Undergraduate Studies Office

Faculty of Engineering

Employment

The Undergraduate Studies Office requires Teachning Assistants and Markers to help delivier Engineering (ENGI) and Complementary Studies (CPST) courses during the Summer, Fall & Winter terms.

Positions for which we are actively hiring will be posted below:

ENGI 1203 Mechanics I: Statics, Dr. George Jarjoura:

POSITION: Teaching Assistants (Summer Term), 1 position, 65 hours  
POSTING DATE: April 24, 2024 
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 1, 2024 
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Dalhousie Faculty of Engineering  
WORK ASSIGNMENT: Teaching Assistants will assist with ENGI 1203 Mechanics I: Statics Teaching assistants (TAs) will lead ENGI 1203 students in tutorial sessions covering various topics in introductory mechanics. TAs will assist in invigilation and grading of the midterm and the final examination. TAs must be senior undergraduate or graduate students with a good understanding of introductory mechanics and must be comfortable speaking in front of a large class.

CPST 1203 Technical Communications II, Mr. James Ross:

POSITION: Teaching Assistant, one position, 35 hour 
                      Marker, one position, 20 hours 
POSTING DATE: April 24, 2024 
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 1, 2024 
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Dalhousie Faculty of Engineering  
WORK ASSIGNMENT:  Duties include, but are not limited to:Assisting instructor with delivery of course materials. Contributing to the marking of CPST1203 assignments.Other duties as required.
REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Teaching Assistant and Marker must possess a university degree or be currently enrolled as an undergraduate with a strong academic record. Should have proficient writing skills, basic knowledge of grammar and writing style, and an ability to communicate effectively to a diffuse team. Prior teaching assistant experience is preferred, but not required.

ENGI 2102 Thermo-Fluid Engineering I, Mr. Nicholas Whalen & Mr. Andrew Furlong:

POSITION: Teaching Assistant (Summer Term), one position, 130 hours 
POSTING DATE: April 24, 2024 
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 1, 2023 
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Dalhousie Faculty of Engineering  
WORK ASSIGNMENT: Duties include, but are not limited to: assisting with and/or teaching the tutorial sessions and marking midterm and final exams. Supervising the lab sessions and assisting with troubleshooting the equipment.TA must be available for the midterm and final exam time for invigilation.
REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION:
An understanding of the basics of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. The applicant should be able to:

  • estimate the thermodynamic properties of fluids using tabulated data, charts, and correlations.
  • apply the first and second laws of thermodynamics to analyze closed systems, steady-flow devices, and power and refrigeration cycles.
  • perform hydrostatic pressure calculations.
  • apply the mechanical energy balance and Bernoulli’s equation to fluid flow problems.
  • calculate friction losses for fluids flowing through pipes and fittings.

ENGI 2204 Mechanics of Materials, Dr. Al-Mokhtar Mohamed:

POSITION: Teaching Assistant, one position, 65 hours 
                    Marker, one position, 25 hours 
POSTING DATE: April 26, 2024 
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 3, 2024 
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Dalhousie Faculty of Engineering  
WORK ASSIGNMENT: TA positions will run some targeted tutorials alone and for extra help they will run tutorial sessions. They will also help with marking. Prior experience in teaching assisting in the course is ideal, along with knowledge of mechanics of deformable bodies, Brightspace, learning outcomes error coding.

ENGI 1103 Engineering Design I, Dr. Al-Mokhtar Mohamed:

POSITION: Teaching Assistants (Summer Term), 1 position, 130 hours 
POSTING DATE: May 09, 2024 
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 16, 2024 
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Dalhousie Faculty of Engineering  
WORK ASSIGNMENT: 

DUTIES:

• Assist with/running the CAD/SolidWorks labs and the workshop labs
• Assist with Invigilating midterms and final exam.
• Assist with organizing and marking presentations.
• Assist with marking final design project reports.
• Assist with organizing marker duties and assignment delivery and pickup from markers.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION:  

Teaching Assistant must possess a university degree in Engineering or, if currently enrolled as a university student, a strong academic record.

Experience with SolidWorks is required.

CPST 1103 Technical Communications I, Dr. Kala Clarke: 

POSITION: Teaching Assistant, one position, 35 Hours 
       Marker, one position, 20 hours 
POSTING DATE:  May 09, 2024 
APPLICATION DEADLINE:  May 16, 2024 
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Dalhousie Faculty of Engineering   
WORK ASSIGNMENT:   

  • Duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Assisting instructor with delivery of course materials 

  • Contributing to the marking of CPST1103 assignments. 

  • Other duties as required. 

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Teaching Assistant and Marker must possess a university degree or be currently enrolled as an undergraduate with a strong academic record. Should have proficient writing skills, basic knowledge of grammar and writing style, and an ability to communicate effectively to a diffuse team. Prior teaching assistant experience is preferred, but not required.

To Apply: Email your resume/CV to Brittany.Bergstrom@dal.ca. 

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