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PART-TIME ACADEMIC POSTING
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4H6
 
Posting Date: March 11, 2013
 
Application Deadline: March 21, 2013
 
Position:         Sessional Instructor
OCCU 6504.03 Measuring Health Outcomes
Spring Term (May-June) 2013
 
Department:    School of Occupational Therapy
 
Pay rate:          In accordance with CUPE agreement
 
Work Assignment:  The instructor is responsible for all aspects of teaching and administration for the class, including course preparation for lectures, test preparation and evaluation of students. In addition, the instructor should be available on-line for consultation with students.
 
This class provides students, as consumers of research  with the understanding of how assessments are developed; the ability to determine if assessments generate accurate, consistent and meaningful measures; how to determine the potential of existing assessments to generate measures; and to appreciate how new assessments are constructed to generate reliable, valid and sensitive measures.

Requirements of position: PhD or MSc degree plus previous teaching experience with graduate students, and web-based distance education technology preferred.
 
If you are interested in the above position, please apply in writing by the application deadline to:
 
School of Occupational Therapy
Dalhousie University
Forrest Building, Room 215
Halifax, NS B3H 3J5
902-494-8804, 902-494-1229 (fax)
Occupational.Therapy@dal.ca
                                                                             
All offers of employment as a part-time academic are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, however, Canadian and permanent residents will be given priority. Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer. The university encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons and women.