Professor, Respiratory Therapy Program

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Department:
Allied Health

Position Type:
Full-Time Academic

Salary Range: $77,153 to $133,752, established in terms of relevant educational qualifications and experience.

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

44

Anticipated

Start Date:

January 04, 2027

Length of

Contract:

n/a

Posting Closing Date:
September 2, 2026

Employees who are internal candidates, as defined by the Academic Collective Agreement, will be given first consideration.

Land Acknowledgment:
Algonquin College campuses in Ottawa and Pembroke are located on the traditional unceded, and unsurrendered territory of the Anishinàbe Algonquin People. The Algonquin People have inhabited and cared for these lands since time immemorial. We take this time to express our gratitude and respect to them and to the land for all that it has provided and will continue to provide.

• The design/revision/updating of courses, including consulting with program and course administrators and other faculty members, accrediting bodies, advisory committees and a variety of potential employers and students; defining learning outcomes and evaluating and validating these outcomes as they relate to industry standards, accreditation requirements and national competencies; specifying and approving learning approaches, necessary resources, etc.; incorporating educational technologies to meet the learning needs of 21st Century students;
  
  reviewing and revising curriculum and participating in professional development activities during non-teaching periods.

• Delivery of instruction in the Fall, Winter, or Summer terms in home department or across departments.
• Ensuring student awareness of course learning outcomes and evaluation techniques.
• Providing tutoring and academic advising for students both in and out of class.
• Providing a learning environment which makes effective use of available resources, including educational technologies.
• Evaluating student progress/achievement and assuming responsibility for the overall assessment of the student’s work within assigned courses.
• The development and creation of a learning environment that is conducive to success for all students.

• Providing guidance to students, to instructors, and to part-time professors relative to the professor’s teaching assignments.
• Participating in the work of curriculum and other consultative committees, and departmental/faculty meetings.
• Liaising with community members, engaging in program, Department, School or Faculty, and College promotion.
• Remaining current in the field of study and maintain awareness of emerging trends and practices related to teaching and learning in higher education.
• Modeling the College values – Caring. Learning. Integrity. Respect.

• Registered with the College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario (with no restrictions) as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT).
• Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences or related field of study.
• Minimum two (2) years of teaching experience, preferably in a postsecondary setting.
• Minimum five (5) years of recent work experience as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) in a health care environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of student success strategies in a postsecondary setting.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the use of educational technologies.
• Experience in the development and delivery of hybrid and online curriculum is considered an asset.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the National Competency Framework for Respiratory Therapists and maintaining program accreditation considered an asset.
• Demonstrated provision of academic leadership considered an asset. Examples include but are not limited to providing guidance to colleagues and instructors, being actively involved in curriculum development or program renewal, participating in continued efforts to improve the quality of instruction offered to learners, and serving as program coordinator, academic advisor or curriculum administrator.
• Demonstrated commitment to continued learning in teaching and curriculum development is considered an asset. Examples include, but are not limited to, completion of training programs, participating at teaching and learning conferences, and/or more extensive training such as the Teaching Adult Lifelong Learners certificate program or other postsecondary programs in education.
• Highly effective communication,…