Academic Chair, School of Nursing, School of Health Sciences

**Competition Number**
- P17068**Posting Title**
- Academic Chair, School of Nursing, School of Health Sciences**Classification**-
- **Location**
- Saskatchewan Polytechnic Saskatoon Campus**Other Location(s)**
- Saskatchewan Polytechnic Saskatoon Campus, Saskatchewan Polytechnic Regina Campus**Building**-
- **Other Building**-
- **Date Posted**
- 11/06/2025**Closing Date**
- 11/27/2025**JIQ #**-
- **Start Date**
- 12/01/2025**End Date**-
- **Open Until Filled**
- No**Ongoing**
- Yes**Category of work**
- Full Time**Bargaining Unit**
- Management**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 bi-weekly pay period.**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**
- **General Accountability**
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.

**Nature & Scope**
Based in Saskatoon or 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 of Nursing and Saskatchewan Polytechnic on committees.- 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.
- Accountable for academic activity for the program areas including annual and comprehensive program reviews, program renewal, curriculum development and delivery, instructional methods and academic standards.
- Ensure the quality of academic offerings by monitoring and implementing sound academic policies and procedures.
- Champion and support an inclusive learning environment.
- Ensure the accreditation process for academic programs with external organizations is completed.
- Prepare program areas for program accreditation and involve relevant internal and external stakeholder groups.
- Lead the administration of Program Advisory Committee(s).
- Oversee transfer credit and Prior Learning Assessment Reviews.
- Accountable for quality in programs and alignment to Saskatchewan Polytechnic policies, procedures and standards.
- Accountable for the quality assurance process for extension and brokered programs.
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