Job Description

Position Information

Position Title

Part-Time Academic (Clinical Instructors for Nursing) - Winter 2026

Posting Number

PTAP3025P

Department/Unit

Nursing

Location

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Job Summary & Key Responsibilities

The School of Nursing is now accepting applications for Clinical Instructor positions available in the winter term of 2026.

Instructors are responsible for teaching and supervising a group of BScN students who provide direct client care in clinical settings, work in a clinical skills and simulation lab or tutorial group setting. Tasks include but are not limited to lab demonstrations, marking and proctoring term tests and final examinations as well as evaluating assignments.

Access to a computer (no tablet/iPad/phone) with working internet to run Microsoft Teams for online meetings and instruction is required. Clinical Instructors will report to the instructor of record for their course and work under the protection of CUPE Collective Agreement 3912 - Dalhousie University. Document can be accessed via

https://cupe.ca/local/cupe-3912-dalhousie-university

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WINTER

2026:

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N2725 (Clinical Integration 2)

(Experience in Peds or Mat Nursing preferred)

SIMULATION

LABS

:

Not to exceed 67 hrs


(Weekly labs are held on Thursdays)

Two-week

CLINICAL

:

Not to exceed 100 hrs

March 16 - 27, 2026



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N3710 (Nursing and Episodic Illness: Preventative Care and Interventions)

TUTORIALS

:

Not to exceed 22 hrs (Weekly tutorials are held on Thursdays)


Jan. 5 - Feb. 27, 2026



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N3715 (Clinical Integration 3)

(Experience in Med/Surg and/or Mental Health Nursing required)

SIMULATION

LABS

:

Not to exceed 58 hrs(Weekly labs are held on Wednesdays)


Jan. 5 - Feb. 27, 2026

3-Week

CLINICAL

: Med/Surg placement

(approx. 140h)

Option A: March 2 - 20, 2026

Option B: March 9 - 27, 2026

4-Week

CLINICAL

: Med/Surg placement

(approx. 180h)

March 2 - 27, 2026

1-Week Mental Health

CLINICAL

:

(between 40h and 60h, depending if precepted or on unit)

Option C: March 2 - 6, 2026

Option D: March 23 - 27, 2026



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N4705 (Professional Reasoning and Social Responsibility)

(Experience in Community Health Nursing preferred)

TUTORIALS

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COMMUNITY

CLINICAL

DAYS

(Precepted):

Not to exceed 60 hrs

2h tutorials are held on Tuesdays,


Clinical supervision Wednesdays and Thursdays from Jan. 12 to Feb. 13, 2026, precepted placements)



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N4715 (Exploratory Nursing Practice)

(Advanced Communication Skills required)

SIMULATION

LABS

:

Not to exceed50h (Weekly communication labs are held on Fridays)

Jan. 5 to Feb. 13, 2026

5-Week

CLINICAL

(Precepted):

Not to exceed 58 hrs

Feb. 23 - March 27, 2026



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N4725 (Transition to Practice)

CLINICAL

(precepted placements):

Not to exceed 98 hrs

Jan 12 - April 3, 2026, incl. Orientation and Skills Day in first week of winter term.



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NURS5740 (Advanced Health Assessment) -

Graduate course

Location: Halifax, NS

LAB

ASSISTANCE

:

Not to exceed 64 hrs


A graduate degree as Nurse Practitioner, an active RN license with the NSCN, as well as two years of recent clinical experience is required.



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NURS5740 (Advanced Health Assessment)

Graduate course

Location:

CBU

, Sydney, NS

LAB

ASSISTANCE

:

Not to exceed 64 hrs


A graduate degree as Nurse Practitioner, an active RN license with the NSCN, as well as two years of recent clinical experience is required.

Qualifications/Requirements of Position

A Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, an active RN license with the NSCN, as well as two years of recent clinical experience are required. Clinical teaching experience (which may include preceptorship of staff or students) is essential. Instructors working in the lab are required to participate in SIM training sessions or workshops.

Salary Range/Pay Rate

Per CUPE Collective Agreement

Additional Information

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.



Dalhousie University commits to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. The university encourages applications from Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island (especially Mi'kmaq), persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), and members of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. In accordance with our Employment Equity Policy, preference will be given in hiring processes to candidates who self-identify as members of one or more of the equity-deserving groups listed above. For more information, including details related to our Employment Equity Policy and Plan and definitions of equity-deserving groups please visit

www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity

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If you require any support for the purpose of accommodation, such as technical aids or alternative arrangements, please let us know of these needs and how we can be of assistance. Dalhousie University is committed to ensuring all candidates have full, fair, and equitable participation in the hiring process. Our complete Accommodation Policy can be viewed

here

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Posting Detail Information

Term of appointment

January - April 2026

Open Date

Close Date

07/21/2025

Open Until Filled

Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting

https://dal.peopleadmin.ca/postings/19279