Teaching Professor - Nursing (Nurse Practitioner Program)

Teaching Professor - Nursing (Nurse Practitioner Program)

Competition: 2094

Department: Faculty of Nursing

Posted date: March 13, 2025

Closing date: April 13, 2025

Position Type: Full Time - Operating Funded

This position is part of the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA).

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package and salary will be commensurate with experience in accordance with the Academic Teaching Staff Agreement.

Location: This role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in-person work at North Campus Edmonton.

Position Summary

Do you have a commitment to learner-centered innovative teaching and learning practices, and continuous quality improvement? Do you bring a solution-focused and strengths-based approach to teamwork and teaching? Are you able to effectively use and adapt to teaching, educational and practice technologies? If so, this may be the position for you!

The Faculty of Nursing is accepting applications for a full-time Career-status Teaching Professor position in the Nurse Practitioner program. We are interested in receiving applications from individuals who have a demonstrated expertise in acute care, maternal child health, community health or mental health. The Faculty encourages applications from Indigenous scholars.

A Teaching Professor is an Academic Teaching Staff (ATS) position with a workload of 80% teaching and 20% service. The position will be a career status position with a full-time teaching load of up to 8 courses, dependent on credit load. A Teaching Professor under the Academic Teaching Staff Agreement shall be a scholar who:

• Has teaching and/or teaching-related responsibilities as their primary academic responsibility, which shall involve University credit courses;
• Actively participates in the planning, delivery and evaluation of courses specified in a manner consistent with the curriculum and operational guidelines established by the Faculty of Nursing;
• Shall demonstrate scholarship and remain current and competent in the discipline or profession;
• Shall contribute to service and provide evidence of contributing to the University, Faculty and/or the nursing profession beyond their teaching responsibilities.

Duties

• Actively contributes to the teaching team for the course(s) in their teaching assignment. This includes but is not limited to:
• Attendance at teaching team meetings;
• Participation in the development and improvement of course learning evaluation(s) such as:
• Exams (including the exam blueprints, test items and analysis)
• Assignments (including assignment descriptions and marking rubrics)
• Clinical competencies/clinical evaluation tools (as appropriate)
• Participation in the development and sharing of learning activities;
• Teaching the course concepts in a manner that ensures the stated learning outcomes and course objectives are met, and are consistent among course sections;
• Participates in ongoing and end of semester course evaluation and improvement efforts, including contributing to the course report;
• Engages in peer-to-peer mentorship with other teaching team members such as coaching, teaching observations, sharing resources, best practices and constructive feedback;
• Assesses Curriculum
• Ensures curriculum components align with course learning outcomes, and that course concepts and content are delivered effectively.
• Becoming aware of and ensuring continuity of learning and leveling of curricular concepts between and among courses in the graduate Nurse Practitioner program(s).
• Supports the learning and progression of students through courses by:
• Acting as the first line of support for NP students;
• Fostering safe and supportive learning environments for all students;
• Developing relationships with students in order to engage in learner-centered teaching approaches;
• Communicating proactively and connecting students to supports (e.g. FON services, staff, faculty, University resources);
• Participates in ongoing professional development activities, and curriculum renewal efforts in a manner that demonstrates engagement, collaboration and commitment to continuous improvement.
• Service contributions may include:
• Leadership in the development, design, implementation and evaluation of NP curriculum, courses and syllabi;
• Leadership in the governance of the Faculty and participation in University governance;
• Leadership responsibilities for professional organizations;
• Reviewing scholarly works;
• Contributing to Nurse Practitioner students’ work, e.g. capstone consulting/report evaluation, and mentoring visiting scholars.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current, competent and in good standing with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA)
• Undergraduate degree in Nursing and a Masters degree that qualifies the employee for clinical Nurse Practitioner licensure and practice required
• Maintains professional competence related to Registered nursing in line with current professional standards (e.g. CRNA NP Standards).
• Maintains professional competencies related to Nurse Practitioner professional standards, ensuring that they are personally competent for Nurse Practitioner practice within the scope of their NP license.
• Demonstrated scholarship in teaching and learning
• Strong interpersonal communication skills (e.g. team building, conflict resolution, advocacy, emotional intelligence & self-awareness).
• Ability to collaborate and engage in shared decision-making within a team environment.
• Committed to the creation of safe and supportive learning and working environments.
• Demonstrates accountability to the teaching team and responsibility for carrying out duties and activities assigned or agreed upon.
• Demonstrates a solution-focused and strengths-based approach to teamwork and teaching.
• Ability to effectively use and adapt to teaching, educational and practice technologies. A commitment to learner-centered innovative teaching and learning practices, and continuous quality improvement.
• Maintains professional competence related to education, teaching and learning practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current, competent and in good standing with the Nurse Practitioner Association of Alberta (NPAA)
• Knowledge of the Faculty’s commitment to and activities to support access, community and belonging (ACB; this is new University of Alberta language based on strategic renewal with respect to equity, diversity, inclusion and Indigenization).

At the University of Alberta, we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible hiring process for all candidates. If you require accommodations to participate in the interview process, please let us know at the time of booking your interview and we will make every effort to accommodate your needs.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

All University employees have a responsibility to foster a workplace that prioritizes safety in all its forms—physical, cultural, and psychological. This is achieved by promoting a safe environment, adhering to all safety laws, policies and procedures, completing all required safety training, identifying hazards and implementing controls, reporting incidents, and contributing to a culture of inclusivity and respect, while endeavoring to ensure that all colleagues feel valued and safe to express their thoughts, perspectives and concerns.

The University of Alberta is committed to creating a university community where everyone feels valued, barriers to success are removed, and thriving connections are fostered. We welcome applications from all qualified persons. We encourage women, First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons, members of visible minority groups, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression, and all those who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas and the University to apply.

Note: This opportunity will be available until midnight April 13, 2025, Edmonton, Alberta local time.