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JOB POSTING – INSTRUCTOR
DEPARTMENT OF OCEANOGRAPHY, DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
 
Dalhousie University is seeking applicants for an Instructor position within the Department of Oceanography, Faculty of Science. This is a 12-month position. Applicants require a minimum M.Sc. in Oceanography, with extensive interdisciplinary experience in oceanographic sampling tools and techniques, and in teaching at the undergraduate level.
 
The successful applicant will be responsible for the organization, coordination and instruction of two sections of a 2nd-year, laboratory-based, full-year (1 credit) course (“Tools and Concepts in Oceanography”) offered in Fall and Winter semesters, and of two sections of a 2-week, intensive field course (0.5 credit) offered in Summer semester. Further teaching in relevant subject areas will be required.
 
Specific responsibilities include: assisting with the instruction of the material; evaluating the suitability of individual exercises and updating them as agreed upon with the professors involved in class design and instruction; preparing, in consultation with the class professors, any manuals for the laboratory or field activities of the classes; ordering all necessary supplies and maintaining equipment used in the conduct of laboratory and field exercises; observing safe practices during lab and field exercises; hiring, supervising and evaluating the class teaching assistants; keeping all class records including student marks and conducting all administrative duties related to each class; acting as the instructional designer for the class website (BbLearn); answering student queries on class content
 
The Instructor will contribute to Department, Faculty and University committees and administration as needed, especially in areas relevant to undergraduate teaching. Ongoing professional development, particularly in learning and teaching, is strongly encouraged.
 
The anticipated appointment date is 1 July 2014.
 
Candidates should write to the Chair, Selection Committee, Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, PO Box 15000, Halifax, N.S., Canada, B3H 4R2, enclosing a full curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching goals and philosophy, and teaching evaluations, if available. Deadline for applications is January 20, 2014.  The position is subject to budgetary approval.
 
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians 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.