Job Description

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING AND COMMUNITY WELLNESS, FACULTY OF NURSING

Competition No.

25.12.353

CATEGORY

SALARY

CLOSING DATE

Full-Time Tenure-Track Commensurate with qualifications and experience. New hires will normally be placed within the first 8 steps of the Assistant Professor salary table. A review of applications will begin January 2, 2026, and continue until a suitable candidate is found.

About Us

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MacEwan University is where caring faculty help people connect their passions to their future paths. Located in the heart of Edmonton's diverse and dynamic downtown community, and on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 First Nations and homelands of the Metis people, MacEwan is known for exceptional undergraduate learning. With its dedication to teaching excellence, informed by scholarly research, innovation, and creative activity, MacEwan provides an exceptional collaborative and supportive learning environment with a commitment to human rights, environmental sustainability, and opportunities for community engagement. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community for all peoples, cultures, and identities.



Our comprehensive undergraduate university offers 55 programs to more than 20,000 full- and part-time students in business, communications, community and human services, design, fine and performing arts, health, humanities, natural science, nursing, public safety, and social science. Through a wide array of experiential learning opportunities, and strategic relationships in the community, we partner with others to produce graduates of stature. Along with a robust grounding in their chosen disciplines, MacEwan students are given durable life skills that prepare them to take on the world.

Opportunity

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The Department of Mental Health Nursing and Community Wellness in the Faculty of Nursing invites applications for an entry-level, full-time, tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, commencing July 1, 2026, subject to final budgetary approval.


The Faculty of Nursing delivers excellent nursing education across four academic Departments, which collectively offer a Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing (BPN), as well as a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN), a Bridge to Canadian Nursing Certificate and other post-credential learning experiences.


The Department of Mental Health Nursing and Community Wellness encompasses courses that focus on promoting the health of diverse populations within settings specific to psychiatric, mental health, and community nursing. Specific courses underscore the importance of nursing care for individuals, families, communities and populations, while also exploring key concepts such as addictions, and healthy communities across the life journey.


You will teach undergraduate nursing students in various settings (mostly lab and classroom) and inspire student learning across departments and programs within the Faculty of Nursing.


You must have a terminal degree (Master's required and PhD preferred) in a nursing related field with experience in mental health and/or psychiatric nursing. You will demonstrate a primary commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching and be committed to developing and sustaining an ongoing program of research. You will have curriculum development experience and have a passion for innovation in nursing education.


Applicants must have unencumbered licensure with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA) and/or the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Alberta (CRPNA) as well as meet the Requisite Skills and Abilities of the applicable profession(s).


You will submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae at the time of application. A teaching dossier (including recent teaching evaluations), statement of research interests, and sample of scholarly work will be requested should you be selected for an interview.


Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted to provide three (3) letters of reference sent directly from referees to the Office of the Dean.


Only selected candidates will be required to submit official transcripts sent directly from the institution(s) where you completed your degree(s).
Questions about this opportunity may be addressed to the Department Chair, Randi Ziorio-Dunlop at ZiorioR@macewan.ca.