The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) invites applications for a sessional instructor position in the School of Nursing for the September 2024 semester. As an institution committed to the fostering of an inclusive and transformative learning environment, UNBC values high quality and growth in both teaching and scholarship.

This posting covers MScN and MScN-FNP courses in need of instruction from the Prince George Main Campus. All courses in this program are delivered via online modality.

Candidates with a minimum MScN, or PhD preferred, are encouraged to apply. Current registration as a Practicing NP with the BCCNM is required for all clinical positions, and as an RN or NP is preferred for all other positions.

NURS 606 – Developing Nursing Knowledge – 3 SCH Contract 

Theory Instructor

This course provides an overview of the types of knowledge or theory in the profession, and how such knowledge is developed. It encourages a critical analysis of trends in knowledge development and highlights the crucial relationship of knowledge to practice.

NURS 704 – Leadership in Health Care and Practice – 3 SCH Contract 

Theory Co-Instructor

Note: This course is designed to be co-delivered by a practitioner or researcher and a health authority leader. We are seeking a practitioner or researcher to co-deliver this course.

This course provides a critical examination of selected current issues in health and advanced practice nursing in Canada with a focus on underlying social, political, cultural, historical, legal, and economic factors. This course examines ways in which nurses can influence policy development and foster change in the health system, including how theories of leadership and change can be implemented to ensure quality care, provider and client satisfaction, and equitable distribution of resources in various practice settings.

NURS 798 – Nurse Practitioner Project – 3 SCH Contract 

Seminar Co-Instructor – 2 positions available

Note: This course is designed to be co-delivered by a researcher (preferably with a PhD) and a Nurse Practitioner; we are looking for both positions. This contract is for September 2024 and Winter 2025 semesters; the course begins in September 2024 and culminates in project presentations in April 2025.

In this course, which spans the final two semesters of the program, students undertake a practice-based project that examines and synthesizes knowledge in a critical area of concern to nurse practitioners.