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PART-TIME ACADEMIC POSTING
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4R2

POSTING DATE:  November 25, 2013

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  December 4, 2013

POSITION:  Part-time Academic (one term, Winter Term, 2014)

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION:  School of Dental Hygiene, Faculty of Dentistry

PAY RATE:  As per CUPE Collective Agreement OR per DFA Collective Agreement for Overload Teaching.

WORK ASSIGNMENT:  The part-time academic will be responsible for teaching the course DEHY 4006 Health Policy in the second term of the Bachelor of Dental Hygiene degree completion program, January to April, 2014. The course is grounded in Canadian policy with a focus on oral health policy. The instructor will be responsible for all aspects of the course: teaching the class, evaluating the assignments, and being available two hours per week for office hours.  The class is currently scheduled for Thursdays, 9 am to 12 noon. The instructor will report to the Director of the School of Dental Hygiene. A syllabus has been prepared and used in this course.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:  The successful candidate will have a master’s degree in a related health or policy field, with experience teaching at the undergraduate level in the field of policy or health policy.  A PhD or candidacy standing is preferred and will be an asset.

If you are interested in the position, please apply in writing by the application deadline and include a current CV to:

Nancy Neish, Director
School of Dental Hygiene
Dalhousie University
5981 University Avenue
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 4R2

Telephone: 902-494-8864
Fax: 902-494-2111
Nancy.Neish@dal.ca

All offers of employment as 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.