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TEACHING ASSISTANT POSTING
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 3J5
POSTING DATE:  August 28, 2012
APPLICATION DEADLINE:  September 8, 2012
 
POSITION:  Teaching Assistant (3 positions) PHYT 6107, PHYT 5104, and PHYT 5460
                                                               
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION:  School of Physiotherapy
 
PAY RATE:  $1398 (CUPE – 65 hours)

WORK ASSIGNMENT:  Duties include, but are not limited to:
 
1. Preparing lab space, equipment prior to, and following, lab sessions.
2. Preparing mini-OSCEs and final OSCEs in terms of exam space, equipment, marking forms, student and examiner forms.
3. Assisting faculty with lab demos and overseeing student involvement in the labs.
4. Interfacing with patients who come for clinical interaction sessions (greeting patients, describing the sessions and explaining roles, providing refreshments, etc)
5. Assisting in the marking of assignments and exams with the provision of a marking template.
6. Participating in mini OSCE and OSCE exams as a time keeper, mark recorded, etc.
 
REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION:   Candidates will have completed the cardiorespiratory, exercise physiology and/or neurotherapeutic components of the MSc PT curriculum.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION, PLEASE APPLY BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE:
 
Please forward a letter of application outlining your experience and qualifications and a current c.v. to: Dr. Anne Fenety (physiotherapy@dal.ca).
 
All offers of employment are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University.

Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer.
The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, racially visible persons and women.