Assistant Professor

**About our Program**:
The Faculty of Nursing at the University of Prince Edward Island offers the only undergraduate and graduate programs for the nursing profession in the province. The Faculty of Nursing plays a key role in nursing education to support the local and national health system by developing nurse leaders grounded in the philosophy of Primary Health Care.

The University of Prince Edward Island has established a Faculty of Medicine and interprofessional health education facility, which will serve as the home of Memorial University's regional campus for the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program. The UPEI site will operate as a regional campus of Memorial until a future joint degree is eventually established.

In addition to providing evidence-informed education, we strongly believe in providing opportunities for all faculty, staff, and students to participate in research and scholarship. The integrated nature of our curricula offers opportunities to advance healthcare knowledge in all domains of scholarship. We also support investigating diverse topics such as health outcomes and improvements to healthcare services. Healthcare on PEI and the Patient Medical Home model provide ample opportunity for research in inter-professional education and team-based primary care.

Nursing and Medicine are dynamic professions requiring critical and reflective thinking based on science and human perspectives. There is a need to reflect and embed within the curriculum and pedagogy new ways of thinking and to reflect the changing health system and the importance of interprofessional learning, collaboration, diversity, and inclusivity. Building on the strength and foundation of innovative programming and community and industry partnerships, the University of Prince Edward Island is ideally situated to help shape the future of health care in the province.

In addition, we honour and appropriately respond to the Calls to Action of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission including fostering reflection related to reconciliation, decolonization, and Indigenization.

**Qualifications**:
**Application Instructions**:

- a cover letter citing the competition number listed above;
- a curriculum vitae;
- a one-page statement of how Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Anti-racism, and Decolonization is incorporated into their teaching and scholarly activities;
- a teaching dossier including their philosophy of teaching;
- a statement of scholarly endeavours outlining their plan for establishing a program of research at UPEI over the next five years; and
- two (2) sample course syllabi.

Applications can be sent to:
Dr. Patrice Drake
Dean (acting), Faculty of Nursing

UPEI is committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation and believes in providing a positive learning and working environment where every person feels empowered to contribute.