Director, Midwifery Education Program [Internal Search]
FCS, Midwifery
| Posted: | April 22, 2024 |
| Deadline to Apply: | Monday, May 6, 2024 |
The Midwifery Education Program in the Faculty of Community Services at Toronto Metropolitan University invites applicants for the position of Director of the Midwifery Education Program with the successful candidate to be appointed for a term of three or five years (subject to extension in year 3), commencing July 1, 2024, with the possibility of renewal for an additional three- or five-year term.
Reporting to the Dean, the Director is committed to a collegial governance approach working collaboratively with faculty and staff to ensure that curriculum planning, program development, and community engagement activities support excellence in scholarship, research, teaching and learning. In addition, the Director will provide strong advocacy on behalf of the School in relation to other University departments, the profession itself and external stakeholders.
The Director will apply innovative strategies, strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills, and a student-centred approach, to solve complex problems and enable the School to achieve its goals. The Director will role model the School’s and the University’s Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (EDIA) values and commitments, and furthermore promote EDIA in the context of the profession and the academic discipline.
The duties and responsibilities of the School Director are laid out in detail in Article 26.1.E. of the Toronto Metropolitan Faculty Association Collective Agreement. The Director will provide exemplary academic and administrative leadership, including stewardship of human and financial resources, and will work collaboratively to provide leadership for curriculum, program development, community engagement, and faculty development, research and scholarly activity, while promoting and coordinating the continued evolution of the School. The new Director will be a leader who will support the School’s development consistent with the academic plan of the Faculty and the University.
The Director will be a registered midwife with currency in clinical midwifery practice and the state of the research and have an established reputation as a leader in the profession. They will have, as a minimum, a Master’s degree in a relevant discipline and a minimum of five years of teaching and clinical practice experience. The Director should also have tenure or be eligible for tenure upon appointment. The applicant shall ideally possess a PhD and a strong research record. Preference will be given to a candidate with relevant experience in teaching, clinical midwifery practice, research and academic administration.
Knowledge of the university’s departments and functioning as well as of evolving trends in the professional context of the discipline is desirable.
The position will fall under the jurisdiction of the Toronto Metropolitan Faculty Association [TFA] [www.tfanet.ca]. Visit us at www.torontomu.ca/faculty-affairs to view the TFA collective agreement and a summary of TFA benefits.
About the Midwifery Education Program
The Toronto Metropolitan University MEP is a collaborative program with McMaster University. Midwifery students from both universities have opportunities for shared learning at events such as the annual Student Conference, organized by the TMU Midwifery Course Union. Both sites welcome midwifery students and faculty from diverse backgrounds and we appreciate the wealth of life experience our students and faculty bring to our Program. Upon graduation, students are able to practice competently and safely as beginning practitioners in any Ontario maternity care setting.
Additional information about the Midwifery Education Program at Toronto Metropolitan University can be found here: https://www.torontomu.ca/midwifery/
How to apply
Applicants must submit their application online via the Faculty Recruitment Portal [https://hr.cf.torontomu.ca/ams/faculty/] by clicking on “Start Application Process” to begin. Applications, consisting of the following, must be received by May 6, 2024:
- a letter of application, maximum 2 pages, which includes:
- the candidate’s vision for the School which builds upon the applicant's perceptions of the existing strengths and needs of the School;
- the candidate’s views about the characteristics required to successfully lead a department of this size (which includes diverse academic programs);
- a curriculum vitae;
- examples of past academic leadership experience;
- a one-page statement on past, current and/or planned contributions to equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility (EDIA) such as, but not limited to: research/ teaching that incorporates a focus on underrepresented groups; inclusive pedagogies; public engagement activities that reach out to marginalized communities; mentoring students from underrepresented groups.
Any inquiries pertaining to the Director search may be sent to Karen Shamoon at karen.shamoon@torontomu.ca.
Toronto Metropolitan is committed to accessibility for persons with disabilities. For any confidential accommodation needs and/or inquiries regarding accessing the Faculty Recruitment Portal, please contact vpfa@torontomu.ca
Any confidential inquiries can be directed to the Dean of the Faculty of Community Services, Dr. Kiaras Gharabaghi at: fcsdean@torontomu.ca.
Equity at Toronto Metropolitan University
At the intersection of mind and action, Toronto Metropolitan is on a transformative path to become Canada’s leading comprehensive innovation university. Integral to this path is the placement of equity, diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our institutional culture. Our current academic plan outlines each as core values and we work to embed them in all that we do.
Toronto Metropolitan University welcomes those who have demonstrated a commitment to upholding the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion and will assist us to expand our capacity for diversity in the broadest sense. In addition, to correct the conditions of disadvantage in employment in Canada, we encourage applications from members of groups that have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, Indigenous peoples of North America, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.
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