 & 06: Fall term of the academic year 2017-2018) 

This course uses an evidence-based conceptual approach to critically and comprehensively examine pathophysiologic phenomena relevant to advanced nursing practice. The phenomena examined are commonly encountered in acute and long-term illnesses, are alterations in function involving multiple body systems, are seen across the boundaries of age, disease entities, and clinical states, and are those for which nurses have a major role in assessing, monitoring, managing, and evaluating. Seminars are framed to systematically and critically examine the impact of these pathophysiologic phenomena on cell function, host defense responses, maintenance of vital functions, and neuro-endocrine-immune responses in individuals and groups across the lifespan.

This is a 3 credit hour course consisting of 3 lecture hours per week on Thursdays, 14:30 – 17:30, from September 5, 2017 until December 5, 2017. This contract runs from September 1, 2017 through December 23, 2017. The part-time academic instructor reports directly to the Associate Director, Graduate Studies.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

·       Development of teaching and learning activities related to the course

·       Delivery and co-ordination of the course

·       Assessment and evaluation of student learning

·       Use of  the Dalhousie Course Management System 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: The successful candidate must hold a graduate degree in Nursing, be a licensed Nurse Practitioner, with relevant expertise and teaching experience. PhD preferred.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, March 17, 2017 @ 4pm 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)

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 committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The University encourages applications from Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. All candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.