Academic Chair

**Competition Number**
- P14951**Posting Title**
- Academic Chair - School of Nursing**Classification**
- Band 8**Location**
- Saskatchewan Polytechnic Regina Campus**Other Location(s)**

**Building**
- Regina Campus, Parkway Building**Other Building**

**Date Posted**
- 01/29/2024**Closing Date**
- 02/29/2024**JIQ #**

**Start Date**
- 03/01/2024**End Date**
- 06/30/2026**Open Until Filled**
- No**Ongoing**
- No**Category of work**
- Full Time**Bargaining Unit**
- OOS**Hours of Work**
- OOS (Typically M-F/core hours)**Salary Range**
- as per out of scope salary grid**Temporary Market Stipend**

**Incumbent**

**Total Assigned days (AC) / Total Hours per biweekly pay**
- 75 hours per biweekly pay**Posting Status**
- Open- Saskatchewan Polytechnic considers the diversity of our workforce to be one our leading strengths and greatest assets. Our employee diversity enhances our ability to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student population. Currently, approximately 20% of our students are Indigenous. A continued emphasis on the development of a representative workforce is one of Sask Polytech’s strategic priorities and, as an organization, we are making significant efforts to attract and retain Indigenous employees.**Job Duties/Qualifications, Skills and Abilities(QSA)**:

- Job Duties**Job Duties**
- The primary role of the academic chair is bridging the needs of their program areas within the strategic goals of the School of Nursing. Working with a strong base and knowledge of the post-secondary sector, the chair is responsible for the academic and operations management of assigned programs and ensure programs and services are delivered with a focus on quality education and training delivery. This is achieved by maintaining effective links with business sectors, industry, government, accrediting agencies and other educational institutions as they relate to programming needs. The academic chair will lead the program area faculty and staff to student-centered program and teaching excellence.
Based in Regina, the chair reports to the associate dean, School of Nursing. The primary responsibilities of the chair include academic leadership, operations management and administration (financial management, people management, facilities, and project planning and execution) and strategic planning. The chair is responsible for leading program staff and faculty in the effective delivery of programs and services. This will include advocating and supporting program areas when engaging with internal and external stakeholders, business sectors, government partners or other educational institutions. This position will be responsible for ensuring the operational requirements for program areas are met and where needed, are secured.
The academic chair has a number of direct reports that can include faculty and other employees located across the various Saskatchewan Polytechnic locations and at educational partner sites. The chair will be responsible for all elements of the employee life cycle for faculty and staff in their program areas (staffing, recruitment, selection, orientation, training and development). The academic chair is responsible for monitoring the fiscal resources and recommending efficiencies within the assigned programs. It may be necessary for the academic chair to travel for program and administrative responsibilities. Additional travel may be required provincially and nationally to represent the School and Saskatchewan Polytechnic on committees. The School of Nursing provides four degree, two diploma, one post graduate certificate, four advanced certificate, and four applied certificate programs. The School also offers general, introductory and specialized courses through varied delivery methods.- QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE**Specific Accountabilities**
- 1. Academic Leadership and Administration
- Promotes and ensures teaching excellence to provide a successful learning experience for students.
- Provide academic leadership to the programs through curriculum development and accreditation cycles with a focus on excellence in service, safety and program delivery.
- Manage academic activity for the program areas including curriculum development and delivery, instructional methods and academic standards, ensuring commonality of program standards and outcomes.
- Ensure the quality of academic offerings by monitoring and implementing sound academic policies and procedures.
- Champion and model diversity to support an inclusive and supportive environment for all learners and staff. This will include strategies and programs to support aboriginal student success and achievement, international and newcomer to Canada programs, disability and learner success models and other like programs or supports.
- Contribute to and coordinate the accreditation process for academic programs by external organizations as required.
- Prepare program areas for program accreditation and review involving re