ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, MIDWIFERY

Competition: D6433DM
JOB TITLE: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, MIDWIFERY
Position Type: Tenure Track
Term: August 2013
Department: Advanced Specialty Health Studies
Date Posted: October 24, 2012
Closing Date: January 31, 2013

Description: The Department of Advanced Specialty Health Studies invites applications for a tenure track position which will commence August 15, 2013, subject to final budgetary approval at the rank of Assistant Professor. Priority will be given to entry level candidates.

Since opening in 1910, Mount Royal has embraced change in order to meet the needs of the people and community it serves. At Mount Royal students experience high quality education enhanced by smaller class sizes, personalized learning and a single-minded dedication to premier undergraduate learning. Mount Royal is known for its collegial working environment.

Duties: The Department currently offers 4 distance certificate programs and a degree program in Midwifery. The successful applicant will be able to teach all levels of theory and clinical courses in the Midwifery program. The successful applicant must be prepared to engage in the midwifery community in Alberta and be involved in course and program revisions.

New faculty are hired into one of two work patterns. The teaching/scholarship/service pattern has a focus on teaching with the requirement that the faculty member be involved in a research program as well as service to the Mount Royal community. The teaching/service pattern has a focus on teaching and service only. There is an option to change work patterns after tenure.

Qualifications: A Ph. D. in Midwifery or related field is preferred; a Master’s degree is required. The successful candidate should have a minimum of 5 years Midwifery experience. The successful candidate must be eligible for and maintain registration with the Alberta Association of Midwives. Applicants interested in the teaching/scholarship/service pattern should have the ability and intent to pursue a research program.

A complete dossier including curriculum vitae, the names and contact information for three (3) references, evidence of teaching excellence, and, if the teaching/scholarship/service pattern is desirable, evidence of intent to pursue a research program should be submitted quoting competition #D6433DM.

For further information, contact Heather McLellan, Chair, Department of Advanced Specialty Health Studies at 403.440.7201 or hmclellan@mtroyal.ca.

Closing Date: January 31, 2013

Reply To: MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
4825 MOUNT ROYAL GATE S.W.
CALGARY, AB T3E 6K6
F: 403.440.6629
E-mail: webapply@mtroyal.ca