Director, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing

**FCS, Nursing**:

- Posted:

- January 27, 2025
- Deadline to Apply:

- Tuesday, February 18, 2025

The duties and responsibilities of Chairs and Directors are laid out in detail in article 26.1.E. of the Toronto Metropolitan University Faculty Association Collective Agreement. Reporting to the Dean and guided by the mission to advance the profile of the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing (DCSN), the Director will be a visionary and inclusive leader committed to providing exemplary academic and administrative leadership in the areas of academic programs, students, supporting faculty colleagues, stewardship of human and financial resources and participating actively in the intellectual life of the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, the Faculty, and the University, through collaboration internally and externally within the community and with other academic institutions and the industry.

Reporting to the Dean, Faculty of Community Services, the Director is the visible face of the School and will engage in collegial governance and work collaboratively with faculty and staff to ensure that curriculum planning, program development, and community engagement activities support excellence in scholarship, research, teaching, and learning. In addition, the Director will provide strong advocacy on behalf of the School in relation to other University departments, the profession itself and external stakeholders.

The duties and responsibilities of the School Director are laid out in detail in Article 26.1.E. of the Toronto Metropolitan Faculty Association Collective Agreement. The Director will provide exemplary academic and administrative leadership, including stewardship of human and financial resources, and will work collaboratively to provide leadership for curriculum, program development, community engagement, faculty development, research, and scholarly activity, while promoting and coordinating the continued evolution of the School. The new Director will be a visionary leader who can take the School to the next level of achievement, consistent with the Academic Plan of the Faculty and the University.

**How to apply**:

- a curriculum vitae;
- a letter of interest outlining their suitability for this role

**Working at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)**:
Serving a highly diverse student population of over 45,000, with 100+ undergraduate and graduate programs built on the integration of theoretical and practical learning and distinguished by a professionally focussed curriculum with a strong emphasis on excellence in teaching, research and creative activities, TMU is a vibrant, urban university known for its culture of innovation, entrepreneurship, community engagement and city-building through its award-winning architecture.

At the intersection of mind and action, Toronto Metropolitan University is on a transformative path to become Canada’s leading comprehensive innovation university. At TMU, we believe that equity, diversity and inclusion are integral to this path; our current Academic Plan outlines each as core values and we work to embed them in all that we do.

TMU is committed to accessibility for persons with disabilities. To find out more about legal and policy obligations please visit the Accessibility and Human Rights websites.

**About the Faculty of Community Services**:
We strive to impact individuals and communities to propel positive and enduring change. With passion, rigour and curiosity, we develop knowledge for action, prepare students to address complex social and ecological challenges, and work to create a just society by building with communities.

**About the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing**:
The fully accredited DCSN offers three dynamic programs: the Collaborative Nursing Degree Program, offered in partnership with Centennial and George Brown Colleges; the Post Diploma Nursing Degree Program; and a Master of Nursing Program that also includes the Ontario Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program. The DSCN has a diverse student body of approximately 2800 full time and part time students, including those enrolled in outreach and continuing education partnership programs. There are approximately 250 full time and part time graduate students enrolled in the course-based, thesis, and nurse practitioner streams. In the 2021 Winter semester, the DCSN welcomed its inaugural class of the PhD in Urban Health Program - an interdisciplinary program that is administered by and housed in the DCSN. Faculty and student participation is valued and encouraged within and between nursing programs. We take pride in our innovative and responsive approach to educating nurses.

Additional information about the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing at Toronto Metropolitan University can be found here: Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing (DCSN)

**Contacts**:
Any confidential inquiries about the opportunity can be directed to Dr. Kiaras Gharabaghi, Dean, Faculty of Community Services.