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PART-TIME ACADEMIC POSTING
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4R2
POSTING DATE: 2 October, 2012
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 12 October, 2012
POSITIONS: Part-time Academic Posting: Half of Biology of Phytoplankton, OCE 4230.03/5230.03/ BIOL/MARI 4662.03; January 1, to April 30, 2013
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Oceanography
PAY RATE: Half Stipend/CUPE Agreement
 
WORK ASSIGNMENT: The instructor is responsible for half the lectures in this advanced undergraduate-level course on the physiology and ecology of phytoplankton, including methods for describing the distributions and activities of phytoplankton. More advanced material will also be provided to cross-listed graduate students. The instructor will prepare and mark components of assignments and exams that are associated with the lectures. The position reports to the lead instructor, Professor John Cullen.
 
REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Applicants will possess a doctorate in biology or oceanography with more than 5 years teaching and research experience in microalgal physiology and ecology. He/she will also have demonstrated ability in lecturing to students at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Preference will be given to applicants who have direct experience with phytoplankton research in both the laboratory and field, and a knowledge of bio-optics (all parts of class content). First-time applicants to the Department of Oceanography must provide the names of two references.
 
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION, PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE TO:
 
Chair
Department of Oceanography
Life Sciences Centre
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
 
All offers of employment as a part-time academic 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, people with a disability, racially visible persons and women.