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Salary will be commensurate with level of educational preparation and experience. The expected salary range for this position is $100,000/year to $125,000/year.

The School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia - Vancouver campus invites applications for one full time non-tenure track faculty at the Lecturer rank with expertise in teaching an undergraduate nursing program. The initial appointment will be for up to 3 years, with the possibility of reappointment subject to demonstrated excellence in teaching and funding availability. The successful candidate will be involved in teaching, course planning, course leading, clinical instruction, skills laboratory teaching, simulation teaching, and lecturing primarily for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing undergraduate program as well as provide service to the University, the School, and to the profession. The anticipated start date is January 1, 2026, or as soon as feasible thereafter.

The School of Nursing at UBC was the first in Canada to offer a university nursing degree program, and has a proud tradition of excellence in undergraduate and graduate nursing education. We are committed to advanced professional practice, scholarship and research. We offer a full range of innovative and exciting programs, including an intensive upper-division Baccalaureate Nursing degree, as well as Masters of Science in Nursing, Masters of Nursing—Nurse Practitioner, Masters of Health Leadership and Policy, and PhD in Nursing. The UBC School of Nursing has active affiliations with a wide variety of clinical practice settings and research partners. UBC is among Canada’s top-ranked research-intensive universities, offering programs in a full range of health disciplines and creating a dynamic interdisciplinary scholarly community.

Successful applicants will be currently credentialed and active Registered Nurses holding registration with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) or with other provincial regulatory body and able to transfer registration to BC, and have a Master’s degree or a PhD in nursing. They will have experience teaching nursing students in an academic setting and/or direct clinical supervision in practice; specific expertise in medical surgical acute care settings is preferred. Familiarity with and experience working with the UBC School of Nursing BSN curriculum is preferred.

Applicants should submit a letter stating their career objectives and suitability for the position. Please include an overview of relevant experience and achievements, and approaches to teaching. Please also include a statement on how your experiences and/or knowledge will support the School of Nursing’s commitments to anti-racism, Indigenous health and cultural safety. For information on the University’s and School’s commitments to reducing systemic racism and promoting Indigenous cultural safety in education and health care, please see and . For information on the University’s inclusion action plan, see .

Applications, including cover letter, CV and names and contact information for three references must be submitted online at . Review of applications will begin September 26, 2025. All applications received by September 25, 2025 will receive full consideration.

Salary will be commensurate with level of educational preparation and experience. The expected salary range for this position is $100,000/year to $125,000/year.

This advertisement as well as further information about the School is available on the School of Nursing website at , and information on the employment environment in the Faculty of Applied Science is available at . All positions are subject to final budgetary approval.

The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and equitable work environment for all members of its workforce. An inclusive work environment presumes an environment where differences are accepted, recognized and integrated into current structures, planning and decision-making modes. Within this hiring process, we will make efforts to create an inclusive and equitable process for all candidates (including but not limited to people with disabilities). Accommodations are available on request for all candidates taking part in the selection process. To confidentially request accommodations, please contact Christine McKay, Assistant to the Director, at [email protected].

To learn more about UBC’s Centre for Workplace Accessibility, please visit their website [https://hr.ubc.ca/health-and-wellbeing/workplace-accessibility/centre-workplace-accessibility]. To learn more about how the University is working to create a more inclusive working and learning environment, please see the UBC Strategic Equity and Anti-Racism Framework [https://equity.ubc.ca/stear-framework-and-roadmap-for-change/].

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.

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

Land Acknowledgement:

The School of Nursing at UBC gratefully acknowledge that our students, faculty, and staff gather on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish people, particularly the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nations. In all our work, we are committed to enacting the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, to upholding the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, and to fostering Indigenous health and cultural safety.