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Information about the assignment from the AVI website:
Nurse Educator
Advertisement Code 10530537Sector HEALTH
Duration 24 Months
Application Close Date 18 Apr 2011
Country Indonesia
Program Volunteer Program
Position Description Nurse Educator
• Curriculum development
• Play your part in improving health services in eastern Indonesia
The aim of the Faculty of Health at Satya Wacana Christian University (UKSW) is to improve the quality of health services in Indonesia by improving the standard of health professionals.
More than 50% of universities students are from the eastern part of Indonesia, a region that particularly needs to improve the quality of health service provision.
The Faculty wants to establish international standards in teaching health professionals and so requires the skills and experience of a suitably qualified person to establish international standard curriculum and teaching for nurse training.
The suitable applicant will hold relevant nursing and teaching qualifications along with experience supervising and mentoring academic staff and/or students.
Awareness and sensitivity of cross-cultural settings, an ability to cope with cultural isolation and a preparedness to work with limited resources within a challenging environment will be well regarded.
Contact
For enquiries, contact Sean Lynch on 61 3 9279 1832. All applications must be submitted online.
Further information
Visit the AVI Website for further details http://www.australianvolunteers.com/10530537-nurse-educator.aspx