Faculty for College of Nursing & Midwifery

Position Description

Role:

The post will be held by an academic with a sustained track record within nursing and/or midwifery education who is able to contribute to learning and teaching, research, knowledge transfer and nursing practice, to the benefit of students, the College and the University, and to conduct duties such as Course or Program Director, and activities associated with recruitment, internationalization, and student experience. The appointee would be expected to carry out core activities in three areas: learning and teaching (undergraduate and postgraduate study); research and knowledge transfer; administration, management, and education leadership. Candidates will be expected to deliver evidence of higher-level achievements in at least two of these areas, demonstrating national and international impact in nursing. 

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or Midwifery (essential)     
• Higher research degree in academic field of study including Master’s in Nursing/Midwifery/Health Related Discipline (desirable).
• PhD or equivalent from an accredited institution (essential).
• Evidence of ability to meet the teaching needs of undergraduate and postgraduate nursing and midwifery students (essential).
• Substantial post registration experience in nursing (essential). 
• Curriculum planning, implementation, and evaluative review for undergraduate and postgraduate nursing programs (essential)
• Evidence of introducing and applying a range of teaching and assessment strategies for undergraduate and postgraduate programs (essential)      
• Working knowledge of international health care policy in relation to nursing care (essential)
• Evidence of undertaking PhD supervision in the subject area (desirable).   

Specific Criteria

• Professor Rank: Ideally 10 years’ experience post PhD with 12 publications. Experience as Associate Professor for ideally at least 5 years or currently holding position of Full professor in recognized Higher Education Institute.
• Associate Professor Rank: Ideally 5 years’ experience post PhD with 8 publications. Full-time academic appointment as Assistant Professor for ideally at least five years in a recognized academic institution or currently holding a position of Associate Professor.
• Assistant Professor: PhD or equivalent with 5 publications. Full-time academic appointment as Lecturer for ideally at least five years in a recognized academic institution or currently holding position of Assistant Professor.
• Lecturers: Lecturers will normally hold a minimum of a Master’s degree and where applicable hold a Specialist status or equivalent. 

Language Requirement 

• Written and spoken English (essential)
• Arabic (desirable) 

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