"Postdoctoral Fellow in Simulation-Enhanced Interprofessional Education"

Closing Date: Friday January 9, 2026

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with faculty from education, nursing, social work, and related disciplines to advance the design, delivery, and evaluation of undergraduate Simulation-Enhanced Interprofessional Education (Sim-IPE). Drawing on the growing body of literature on simulation-based learning, this postdoctoral role will focus on the development of innovative, evidence-informed Sim-IPE curricula that foster interprofessional collaboration, role clarity, communication, and team-based competencies. The postdoctoral fellow will engage in applied research on simulation pedagogy, faculty development, curriculum integration, and learner outcomes, contributing to the scholarship of teaching and learning in interprofessional contexts. This work may also include developing assessment tools, supporting faculty training in simulation delivery, and evaluating the organizational and logistical considerations involved in implementing interprofessional education across programs. The candidate will be encouraged to lead and co-author peer-reviewed publications and to develop their independent research trajectory in a dynamic and interdisciplinary academic environment.

The successful candidate will work from the newly established George and Helen Vari Simulation Centre (GHVSC). The GHVSC offers an immersive and interactive learning environment designed to replicate a variety of real-life situations, procedures, and environments for interprofessional education and collaboration. Using immersive projection technology, two dedicated spaces can be transformed into professional settings such as a classroom, clinic, or hospital and can mimic any home, school, post-secondary institution, or community setting, including disaster scenarios, large group gatherings, and crime scenes. The space can be staged to represent cases, assist with training social workers and home visitors, mimic occupational-therapy and physiotherapy visits, and will soon include a life-like home apartment setting that can simulate a client’s home visit and assessment.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, a curriculum vitae and the names and contact information for three referees. Please submit the completed application by 4:00pm on January 9, 2026.

Review of applications will commence Monday January 12, 2026, and will continue to be accepted and reviewed until the position is filled. Applicants should include a statement confirming their eligibility to work in Canada. These materials should be sent in one PDF document to careers@nipissingu.ca.

Nipissing University is committed to employment equity and strongly encourages applications, which may include self-identification in a cover letter from Indigenous peoples, women, persons with disabilities, persons who identify as 2SLGBTQI+ and racialized minorities.

Nipissing University must gather information from applicants to determine eligibility to work in Canada. Please include a statement in your application to identify whether you are a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident or are otherwise legally eligible to work in Canada.

Nipissing University will provide accommodation to ensure barrier-free employment in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. You can request accommodation at any stage of the hiring process. If you require an accommodation, please contact Human Resources at access@nipissingu.ca.

The search committee would like to thank all applicants for their interest in Nipissing University. Please note that only those candidates invited for an interview will be contacted.