Competition Number

- P17371

Posting Title

- Academic Chair - Medical Diagnostics

Classification

- Band 12

Location

- Saskatchewan Polytechnic Saskatoon Campus

Other Location(s)

Building

- Saskatoon Campus, Idylwyld Dr.

Other Building

Date Posted

- 04/13/2026

Closing Date

- 05/04/2026

JIQ #

Start Date

- 05/11/2026

End Date

Open Until Filled

- No

Ongoing

- Yes

Category of work

- Full Time

Bargaining Unit

- Management

Hours of Work

- OOS (Typically M-F/core hours)

Salary Range

- as per out of scope salary grid

Temporary Market Stipend

Incumbent

Total Assigned days (AC) / Total Hours per biweekly pay

- 75 hours per bi-weekly pay period

Posting Status

- Open
- Saskatchewan Polytechnic considers the diversity of our workforce to be one our leading strengths and greatest assets. Our employee diversity enhances our ability to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student population. Currently, approximately 20% of our students are Indigenous. A continued emphasis on the development of a representative workforce is one of Sask Polytech’s strategic priorities and, as an organization, we are making significant efforts to attract and retain Indigenous employees.

Job Duties/Qualifications, Skills and Abilities(QSA) :

- Job Duties

Job Duties

- The Academic Chair plays a pivotal leadership role in advancing high‑quality, student‑centered education within the School of Health Sciences. This position provides academic and operational leadership to the Medical Diagnostics programs, ensuring they are responsive to industry needs and aligned with Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s strategic priorities.- Based at our Saskatoon main campus, reporting to the Associate Dean, School of Health Sciences,



the Chair leads faculty and staff to deliver excellence in teaching, learning, and program operations. Through strong partnerships with health‑care employers, accrediting bodies, government, and educational partners, the Chair ensures programs remain current, sustainable, and workforce‑ready.

Medical Diagnostics Programs :

- Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT)
- Medical Radiologic Technology (MRT)
- Combined Laboratory and X‑ray Technology (CLXT)
- Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA)
- Phlebotomy
- The Academic Chair is accountable for academic leadership, people leadership, financial and operational management, and strategic planning across these programs. This includes overseeing program delivery across multiple Saskatchewan Polytechnic campuses and partner sites, supporting and advocating for program areas with internal and external stakeholders, and ensuring the resources, facilities, and staffing required for success are in place.- With a focus on collaboration, innovation, and accountability, the Chair fosters an environment where faculty and staff can excel, and where students are prepared to thrive in agile health‑care careers.- QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE

Specific Accountabilities

1. Academic Leadership and Administration

- Promotes and ensures teaching excellence to provide a successful learning experience for students.




- Provide academic leadership to the programs through curriculum development and accreditation cycles with a focus on excellence in service, safety and program delivery.
- Manage academic activity for the program areas including curriculum development and delivery, instructional methods and academic standards, ensuring commonality of program standards and outcomes.
- Ensure the quality of academic offerings by monitoring and implementing sound academic policies and procedures.
- Champion and model diversity to support an inclusive and supportive environment for all learners and staff. This will include strategies and programs to support aboriginal student success and achievement, international and newcomer to Canada programs, disability and learner success models and other like programs or supports.
- Contribute to and coordinate the accreditation process for academic programs by external organizations as required.
- Prepare program areas for program accreditation and review involving relevant internal and external stakeholder groups.
- Coordinate Program Advisory Committee meetings.
- Establish protocols for and ensure completion of Prior Learning Assessment Reviews.
- Manage administrative processes for ensuring quality in programs and alignment to Saskatchewan Polytechnic policies, procedures and standards.
- Oversee the quality assurance process for brokered programs.
- Coordinate standardization of documents/procedures.
- Administer applied research projects for program area(s).

2. Resource Allocation

- Manage resource allocation for assigned programs.
- Contribute to preliminary aspects of the budget development process including identification of initial operating and capital requirements, as well as ongoing approval of expenditures in accordance

📌 Academic Chair - Medical Diagnostics (Saskatoon)
🏢 Katchewan Polytechnic
📍 Saskatoon