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TEACHING ASSISTANT POSTING
 
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
 
POSTING DATE: August 23, 2013
 
APPLICATION DEADLINE: August 28, 2013 or until the position is filled
 
POSITION: TA180 (approx. 90 hours in Fall term and 90 hours in Winter term)
 
WORK PERIOD: Sept 9, 2013- April 30, 2014
 
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Faculty of Science / Integrated Science Program
PAY RATE: As per CUPE agreement
 
WORK ASSIGNMENT: Assist the instructor, Dr. Brad Frankland, with the Statistics component of the Integrated Science Program (SCIE 1505.18). Includes assistance with: (1) Developing the new integrated Statistics curriculum; (2) Preparing and posting online Statistical modules for the class; (3) Developing and teaching Statistics exercises using Excel and R in computer labs 1030-1130 on Tuesdays in Fall; (4) Marking weekly assignments and occasional problem sets, returning within one week; (5) Attending other Integrated Science exercises (Biology, Earth Science, and Psychology) when students collect or analyse data, on occasional Thursday mornings, 0900-1130, and on occasional Friday afternoons (1330-1630 in Fall and 1430-1730 in Winter); (6) Supporting the experimental design, data analysis, and interpretation of results of first-year research projects during the Winter term; and (7) Evaluating these student projects.
 
REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Enthusiastic student with an advanced degree completed or in progress in Statistics or another field of science with extensive research and/or work experience in Statistics. Candidates with previous experience teaching statistics to undergraduate students will have priority. Must be proficient in Excel and R for both analysis and graphing.
Further details: Integrated Science is committed to encouraging its students to excel in their quantitative work.
 
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION, PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING (e-mail is acceptable) INDICATING YOUR QUALIFICATIONS, BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE TO:
 
Dr. Cindy Staicer, Director, Dalhousie Integrated Science Program,
Biology Department, LSC 7130, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
Ph: 494-3533 E-mail: cindy.staicer@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, people with a disability, racially visible persons and women.