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POSTING DATE:      February 27, 2017
POSITION:                PART-TIME ACADEMIC INSTRUCTOR

TERM:                         June 1 – August 31, 2017

PAY RATE:                 According To CUPE Collective Agreement

WORK ASSIGNMENT:  The part-time academic instructor will be responsible for teaching NURS5899.03 – Sexual Health & Counseling in Cancer  (Summer term of the academic year 2016-2017)

Cancer causes wide-ranging impacts on sexual health and wellbeing and numerous studies have identified that people affected by cancer want support, education and counselling in this area.  While health professionals consistently acknowledge that sexuality is within their scope of practice, few health professionals consistently assess or intervene in sexual health problems in cancer settings. The “Sexual Health & Counseling in Cancer” course is designed to provide graduate students in the health professions with the knowledge and skills to intervene with the sexual problems that arise in cancer.

The framework of this course encourages course participants to: 1) address and confront the ways in which their own, and society’s, attitudes and biases impact their practice; 2) increase knowledge regarding the ways in which people affected by cancer maintain healthy sexuality or, in contrast, struggle with sexual challenges; and 3) develop knowledge and skill with regard to assessment and interventions for common sexual health issues that arise in cancer care. Attention to issues of diversity will be integrated throughout.

This is a 3 credit hour course consisting of 12 seminars over a 10-week period on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 16:05 – 17:55, from June 14, 2017 until August 16, 2017.

This contract runs from June 1, 2017 until August 31, 2017. The part-time academic instructor reports directly to the Associate Director, Graduate Program.

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: Candidates must hold a graduate degree in Nursing, or related field, with relevant expertise and teaching experience. PhD preferred.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, March 10^th, 2017 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 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.

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POSTING DATE:  February 27, 2017
POSITION: PART-TIME ACADEMIC INSTRUCTORS

TERM:  September 5, 2017 – December 5, 2017

PAY RATE:  According To CUPE Collective Agreement

1. Lecturer for NURS5732.03 - Pathophysiology for Advanced Nursing Practice (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 Wednesdays, 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.

1. Lecturer for NURS5740.03  -  Advanced Health Assessment (Fall term of the academic year 2017-2018)

This graduate course prepares students to perform advanced health assessments of pre-term, and newborn infants, who are healthy, as well as those who are experiencing illness. It will focus on the knowledge, skills, and processes required for advanced health assessment. Students will develop competence in completing focused and comprehensive health assessments including history taking, physical examination, synthesis, critical analysis, diagnostic reasoning, clinical judgement, and interpretation of health data. Students will further develop their understanding of the pathophysiological basis of clinical findings and will integrate an increasing knowledge of pathophysiology and pharmacology as a basis for formulating a plan of care. Elements of an advanced health assessment include physical and mental health, psychosocial, family, cultural, and community factors, the determinants of health, and risk appraisal as they relate to a client’s health status. Clinical, theoretical, and scientific knowledge will be synthesized in the identification and management of existing and potential states of health and illness. Approaches to effective written and verbal communication of advanced health assessments to lay and health professional colleagues will be addressed. It is expected that students will be competent in basic health assessment techniques prior to beginning the course. All students will develop an Individual Learning Plan [ILP] to guide their clinical learning experience

This is a 3 credit hour course consisting of 3 lecture hours per week on Wednesdays, 8:30 – 11:30, 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 Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, with relevant expertise and teaching experience. PhD preferred.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, March 10, 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 qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.