Memorial University of Newfoundland Hiring for Education Specialist (Curriculum Development) at Canada Full Time

Job Summary
Reporting to the Director of the Centre for Collaborative Health Professional Education and in collaboration with the Centre’s Coordinator and Research Staff the successful applicant will develop a curriculum and create an evaluation framework to support a sustainable system of province-wide partnerships for inter-professional education (IPE) and practice across the continuum of professional development. Partners include leadership in Health/Social professional training programs within Memorial, College of the North Atlantic health professional training programs, Regional Health Authorities; Provincial Departments of Education and Health and Community Services and Community Agencies.

Duties include creating and chairing a stakeholder advisory committee with representation from partner groups; developing and implementing an inter-professional education (IPE) needs/capacity assessment for all potential partners; conducting literature reviews and environmental scans; developing a blueprint for a provincial, patient-centered, comprehensive, evidence-based IPE curriculum across the continuum of health/social care professional education; creating a framework to meaningfully evaluate its impact; preparing a report outlining the revised IPE curriculum for partner group discussion and revising as necessary.

Required Skills
Experience (3-5) in program evaluation, including the evaluation of educational innovations and completion of a PhD in Education or related degree; OR thorough experience (5-10 years) in program evaluation, including the evaluation of educational innovations and completion of a Master’s degree in Education; or any equivalent combination of experience and training. A foundation in pedagogy, superior interpersonal skills, and strong oral and written communication skills are required. This professional challenge will require the application of intelligence, innovation, creativity and passion. The successful candidate will be a leader who embraces challenges, solves problems and thinks progressively.